Halston Rare Midnight Blue with Ivory Floral Silk Chiffon Scarf
By Halston
Located in New York, NY
Halston's rare midnight-blue accented with ivory floral silk chiffon scarf measures 19 1/2 inches by 19 1/2 inches.
Halston Rare Midnight Blue with Ivory Floral Silk Chiffon Scarf
By Halston
Located in New York, NY
Halston's rare midnight-blue accented with ivory floral silk chiffon scarf measures 19 1/2 inches by 19 1/2 inches.
1970's HALSTON green silk bias cut handkerchief hem dress with wrap & scarf
By Halston
Located in San Fransisco, CA
The deep green color and airy construction are very much in line with Halston’s understated evening wear pieces from this period.
Halston, ivory print dress, circa 1978
By Halston
Located in London, GB
Constructed in ivory chiffon with a beige floral print, this Halston dress has a matching scarf that can be worn at the neck.
Circa 1980 Halston Ruffled Black Silk Wrap Dress
By Halston
Located in New York, NY
Sold with matching bias cut scarf belt. Halston became enamored of ruffles in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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Halston Red Label 70's Silk Long Scarf
Located in Toronto, ON
Newsweek dubbed him "the premier fashion designer of all America." His designs were worn by Bianca Jagger, Lauren Hutton, Liza Minnelli, Anjelica Huston, Gene Tierney, Lauren Bacall,...
Iman, 1977
By Chris von Wangenheim
Located in New York, NY
Iman, 1977 Photo by Chris von Wangenheim Featured in Vogue, January 1, 1977 Model, Iman, checking her lipstick in a wall mirror, wearing a white silk pajama with a plunging pullover...
Archival Pigment
HALSTON Blue Green White Polka Dot Floral Roses Silk Scarf
By Halston
Located in San Francisco, CA
HALSTON scarf in a blue, green, and white silk featuring a blue roses pattern on polka dot background, and picture frame border.
Halston Navy & White Cotton Scarf
By Halston
Located in New York, NY
Halston navy & white cotton scarf from Italy measures 26" x 27" and finished with hand-rolled edges.
Halston yellow & white "H' logo silk scarf
By Halston
Located in New York, NY
Halston's signature "H" logo covers this entire silk scarf.
Early 1980 Halston Original Abstract Silk Print Open Shoulder Wrap Dress & Scarf
By Halston
Located in Gresham, OR
Early 1980s Halston Original abstract printed silk pongee dress and matching large scarf ensemble in red, blue, purple, green and white.
Sold
Size: Medium / Large
1970s Halston Canary Yellow + White Chevron Striped Bell Sleeve 70s Scarf Dress
By Halston, Roy Halston Frowick
Located in San Diego, CA
Amazing vintage 1970s HALSTON canary yellow and white chevon striped silk scarf dress!
Halston's Easy Bias Cut Silk Crepe
By Halston
Located in New York, NY
Printed silk crepe is folded in half on bias and "snow angel" is basically cut and sewn to form dress which (amazingly) retains its long bias sash which can be used as a belt or scar...
Halston Cut Velvet Silk Chiffon Pant Suit
By Halston
Located in New York, NY
Halston silk chiffon and cut velvet pant suit with ubiquitous Halston flowing scarf/sash.
Halston Chiffon Vintage Dress with Scarf
By Halston
Located in US
Halston chiffon dress features a draped, cowl neckline and flowy long sleeves.
Spring, 1977 Halston Silk Georgette Gown & Scarf
By Halston
Located in Dallas, TX
Spring, 1977 Runway Collection. The dress is a double layer bias tube of a red and white printed silk georgette. The gown has a scooped notch at the center back with pleats flowing ...
1970s Red Halston Day Dress
By Halston
Located in Rockwood, ON
The neckline is classic Halston - a large scarf like piece of fabric is set off side and cut at an angle.
Vintage 1970s Halston Brown Geometric Scarf
By Halston
Located in New York, NY
This scarf by Halston is made of silk and is hand rolled.
