Halston

Ever heard of...being your own worst enemy? That's Halston. Ever heard of...fashion victim? That's Halston...or, to be more precise, a victim of fashion.

Narcisstic, prissy, obsessive, compulsive, affected, talented and toxic...that's Halston too. He was the living template of the rags-to-riches-to-rags stereotype...his downfall was predictable, his infallibility became fallible...his leap from the top was spectacular, some would argue 'deserved' and utterly, utterly tragic.

Like his brand...Halston disappeared and died...his memory and legacy kept alive by none other than Liza Minnelli...a true friend, who point blank refuses to denigrate Halston in any way whatsoever. Good on ya Liza.

So...what happened to Halston after Halston? He withdrew from the public arena, moved to San Francisco where he died in 1990, aged 57, from that damned scourge. That's all we're told about Halston's last days. Isn't that sad.

Unlike the utterly atrocious Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston [2010] - Frédéric Tcheng's film is grounded in research and preparation. However, he does use an odd little mechanism to propel the story forward...the invention of a fictional archivist who also serves as the narrator...so, it's a bit docu-drama-ish in places and it all just feels a bit odd. But, hey, Halston was a bit of an oddity...so, 'odd' doesn't seem so 'odd' after all!

This is Halston's public history...it's not a personal portrait. He lived in the limelight and died [privately] in the shadows...perhaps, he would have approved of this film...for being very respectful of his privacy.

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