Halston, based on the life of the flamboyant designer of the same name.
Born Roy Halston Frowick,
he became one of the most influential American designers of the 20th century, creating soft, fluid dresses that were as elegant as they were appealing. Fashion designer Halston and Elsa Peretti attend the Fragrance Foundation’s dinner at the Plaza Hotel in 1976. Courtesy Penske Media
In his new approach to fashion,
he discarded structure, replacing it with draped and wrapped dresses – often made from a single piece of cloth – that were so successful they came to define the fashion of the 1970s.
The Studio 54 life
Will We All Want to Be Wearing Halston Soon?
A new Netflix show could create the viral fashion trend of summer. Except the clothes play second fiddle to the divadom and drama.
Halston’s epic fashion salvo during “The Battle of Versailles,” as depicted in “Halston,” the series.Credit.via Netflix
Published May 14, 2021Updated May 18, 2021
It was bound to happen. After the viral trendsetting of the ’60s shifts in “The Queen’s Gambit” and the ’80s puff sleeves of “The Crown,” it was only a matter of time before Netflix embraced fashion as the Next Great Brand Extension. And what better test than a show based entirely on the life and times of a great designer?