Halston, (Roy Halston Frowick), 1932-1990 : [miscellaneous ephemeral material].

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Halston, (Roy Halston Frowick), 1932-1990 : [miscellaneous ephemeral material].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/201497705

The folders may include clippings, announcements, small exhibition catalogs, advertisements, and other ephemeral items.

6 folders.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6995748

Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library

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Halston, 1932-1990

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Born Roy Halston Frowick in Des Moines, Iowa, Halston began his career in millinery and made his mark with his design for the pillbox hat worn by Jacqueline Kennedy at her husband's inauguration. Dubbed by Newsweek as the premier fashion designer in America in the 1960's, Halston's career began to falter as he succumbed to drug use and failed to meet deadlines. In 1984 he was fired from his own company and lost the right to design and sell clothes under his own name. From the descrip...