HISTORY

Halston, The Designer

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Designer Halston was born Roy Halston Frowick on April 23, 1932 in Des Moines, Iowa. From his mother, Roy developed skill in sewing and started to create hats and outfits for his mother and sister.

Halston, Bianca Jagger, Jack Haley Jr., Liza Minnelli, and Michael Jackson at Studio 54 in 1978.

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Roy’s family moved to Evansville, Illinois when he was eleven. After graduating from high school in 1950, Roy attended Indiana University for one semester. He enrolled in Chicago Art Institute when his family moved to Chicago in 1952. Roy worked as a window dresser while taking night courses. The 60’s and 70’s for Halston included disco clubbing, using popular drugs, and partying with celebrities, while still giving the world memorable designs. Unfortunately, he passed away in 1990 from AIDS-related lung cancer.