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PARIS — Finding the perfect ballgown usually entails an emotional afternoon of endless fittings in a cushy boutique. But when it came to choosing a couture dress for Parisian debutante ball Le Bal, Kayla Rockefeller went down a different route. “I actually found my dress on Instagram,” said the 20-year-old marketing student, who also happens to be one of the youngest members of the Rockefeller family, descending from famed business magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller. Cozied up in a corner of the Shangri-La hotel two days before it was taken over by Le Bal, she admitted that the minute she knew she was going to attend the prestigious Parisian event, she checked out all her favorite brands on social media. Mid-scroll, Rockefeller stopped on a picture of a burgundy bustier dress by American designer J. Mendel. “I just fell in love with it, it was so gorgeous,” said the debutante, who went with her mother to try on the gown at the J. Mendel store on Madison Avenue in New York — as there are still limits to the possibilities offered by online shopping. Social media is surprisingly key to the organization of Le Bal, the yearly event created by Ophélie Renouard in

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