House of St. Laurent

**House of St. Laurent** is a ballroom house founded in 1982 by Octavia St. Laurent, Christopher Hall, and Robert Marcomeni. Christopher was the first mother of the House of St. Laurent, and Terrence Tate was the first father. The house members were and are currently known for their class, style, and beauty; this image was primarily created by Octavia's performances in ballroom. The house came to a halt and slowed down in 2009 when Octavia passed away. However, in 2013 when the ballroom House of Allure closed, many of its members moved to the House of St. Laurent with the blessing of Christopher and Robert, which rejuvenated the house. The house currently consists of about sixty members, and is known as a boutique, fashion-oriented house.

House of St. Laurent appears in the first season of the HBO Max original reality-competition series "Legendary". The house members consider St. Laurent as very elite, and above standard. They see themselves as dramatic and show-stopping, and shine on the runway in fashion categories. The members are always dressed up as they have a genuine love for fashion, even though they are all from different walks of life. That being said, the five members of the House of St. Laurent are also a close, close-knit family.

## Behind the Scenes

In episode two Once Upon a Time, Michell'e and two other house members are chopped from the category Three Fab Mice. Backstage, Michell'e is infuriated because her trio is the one of the only few groups to have mouse-inspired costumes, while the other houses that weren't chopped did not display mouse aesthetics.

In episode three Circus Bezerkus, Michell'e was allegedly reprimanded by guest judge Dominique Jackson after St. Laurent's group performance. Michell'e and Dominique have known and competed against each other in the ballroom scene, and Jackson felt that Michell'e was not giving the competition her all and could push her house to produce better performances. This is the same episode the House of St. Laurent was eliminated in.

## Members

The House of St. Laurent consists of:

* Mother Michell'e St. Laurent
* Champ St. Laurent
* Christian St. Laurent
* Mikoko St. Laurent
* Pretty St. Laurent

## House Progress

 2 | Rapunzel Effect | 10s
 3 | Circus Bezerkus | Critiqued

**10s**: House of St. Laurent earned 10s or was not chopped from this category.
**✖**: House of St. Laurent was chopped from this category in the first round.
## Behind the Scenes

Michell'e St. Laurent was allegedly reprimanded by guest judge Dominique Jackson after St. Laurent's group performance. Michell'e and Dominique have known and competed against each other in the ballroom scene, and Jackson felt that Michell'e was not giving the competition her all and could push her house to produce better performances.

## Welcome to My House

In Welcome to My House, the House of St. Laurent must make their first statement to their judges, which is typically called "The Grand March" in the ballroom. St. Laurent must create and choreograph a performance that is true to their House.

In the performance, the House of St. Laurent presents a fashion and story-themed performance, including a spoken word lip-sync by Mother Michell'e. Four members wear pink suits, with their faces covered, while Michell'e wears the frame of a pink dress. At the end of the performance, they remove the bags from over their heads. The judges give positive critiques for the presentation and creative fashion choices, but feel the performance lacked confidence and energy. Jameela asks St. Laurent to present more vogue in future performances, but Michell'e explains she presented her house the way that they are.

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## Once Upon a Time

In episode two Once Upon a Time, the House of St. Laurent participates in three runway categories of a fairy-tale themed ball.

* **First Category**: *Rapunzel Effect*
	+ One member from each house must serve a freestyle hair performance. First, they perform alone, and if they earn tens across the board they must battle against other House members to win the category.
* **Second Category**: *Mirror Mirror*
	+ One House member must walk the runway in this *face* category, serving smooth skin, white teeth, and cut bone structure.
* **Third Category**: *Three Fab Mice*
	+ Three members from each House, who have not walked in the previous categories, must choreograph a runway walk in which they are in perfect unison. They must also design matching outfits.

### Rapunzel Effect

Champ St. Laurent chooses to walk this category.

In the first round, Champ earns tens and is allowed to stand to the side. In the second round, Champ faces off against Chise Ninja, and the judges choose Chise to stay.

### Mirror Mirror

Christian St. Laurent chooses to walk this category, and wears a Big Bad Wolf inspired outfit from *Red Riding Hood*.

In the first round, Chrstian earns tens and is allowed to stand to the side. In the second round, Christian faces off against Shy Ebony, and the judges choose Christian to stay. In the third and final round, Christian faces off against Eyricka Lanvin, and the judges choose Christian as the winner of this category.

### Three Fab Mice

Michell'e St. Laurent, Mikoko St. Laurent, and Pretty St. Laurent choose to walk this category.

In the first round, the trio earns tens is chopped and sent backstage. They express anger and confusion, as they are one of the only few trios to wear mouse-inspired costumes. However, judge Leiomy says that the category is primarily focused on performance and not on fashion.

### Outcome

The House of St. Laurent is declared safe.

Trio Performance LookMikoko and Pretty St. LaurentMichell'e St. Laurent
## Circus Bezerkus

In episode three Circus Bezerkus, the House of St. Laurent participates in a "Circus Bezerkus" themed ball, where they are required to choreograph and perform a group production for the judges.

### Performance

House of St. Laurent's performance is a soulless circus, where Mikoko is a ringleader that captures human souls to trap within his circus. The House receives praise for its fashion choices, but the judges give negative critiques for St. Laurent's vogue performance and overall lack of creativity.

### Outcome

The judges declare the House of St. Laurent in the bottom two, along with the House of Ninja. Mother Michell'e St. Laurent chooses Pretty St. Laurent to represent their House in the redemption battle, and Mother Dolores Ninja nominates Chise Ninja. After the battle, the judges choose Chise as the better of the two performers, and the House of St. Laurent is eliminated from the competition.

Group Performance LookGroup Performance LookMikoko St. Laurent
## Gallery

House Title Card
Mother Michell'e St. LaurentChamp St. LaurentChristian St. LaurentMikoko St. LaurentPretty St. Laurent
## Trivia

* The principle of the House of St. Laurent is *"Talent, a unified administration and a quality student body will always yield productivity and wins on and off the Ballroom floor"*.
* The House of St. Laurent has members in the United States, Germany and Mexico.
	+ The German Chapter of the House was previously the Pioneering House of Melody, first ballroom house in Germany, which in July 2019 merged into the House of St. Laurent.
* Renamed DJ VJuan Allure, who worked with artists like RuPaul, Missy Elliott, Lenny Kravitz, CeCe Peniston and others, was an Iconic member of the House of St. Laurent.
	+ He was in charge of the German chapter as the Godfather of the house.
	+ He passed away in March 2021.
* Some members present on the show have left the house and moved to other ones:
	+ Champ St. Laurent left the House and is currently member of the House of Balenciaga.
	+ Christian St. Laurent left the House and is currently member of the House of Maison Margiela.
	+ Pretty St. Laurent left the House, was member of the House of Lanvin, and is currently a 007, someone who is active in the scene but doesn't compete under a house name.

## References

1. ↑ Meet the HBO Max 'Legendary' 8 Houses of Ballroom
2. ↑ "Episode One: Welcome to My House"
3. ↑ "Episode Two: Once Upon a Time"
4. ↑ Legendary review/Unity/Blacklives matter
5. ↑ Legendary review/Unity/Blacklives matter
6. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1412080829138352