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Halston (Roy Halston Frowick) (1932 \u0096 1990), 1979. (Photo by Rose Hartman\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Known mononymously as ‘Halston,’ Frowick was, by the 70s, one of the most influential designers in America. Minelli, Bianca Jagger, and the late Elsa Perretti were his muses. Jackie Kennedy, Iman, and Anjelica Huston were among his clients. Halston rose to fame in a period of seismic social change for women, first launching his eponymous label in the late 60s, when so-called women’s liberation gave way to an era of frivolity and excess.<\/p>\n

Halston’s signature look was a minimalist, refined take on ‘disco’ dressing. He pioneered the now-trite notion of the ‘day-to-night’ wardrobe, crafting elegant gowns in textiles that offered the wearer the feel of casual daywear. His clothes were wrapped and draped with an unparalleled eye\u2014the perfect ensembles for the ultra-glamorous who also wanted to dance all night on the dance floor of Studio 54.<\/p>\n

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(Original Caption) NEW YORK: Actress Liza Minnelli (right) currently on Broadway in musical entitled \"The Act,\" at the Majestic Theatre, relaxes at Studio 54 with fashion designer Halston and Bianca Jagger as she gears up to celebrate her 32nd birthday with a party that will be thrown 3\/12\/78 at Halston midtown showroom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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(Original Caption) 3\/6\/78-New York, NY- A radiant Elizabeth Taylor celebrates her recent 46th birthday at a Studio 54 party with designer Halston. The actress also celebrated the opening night of the film version of \"A little Night Music,\" in which she stars. ph\/E. Petersen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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NEW YORK, NY - CIRCA 1977: Steve Rubell, Halston and Margaux Hemingway at Studio 54 circa 1977 in New York City. (Photo by Robin Platzer\/Images\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Bianca Jagger and Halston at the Bond's International Casino in New York City, New York (Photo by Ron Galella\/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Halston and Pat Cleveland (Photo by Ron Galella\/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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NEW YORK, NY - CIRCA 1978: Andy Warhol, Bianca Jagger and Steve Rubell attend a Halston fashion show circa 1978 in New York City. (Photo by Images Press\/IMAGES\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Charles Revson, Pat Cleveland and Halston during Party following the Coty Awards at Halston's Studio in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Ron Galella\/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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(Original Caption) NEW YORK: Actress Liza Minnelli (right) currently on Broadway in musical entitled \"The Act,\" at the Majestic Theatre, relaxes at Studio 54 with fashion designer Halston and Bianca Jagger as she gears up to celebrate her 32nd birthday with a party that will be thrown 3\/12\/78 at Halston midtown showroom.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n

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Though he once enjoyed a reign as the king of New York City, Halston’s later life was marred by sadness and tragedy, and he died of AIDS at age 57 in 1990. There’s far more to the story, of course, but to give it all away here would be to undermine one of the most exciting TV releases of 2021\u2014the Ryan Murphy-produced five-parter Halston<\/em><\/a>, which debuts on Netflix today, May 14th.<\/p>\n

“I grew up in Indiana\u2014where Halston is from\u2014surrounded by cornfields and churches, and I always heard about two people who had gotten out and gone on to bigger, glamorous things: One was Florence Henderson, and one was Halston,” Murphy revealed in an interview<\/a> ahead of the series’ launch. “He was always a big figure in my mind\u2014a representation of somebody who had come from humble beginnings and had gone on to do something incredible with his life\u2014and I was always moved by him.”<\/p>\n

Murphy tapped Ewan McGregor\u2014an unexpected but inspired choice\u2014to take on the role of Halston (early reviews have dubbed his performance “thundering”), and unearthed emerging actresses Rebecca Dayan and Krysta Rodriguez to play the roles of Elsa Peretti and Liza Minnelli respectively. The project, 25 years in the making, aims to shed light on a forgotten genius of the fashion industry: “I think we worked really hard to show a full portrait of not just a fashion designer but what it\u2019s like to be an artist,” Murphy says. “And the temptations of that, and the temptations when the world tells you, Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes<\/em>. And then, suddenly, a real hard\u00a0no<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

If that won’t tempt you to tune in tonight, I don’t know what will.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26240,"featured_media":23194,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[17,16],"yoast_head":"\nWho Is Halston: The Fabulous, Complicated Life Of An Iconic American Designer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ahead of the release of Ryan Murphy's new Netflix series 'Halston', Grazia revisits the life of one of America's great designers.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/who-is-halston\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Fabulous, Complicated Life Of Halston\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ahead of the release of Ryan Murphy's new Netflix series 'Halston', Grazia revisits 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