num_pages: 320
description: Inspiration for the Netflix Limited Series Halston starring Ewan McGregorBestselling author Steven Gaines traces the life of Roy Halston Frowick, from the cornfields of the Midwest to the spires of Manhattan, where for ten years Halston reigned as the country’s first celebrity designer, a genius couturier. His circle of friend included some of the most glamorous women in the world, included Elizabeth Taylor, Babe Paley, and Liza Minelli. His name became synonymous with classically cut elegant designs.At the height of his fame in the 1970s Halston became a central figure in another glittery world—New York nightlife, which pulsed to the beat of Studio 54, drugs and sex. At the pinnacle of his success Halston sold his company, and his name, a hollow triumph. Ravaged by the machinations of big business and swept away by the excesses of his personal life, he unwittingly caused the slow destruction of his empire. Entangled in a legal morass, his spirit broken—but not his dignity—Halston struggled to make a triumphant comeback…a comeback he would never live to make.The result of three years of research and hundreds of interviews with Halstons’ friends, lovers, business associates and antagonists, Simply Halston is a riveting account of a man and his times. It’s a stunning American success story, one of glory turned to tragedy.Steven Gaines is the New York Times bestselling author of Philistines at the Passion and Property in the Hamptons; The Sky’s the Passion and Property in Manhattan; Simply Halston, the biography of the fashion designer; and a memoir, One Of These Things First, among other books. His journalism has appeared in Vanity Fair, the New York Times, and New York magazine, where he was a contributing editor for 12 years. Mr. Gaines is the co-founder and a past vice-chairman of the Hamptons International Film Festival. He has lived in Wainscott, a small hamlet on the East End of Long Island, for 40 years."If you want to know the seamy underside of the glamorous fashion industry, get ready."--New York Times Book Review"A riveting tale...jam packed with sordid details...a fascinating, disturbing portrait of the imaginative decadence of the disco era."--Kirkus Reviews"Sex, drugs and fashion. This shocking book details the rise and fall of one of America's premier designers...perverse and lurid."--San Francisco Chronicle.Dazzling!"--Newsday"Dramatic"--New York Times"This book is wry and witty, but it is Halston himself who steals the show."--BooklistCover Photography Robin Platzer/ Twin Images
language: English
title: Simply Halston
titlecomplete: Simply Halston
genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Fashion
ratings_count: 208
publisher: Jove