HALSTON
Based on the life of designer Halston, starring Ewan McGregor, and an adaption from the book Simply Halston by Steven Gaines, “Halston” is an American streaming television miniseries that premiered on Friday, May 14, 2021, on Netflix.
The drama series is produced by Ryan Murphy, who was behind the recent Netflix hits Hollywood, American Horror Story, and the American Crime Story anthology series.
His name built an empire. His style defined an era. American fashion designer Halston skyrockets to fame before his life starts to spin out of control.
“The limited series follows the legendary fashion designer, as he leverages his single, invented name into a worldwide fashion empire that’s synonymous with luxury, sex, status, and fame, literally defining the era he lives in, the 1970s and ’80s New York — until a hostile takeover forces him to battle for control of his most precious asset… the name Halston itself.”
Based on Simply Halston, a 1991 biography by Steven Gaines, the show tracks Halston’s career from his creation of the pillbox hat Jacqueline Kennedy wore to John F Kennedy’s presidential inauguration in 1961 to his quest for funding as he moved away from millinery and into designing womenswear. He soon opened a boutique on Madison Avenue, experimented with Ultrasuede, and dressed some of New York City’s most glamorous women. He would eventually go into partnership with Norton Simon Industries and release a perfume with a teardrop-shaped bottle designed by Peretti, before a tragic downfall precipitated by drug abuse, a short temper, and questionable business decisions.
Where can I watch “Halston”?
Exclusively available for streaming only on Netflix.