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HALSTON
(Roy Halston Frowick, 1932-1990) Halston was discovered by Lilly Dache in Chicago. He then moved to New York and, in 1958 he went to work at Bergdorf Goodman in their millinery department. Halston started his own business, Halston Ltd., in 1968. He was known for his soft, body conscious clothing, in jersey, ultrasuede, chiffons and beads.
The Halston label went into decline with the introduction of the Halston lll line for J C Penney in 1983 -- upscale department stores did not like the idea of a line that was also available in middle-class department stores. Eventually he lost control of his name and many items were produced by others under the Halston lll label. The House of Halston survived its namesake's death in 1990, and is currently being designed by Bradley Bayou.
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from a 1970s silk dress
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from an early 1970s dress.
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a mid 2000s label. Note the thicker letters and a less twisted 'S'.
Courtesy of fuzzylizzie.com
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