Halston’s first fashion show was a disaster: He didn’t sell a single item.
He adapted with the times and made a switch himself-from designing just women’s hats to designing all women’s clothes. Of course, things took a turn around 1968 when women traded in their chic little hats for chic, big hairdos.īut Halston wasn’t deterred. And the designer saw success while working as the head milliner of Bergdorf Goodman. Halston became a household name back in 1961 after Jackie Kennedy wore a pillbox that he designed for the inauguration of her husband, President John F.
