HALSTONBy: Angela Bourne

“You are only as good as the people you dress.”

IN THE BEGINNING… ♦ American designer

♦ Born: Roy Halston Frowick ♦ April 23, 1932, Des Moines, Iowa ♦ Age 9, Designed first hat for sister ♦ Attended Indiana University and Art Institute of Chicago ♦ Learned to sew from his mother ♦ Showed early interest in making hats ♦ Day job as window dresser ♦ 1957 opened Boulevard Salon ♦ 1959 moved to NYC ♦ Designed hats for Bergdorf Goodman

INNOVATIVE HATS

INTRODUCING THE PILLBOX

♦ 1961 Designed Pillbox for Jackie Kennedy♦ Became a household name♦ 1966 Designed first ready to wear

collection♦ "New York's Top Milliner“♦ 1968 became “Toast of NY Fashion”

60’S AND 70’S

♦ Halston’s first Collection ♦ First Runway Show with music,

carefree models and fun♦ Ready-to-wear ,

interchangeable clothing♦ Designed elegant, simple

dresses♦ Licensed his name on variety

of products

INNOVATIVE LICENSING

♦1976 Designed first perfume♦ Marketed “Ultrasuede”♦ Designed uniforms Braniff Air♦ Designed shoes, luggage, etc.♦ First Designer to license everything

DISCO ERA

PERFUME AND ULTRASUEDE

ELEGANT SIMPLE DESIGNS

ICONIC DESIGNER

♦ Beloved brother and son♦ Avant-garde hat

Designer♦ Innovative Designer♦ Glamorous♦ Elegant♦ Dressed the Disco Era ♦ Master at Licensing

REFERENCES• http://thewaywewore.com/blog/?p=140• http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0357081/bio• http://www.evansvilleliving.com/articles/honestly-halston#tophttp:

//boroughvintage.blogspot.com/2011/01/viewed-ultrasuede-in-search-of-halston.html

• http://blog.bergdorfgoodman.com/womens-style/halston-the-bergdorf-years

• http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/05/now-showing-ultrasuede-in-search-of-halston/

• http://www.braniffpages.com/1965/images/halstonlookbp.jpg&imgrefurl

• http://www.nytimes.com/1990/03/28/obituaries/halston-symbol-of-fashion-in-america-in-70-s-dies-at-57.html

• http://www.fashionencyclopedia.com/fashion_costume_culture/Modern-World-Part-II-1961-1979/Halston.html