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1 | 00:00:01,085 | 00:00:07,466 | ((480p & 720p Movie Download | Mkvking.com)) | ((480p & 720p Movie Download | Mkvking.com)) |
2 | 00:00:12,430 | 00:00:14,974 | (dog barking) | (dog barking) |
3 | 00:00:19,937 | 00:00:22,606 | (crowd cheering) | (crowd cheering) |
4 | 00:00:25,943 | 00:00:31,115 | (bell ringing) | (bell ringing) |
5 | 00:00:39,707 | 00:00:42,918 | (intriguing music) | (intriguing music) |
6 | 00:00:49,759 | 00:00:52,511 | - It was morning again in America. | - It was morning again in America. |
7 | 00:00:52,678 | 00:00:56,140 | Millions of men and women were going to work. | Millions of men and women were going to work. |
8 | 00:00:58,559 | 00:01:03,397 | And high up above the streets, in his Olympic Tower, | And high up above the streets, in his Olympic Tower, |
9 | 00:01:03,564 | 00:01:06,442 | one of America's most celebrated self-made men | one of America's most celebrated self-made men |
10 | 00:01:06,609 | 00:01:08,778 | - The most successful single individual | - The most successful single individual |
11 | 00:01:08,944 | 00:01:10,946 | in the history of American fashion. | in the history of American fashion. |
12 | 00:01:11,113 | 00:01:12,531 | Ladies and gentlemen, Halston. | Ladies and gentlemen, Halston. |
13 | 00:01:12,698 | 00:01:14,325 | (audio screeching) | (audio screeching) |
14 | 00:01:14,492 | 00:01:16,911 | - was nowhere in sight. | - was nowhere in sight. |
15 | 00:01:17,077 | 00:01:19,663 | (dramatic music) | (dramatic music) |
16 | 00:01:22,082 | 00:01:23,751 | - The question that all of New York | - The question that all of New York |
17 | 00:01:23,918 | 00:01:26,128 | was asking last night was, whatever happened to Halston? | was asking last night was, whatever happened to Halston? |
18 | 00:01:26,295 | 00:01:28,881 | (static hissing) | (static hissing) |
19 | 00:01:32,301 | 00:01:34,637 | - It's a story of high fashion and high finance, | - It's a story of high fashion and high finance, |
20 | 00:01:34,804 | 00:01:37,723 | as one of America's big names in fashion. | as one of America's big names in fashion. |
21 | 00:01:37,890 | 00:01:42,561 | (audio screeching) (audio test beeping) | (audio screeching) (audio test beeping) |
22 | 00:01:44,230 | 00:01:48,150 | - It was business as usual, you could say. | - It was business as usual, you could say. |
23 | 00:01:48,317 | 00:01:50,820 | They bought his name. | They bought his name. |
24 | 00:01:50,986 | 00:01:54,865 | Sold off his life's work for pennies on the dollar. | Sold off his life's work for pennies on the dollar. |
25 | 00:01:56,534 | 00:01:58,452 | And when that wasn't enough, | And when that wasn't enough, |
26 | 00:01:58,619 | 00:02:01,997 | well, they forced him out of his own office. | well, they forced him out of his own office. |
27 | 00:02:02,164 | 00:02:06,126 | (audio test beeping) (audio screeching) | (audio test beeping) (audio screeching) |
28 | 00:02:06,293 | 00:02:08,671 | Some will say he had it coming. | Some will say he had it coming. |
29 | 00:02:09,672 | 00:02:12,716 | (audience applauding) | (audience applauding) |
30 | 00:02:14,301 | 00:02:17,221 | But what he didn't see coming were the tapes. | But what he didn't see coming were the tapes. |
31 | 00:02:17,388 | 00:02:23,894 | All 215 of them, erased, as per the corporation's order. | All 215 of them, erased, as per the corporation's order. |
32 | 00:02:26,188 | 00:02:28,941 | (audio screeching) | (audio screeching) |
33 | 00:02:32,194 | 00:02:32,945 | - Liza Minnelli in The Act. | - Liza Minnelli in The Act. |
34 | 00:02:33,112 | 00:02:34,488 | (audience cheering) | (audience cheering) |
35 | 00:02:34,655 | 00:02:37,449 | - Sportswear, knits, broadcloth, menswear. | - Sportswear, knits, broadcloth, menswear. |
36 | 00:02:37,616 | 00:02:39,159 | (audio screeching) | (audio screeching) |
37 | 00:02:39,326 | 00:02:41,036 | This is Andy Warhol's portrait of me, which was-- | This is Andy Warhol's portrait of me, which was-- |
38 | 00:02:41,203 | 00:02:44,456 | - You see, pictures meant everything to Halston. | - You see, pictures meant everything to Halston. |
39 | 00:02:44,623 | 00:02:47,209 | - And texture demands texture. | - And texture demands texture. |
40 | 00:02:47,376 | 00:02:49,128 | - "Life is like a picture," he used to say. | - "Life is like a picture," he used to say. |
41 | 00:02:49,295 | 00:02:51,005 | - Who's that lucky guy? | - Who's that lucky guy? |
42 | 00:02:52,464 | 00:02:56,176 | - Well, he got his perfect picture. | - Well, he got his perfect picture. |
43 | 00:02:56,343 | 00:02:59,471 | Only the price turned out to be a little high. | Only the price turned out to be a little high. |
44 | 00:02:59,638 | 00:03:02,808 | (static hissing) | (static hissing) |
