He was the most celebrated US designer of his era, with celebrity pals including Liza Minelli and Liz Taylor and a hotline to first lady Jackie Kennedy. But Halston’s glittering fashion career ended in tragedy after his extravagant spending and cocaine addiction saw him lose his business in the years before he died of Aids, in 1990. Here we look at the rise and dramatic fall of the man Calvin Klein called the “greatest American fashion designer who ever lived”. Only his close friends, Liza Minelli and Martha Graham, continued to wear his designs. In 1988, Halston was diagnosed with Aids, and he moved to San Francisco to be cared for by his family.

Source: The Star May 09, 2021 12:33 UTC