1970’s Halston Silk Chiffon Skirt and Halter Scarf Top
By Halston, Roy Halston Frowick
Located in Houston, TX
Instantly arresting and sexy chiffon ensemble from Halston! This ensemble consists of a sheer wrap styled top that can be adjusted in a variety of ways, a sewn knot rests at the ba...
$1,990
Size: Size Medium but also fits XS/S
DONNA KARAN 2012 Vintage Runway Pumpkin Ruched Long Maxi Dress
By Donna Karan
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Donna Karan Vintage Runway SS12 Pumpkin orange Stretchy and soft Pullover Size Medium but also fits XS/S Excellent condition, minor feeling of wear Measurements in inches laying fla...
White jersey backless cocktail dress ALEXANDRE VAUTHIER
By Alexandre Vauthier
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
White jersey backless cocktail dress. Main fabric composition: 96% rayon. 4% elastane. Gather on the front. Front lenght : 110cm Back lenght : 140cm SIZE 38 (Fr) M
$4,336
Size: IT42 - FR38 - UK10
Jean Paul Gaultier Brown Halter Neck Maxi Dress with Plunging Neckline, SS 2000
By Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in London, GB
▪ Brand: Jean Paul Gaultier ▪ Creative Director: Jean Paul Gaultier ▪ Collection: Spring-Summer 2000 ▪ Fabric: Rayon ▪ Size: IT42 - FR38 - UK 10 ▪ Made in: Italy ▪ Condition: Excelle...
Black backless wrapped jersey evening dress ALEXANDRE VAUTHIER
By Alexandre Vauthier
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Black backless wrapped jersey evening dress. Gather on the front. Invisible zip and hook&eye closure on the middle back. SAMPLE SIZE 38 (Fr) M
Pink tulle and sequin cocktail mini dress ALEXANDRE VAUTHIER
By Alexandre Vauthier
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Pink tulle and sequin cocktail dress. SIZE 38/ M
Rare Thierry Mugler FW 1996 Sculptural Runway Skirt Suit Velvet Details
By Thierry Mugler
Located in Berlin, BE
Like a shard of midnight architecture wrapped around the body, this two piece Thierry Mugler ensemble is less a garment than an act of sculptural seduction. The silhouette is so gorg...
White jersey draped backless dress ALEXANDRE VAUTHIER
By Alexandre Vauthier
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
White jersey draped backless dress. Main fabric composition: 96% rayon, 4% elastane. Tied behind the neck. Front lenght = 124cm Back lenght = 155cm SIZE 36
$2,990
Size: 8 but fits smaller
RICHARD TYLER COUTURE 1995 Vintage Runway Black Silk Beaded Evening Gown
By Richard Tyler Couture
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Richard Tyler Couture Vintage Runway SS95 Jet black liquid silk Sexy gathered/darted deep v neck Black beaded X cross straps in the back Trumpet style bottom Invisible side zip Size ...
JOHN GALLIANO 1999 Vintage Black Fringe 2 Piece Dress Jacket Set
By John Galliano
Located in Leonardo, NJ
John Galliano Vintage AW99 2 pieces Jacket and Dress The softest most flattering material Jet black Little micro cut-outs at waist Fringe accents at neck, waist, dress hem, and at co...
DSquared2 Fall 2013 Black Crepe Waterfall Old Hollywood Evening Gown
By Dsquared2
Located in Los Angeles, CA
From designers Dean and Den Caten comes this elegant DSquared2 black crepe evening gown from their F/W 2013 collection. Demure in the front, dramatic in the back. A beautifully ...
Chanel dress by Karl Lagerfeld circa 1985
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
CHANEL - A ready-to-wear Collection circa 1985, under the artistic direction of Karl Lagerfeld. Navy-blue silk bustier dress with white polka dots. Size 42FR indicated. Condition:...
$48,789
Size: approx. FR36 - UK8 - US4
Chanel Haute Couture by Karl Lagerfeld Embroidered Tulle Ensemble, FW 1996
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Located in London, GB
Chanel Haute Couture evening ensemble by Karl Lagerfeld, comprising a black silk chiffon jumpsuit worn beneath a sleeveless embroidered tulle overdress. The jumpsuit is cut close to ...
