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 Minnelli. 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, this biography is a riveting account of a man and his times. It's a stunning American success story, one of glory turned to tragedy.
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