Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston will be presented by the Costume Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on May 12. It was filmed by documentarian Whitney Sudler-Smith, who’s fascinated by the glamour and decadence that made Halston the epitome of 1970s New York. The film traces the designer’s rise from Chicago milliner to iconic emperor of New York nightlife, with luminary friends such as Elizabeth Taylor, Liza Minnelli and Bianca Jagger; the film also looks at the designer’s subsequent difficulties, including the loss of control over the Halston name and his AIDS-related death in the 1980s.
Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston,
LACMA, Bing Theatre, Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 7 pm.
Right: Halston or Oscar Wilde in 1969.
On a side note, doesn’t it seem that the Michael Kors spring 2010 ad campaign pays homage to Halston’s jetset lifestyle?
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