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Halston

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Halston, 1932–90, American fashion designer, b. Des Moines, Iowa as Roy Halston Frowick; attended Indiana Univ. and the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1958 he moved to New York City, designing hats for Lilly Daché and later (1959–68) millinery and clothing for the fashionable Bergdorf Goodman department store. There he created several distinctive styles, most notably the pillbox hat for Jacqueline Kennedy. Opening his own salon in 1968, Halston became one of the most acclaimed designers of the 1970s, a favorite of movie stars, art-world denizens, and the general public, and a disco-era celebrity in his own right. His designs were classically simple, elegant, and chic. He introduced Ultrasuede, popularized the cashmere twinset, caftan, halter dress, shirtwaist, spiral skirt, and knee-length pants, and added perfumes and luggage to his label. He also designed costumes for the Martha Graham Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and various stage and film productions.

Bibliography

See biographies by S. S. Gaines (1991) and F. Rottman and E. Gross (1999); study by P. Mears (2001).



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First aired in 1972 soon after her turn in Cabaret, which would win her an Oscar, but never seen since the early '70s, this "concert for television" was a harmonic convergence of Bob Fosse, John Kander, Fred Ebb, Halston, and quadruple threat Liza Minnelli.
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Founded by designer Roy Halston Frowick in the 1970s, the company was purchased in 1999 by New York-based private-label manufacturer Neema Clothing Ltd.
 
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