MUSEUM Chanel F/W 1991 Hip-Hop Baby Blue Silk Taffeta Ballgown
By Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, Chanel
Located in Jersey City, NJ
When Karl Lagerfeld closed Chanel’s Fall Winter 1991 ready to wear show with a ballgown, he did not send it out with pearls and satin pumps. He cinched it with an oversized gold CHAN...
Black backless asymmetrical dress with laces on the front LIMI FEU
By Limi Feu
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Black backless asymmetrical bi-material ( rayon and polyester) dress with laces on the front. Elastic waist band Front lenght = 150cm Back lenght = 115cm SIZE S LIMI FEU is the bra...
Gianfranco Ferre Runway Crystal Embellished Gown Spring/Summer 2005 Size 40IT
By Gianfranco Ferré
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
Gianfranco Ferre Runway Crystal Embellished Gown Spring/Summer 2005 Size 40IT
Roberto Cavalli Vintage F/W 2006 Red Halter Fringe Gown Dress
By Roberto Cavalli
Located in Melbourne, VIC
Prémode presents Roberto Cavalli F/W 2006 Red Halter Fringe Gown Roberto Cavalli Fall/Winter 2006 collection, shown to classical violin at the Arco della Pace in Milan, is widely co...
Recognized for the understated but wholly glamorous fashions he introduced in the 1970s, and revered today for his vintage dresses, sunglasses, handbags and other enduring designs, Roy Halston Frowick defined the spare, body-conscious style of the so-called Studio 54 era. In doing so, he became a legend himself, known simply as Halston, a lean moniker that represented the visionary minimalist ideals he would inject into the world of fashion.
Born in Des Moines, Iowa — but raised in Evansville, Indiana — Halston moved to Chicago in 1952, where he worked as a window dresser by day and studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago at night. In the late 1950s, he moved to New York City. As the hat designer for Bergdorf Goodman, he had his first encounter with fame in 1961 when Jackie Kennedy wore a pillbox hat he designed to President John F. Kennedy’s inauguration. Less than a decade later, after hats fell out of fashion and sales plummeted, Halston launched his own ready-to-wear line and opened a Madison Avenue boutique.
One of Halston’s early successes was the sexy Ultrasuede shirtdress, an unassuming adaptation of a man’s oxford shirt introduced in 1972 that became a fashion staple for the well-dressed woman. Named for a washable synthetic fabric that evokes the feel of suede — Halston is said to have previously seen innovative designer Issey Miyake wearing the material — the Ultrasuede shirtdress was cut to complement many figures with buttons that began at the breastbone rather than at the garment’s structured neckline. In one season, 60,000 were sold. Ultrasuede became a Halston signature, and he would use the fabric in coats, luggage and other items.
But it was his seductively simple nightlife designs that made Halston an international name. Often cut on the bias or sewn with single seams, his garments were constructed to flatter the female form like no evening gowns that had come before, popularizing such styles as the halter dress. “Halston brought a spark of the divine to everything he did,” said model Pat Cleveland during an interview about the 2021 Netflix series based on his life.
And, for a while, the designer was as ubiquitous in the clubs as his designs. “For two decades, [Halston] was the king of New York nightlife,” wrote Steven Gaines in Vanity Fair. He was a regular at Studio 54, partying with the likes of Andy Warhol, Bianca Jagger, Liza Minnelli and his Halstonettes, his coterie of glamorous models and muses that included Elsa Peretti. The close friend and collaborator of Halston’s transformed diamond jewelry for Tiffany & Co. after signing a contract with the storied American luxury house in 1974.
Halston won four Coty American Fashion Critics' Awards over the course of his career. In 1973, he sold his company to Norton Simon, and in the early 1980s, it switched ownership again. By 1984, neither his name nor his company were his own. Halston continued to work, however. He collaborated with close friend and legendary choreographer Martha Graham, designing critically acclaimed costumes for her, including for her dance work Persephone in 1987. Halston died of complications from AIDS in 1990.
Today, Halston’s designs can be found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and more.
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