one of the famous “Halstonettes,” who acknowledges Halston’s tradition-flouting use of African-American women in his shows and spreads, and jewelry designer Elsa Peretti, who created the ...

But the designer really did coax sinuous ... dress she was modeling her own.” The slender African-American Cleveland traveled everywhere with Halston and his crew, from Studio 54 all the ...

In a new documentary about the designer’s life ... To Alva Chinn, who paved the way for African-American supermodels, Halston’s clothing represented “elegance and ease,” she says ...

The designer is one of two African-Americans with major presentations ... Millinery also provided a career start for fashion greats like Halston and Coco Chanel. “I thought that was a club ...

Halston and his muses for US Vogue in ... in the film “We were so wild in comparison to the French designers. We had 12 African-American girls; the French had only one.” Known as the ...

In 1987, African-American designer Willi Smith was in India working ... The best-known designer in the exhibit, Roy Halston Frowick — Halston — created the pillbox hat Jacqueline Kennedy ...

STEPHEN BURROWS, a breakthrough African-American designer, once picked up inspiration from Halston and Warhol, hanging out at Max’s Kansas City and Studio 54. Now he’s teamed up with Target ...

Roy Halston Frowick, known worldwide as simply Halston, was one of the most influential American designers of the 20th century. He helped define ’70s style with his elegant yet sexy dresses that ...