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Article: Halston 1932-
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HALSTON 1932-
designer
Casual and Sexy
As the 1971 and 1972 winner of the Coty American Fashion Critic's top award (Winnie), Halston was the premier fashion designer of the early 1970s. Halston established himself as one of the guiding forces in fashion by adapting the classical look of sportswear to the active life of American women. As one critic commented, Halston's "special brand of casual but sexy has become one of the most recognizable and individual looks in American fashion."
Life
Roy Halston Frowick was born in April 1932 in Des Moines, Iowa, the second of four children. Halston's first attempt at fashion design came in the way of a homemade red hat which "was a smash and really ...
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Article: Fashion designer Halston dead at 57
Chicago Sun-Times;
March 27, 1990 ;
642 words
... ... hospital spokesman. Born Roy Halston Frowick in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1932, Halston got his start in the fashion ... such style landmarks as Jacqueline Kennedy's pillbox hats, and ... Norton Simon in 1973, Halston lost control over his business ...
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