Halston: the hedonistic rise and tragic fall of a fashion legend
A new Netflix drama charts the iconic designer, his friendships with Liz Taylor and Liza Minnelli and the excesses of 1970s New York
14 May 2021 • 5:00am
Halston (L) with Bianca and Mick Jagger at Studio 54 for Bianca's birthday party
Credit: Robin Platzer/Hulton Archive
Following Anna Wintour’s announcement that this year’s Met fashion exhibition will be an exploration of American design, there’s no better time to immerse yourself in all things Roy Halston Frowick, the master of Studio 54-era Manhattan fashion – known as Halston. The live fast, go big, die hard attitude of the kid who came to New York from Iowa in the 1960s, established an empire, and then dissolved in a haze of cocaine-induced bad business decisions led to one of the most dramatic stories in fashion history.