- Gebundene Ausgabe: 320 Seiten
- Verlag: Putnam Pub Group (T) (September 1991)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0399136126
- ISBN-13: 978-0399136122
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23,1 x 16 x 3,3 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 507.785 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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A riveting tale of sex, drugs, and the pillbox hat as Gaines (Heroes and Villains, 1986) details the rise and fall of a talented designer turned disco denizen. Roy Halston Frowick moved to Chicago at age 20 from Des Moines and with the backing of his hairdresser-lover started a millinery business that quickly gained a local following. Offered a job in New York by the famous Lilly Dache, Halston soon was installed at Bergdorf's, selling hats and charming celebrity customers (including Jacqueline Kennedy, who wore his pillbox hat for the inauguration). As the 60's progressed, Halston moved over to designing ready-to-wear. His showroom became a gathering place for the famous, and his simple, elegant clothes became all the rage, until a 1972 Newsweek cover named him America's ``premier fashion designer.'' In 1973, he sold his business to Norton Simon Industries, which created an extremely successful fragrance. But as the 70's wore on, the licensing ventures languished as Halston allegedly began to use cocaine heavily, getting in to work at noon after nights at Studio 54. When Norton Simon was taken over, the Halston division was sold several times to corporations less tolerant of the designer's disregard for the bottom line, and finally Halston himself was banished from his own offices, with others producing under the Halston name. In March 1990, the designer died of AIDS. Jam-packed with sordid detail (prostitutes, anonymous sex in Central Park, a destructive long-term lover named Victor Hugo) and celebrities (Liza, Andy, Bianca): reading this is like mainlining 70's gossip. In all: a sad story of talent gone astray and a fascinating, disturbing portrait of the imaginative decadence of the disco era. -- Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
From Library Journal
When Roy Halston Frowick died on March 26, 1990, the society pages and the world of haute couture lost one of their stars. Gaines has been indefatigable in collecting gossip for his account of the glamorous but dissipated life of the man best known for having dressed many fashionable women, such as Jacqueline Onassis, Liza Minelli, Elizabeth Taylor, and Martha Graham. There is nothing edifying in this expose of the unpleasant high jinks of Halston and his fellow celebrities, nor is any purpose served by spelling out the grim details of his death from Kaposi's sarcoma, a complication of AIDS. It is, however, interesting to read of Halston's self-promotion and marketing genius, as he made his leap from window dresser in Chicago to the top of cafe society in Manhattan. A possible choice for the popular reading sections of public libraries. (Photographs not seen.)-- Margarete Gross, Chicago P.L.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Shocking but juicy
9. Januar 2005
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
This book is a no-holds barred portrait of the fashion designer, sometimes more than you want to know, but always gripping. Amazing amount of personal information, and its just as fascinating about the Studio 54 era as it is about the inside of the fashion industry. The Prisoner of Seventh Avenue sold his name for a few rupees and was locked out of his office. I read this in one sitting. Can't wait for the movie.
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Engaging and Fair
30. September 2008
Format:Taschenbuch
The rise and "fall" of Halston the brand has always been an intriguing story to me. I finally found a copy of this book and thoroughly enjoyed reading it. I felt the author fairly portrayed all sides of Halston the designer, he could have gone on the trashy end of Halston's later years but instead the author reported the drug and sex rumors without over embellishing. From a fashion business aspect, the book was fascinating, to see how quickly one can rise a legend and how simple mistakes and choices can make you "out" in the fashion world.
I would have enjoyed more pictures of Halston's fashion designs throughout the year but I suppose there are art books for that aspect.
I would have enjoyed more pictures of Halston's fashion designs throughout the year but I suppose there are art books for that aspect.
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horrible halston
13. Januar 2004
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
fairly dry reading of a fascinating life, not nearly as naughty or revealing as I expected, I understand that a movie is being made based on this book (Alex Baldwin is expected to portray Halston). Let's hope the movie has more bite than this biography.
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