Halston

My interest in fashion never really blossomed until I started university in Perth 3 years back when I traded in Cleo-type magazines for Harpers Bazaar & Vogue. Thus, there was a lot of catching up to do! Back then I had only heard of and seen works of the big names like Tom Ford, Karl Lagerfeld & John Galliano etc. So when I read Rachel Zoe's style totem, Style A to Zoe: The Art of Fashion, Beauty & Glamour, I was lost when she wrote just how much she loved Halston, that she grew up admiring his work and achieved a milestone in her career when asked to be creative advisor for the house for their huge comeback come Fall '08. Just who is Halston? After some Googling, I learn that Roy Halston Frowick was the designer back in the 1970's for the young and famous socialites of Studio 54. He passed away in 1990.

The label's new creative director, Marco Zanini (former right hand of Donatella Versace) showed the Halston devotees what they came to see and expect from the label - signatures such as the shirtdresses, tent dresses as well as separates with a 'soft swing'. The collection presented was enough to swing my vote. I thought there was a very Rachel Zoe touch to the whole look; loose fitting and unstructured pieces that look effortlessly chic are common styles that Zoe adorns on her celebrity clienteles. Needless to say, I'll be keeping a close watch on how Zanini plans to take the label forward :)





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