45 | 00:03:17,281 | 00:03:22,077 | ♪ Fame and fortune ♪ | ♪ Fame and fortune ♪ |
46 | 00:03:25,497 | 00:03:30,294 | ♪ How empty they can be ♪ | ♪ How empty they can be ♪ |
47 | 00:03:32,755 | 00:03:37,509 | ♪ But when I hold you in my arms ♪ | ♪ But when I hold you in my arms ♪ |
48 | 00:03:39,386 | 00:03:43,390 | ♪ That's heaven to me ♪ | ♪ That's heaven to me ♪ |
49 | 00:03:43,557 | 00:03:50,022 | ♪ Who cares for fame and fortune ♪ | ♪ Who cares for fame and fortune ♪ |
50 | 00:03:52,942 | 00:03:57,696 | ♪ They're only passing things ♪ | ♪ They're only passing things ♪ |
51 | 00:04:00,741 | 00:04:05,496 | ♪ But the touch of your lips on mine ♪ | ♪ But the touch of your lips on mine ♪ |
52 | 00:04:06,872 | 00:04:11,669 | ♪ Makes me feel like a king ♪ | ♪ Makes me feel like a king ♪ |
53 | 00:04:12,086 | 00:04:14,922 | ♪ Your kind of love ♪ | ♪ Your kind of love ♪ |
54 | 00:04:17,967 | 00:04:22,805 | ♪ Is a treasure I hold ♪ | ♪ Is a treasure I hold ♪ |
55 | 00:04:25,057 | 00:04:29,895 | ♪ It's so much greater ♪ | ♪ It's so much greater ♪ |
56 | 00:04:31,730 | 00:04:34,692 | ♪ Than silver or gold ♪ | ♪ Than silver or gold ♪ |
57 | 00:04:39,321 | 00:04:43,367 | - It all started in September of 1983, | - It all started in September of 1983, |
58 | 00:04:43,534 | 00:04:47,371 | when Carl Epstein joined Halston Enterprises. | when Carl Epstein joined Halston Enterprises. |
59 | 00:04:49,164 | 00:04:51,166 | He was Halston's new corporate manager, | He was Halston's new corporate manager, |
60 | 00:04:51,333 | 00:04:53,043 | and he would be his last. | and he would be his last. |
61 | 00:04:53,210 | 00:04:55,254 | (jazz noir music) | (jazz noir music) |
62 | 00:04:55,421 | 00:04:58,757 | Carl wanted to learn everything about Halston, | Carl wanted to learn everything about Halston, |
63 | 00:04:58,924 | 00:05:00,926 | so I brought him the tapes. | so I brought him the tapes. |
64 | 00:05:02,177 | 00:05:03,762 | Who am I? | Who am I? |
65 | 00:05:03,929 | 00:05:06,473 | Just someone working in the archives. | Just someone working in the archives. |
66 | 00:05:06,640 | 00:05:10,185 | Nobody important for our story, really. | Nobody important for our story, really. |
67 | 00:05:10,352 | 00:05:11,895 | Our story is Halston. | Our story is Halston. |
68 | 00:05:14,314 | 00:05:18,902 | Behind the images flickering on the screen, who was Halston? | Behind the images flickering on the screen, who was Halston? |
69 | 00:05:21,238 | 00:05:23,741 | - I'd like to go back in time a little bit, | - I'd like to go back in time a little bit, |
70 | 00:05:23,907 | 00:05:25,451 | to just how you started. | to just how you started. |
71 | 00:05:25,617 | 00:05:28,662 | I know that you started with hats and worked your way. | I know that you started with hats and worked your way. |
72 | 00:05:28,829 | 00:05:30,998 | - Oh, I-- - Were we gonna move this? | - Oh, I-- - Were we gonna move this? |
73 | 00:05:31,165 | 00:05:32,583 | - That's all right. | - That's all right. |
74 | 00:05:32,750 | 00:05:33,417 | - Please let me know these things. | - Please let me know these things. |
75 | 00:05:37,463 | 00:05:38,672 | - Are we rolling? | - Are we rolling? |
76 | 00:05:38,839 | 00:05:40,049 | - Am I-- - I was straightening the tie. | - Am I-- - I was straightening the tie. |
77 | 00:05:40,215 | 00:05:41,592 | - Okay. | - Okay. |
78 | 00:05:41,759 | 00:05:43,135 | I don't mind it being a little disheveled. | I don't mind it being a little disheveled. |
79 | 00:05:43,302 | 00:05:46,263 | - No, no, it's just-- - Oh, okay, thanks. | - No, no, it's just-- - Oh, okay, thanks. |
80 | 00:05:46,430 | 00:05:49,767 | Halston was the custom milliner at Bergdorf. | Halston was the custom milliner at Bergdorf. |
81 | 00:05:50,934 | 00:05:53,687 | And we lived around the corner from each other. | And we lived around the corner from each other. |
82 | 00:05:53,854 | 00:05:56,356 | So he and I would walk to work every day. | So he and I would walk to work every day. |
83 | 00:05:56,523 | 00:05:58,400 | We'd be talking, gossiping, having fun. | We'd be talking, gossiping, having fun. |
84 | 00:05:58,567 | 00:06:00,611 | He was so much fun. | He was so much fun. |
85 | 00:06:00,778 | 00:06:02,821 | And then the minute we would arrive to the building, | And then the minute we would arrive to the building, |
86 | 00:06:02,988 | 00:06:05,199 | and you'd have to go through the revolving door, | and you'd have to go through the revolving door, |
87 | 00:06:05,365 | 00:06:08,494 | suddenly Halston had arrived at Bergdorf. | suddenly Halston had arrived at Bergdorf. |
88 | 00:06:09,620 | 00:06:10,913 | And the first time, it quite shocked me. | And the first time, it quite shocked me. |
89 | 00:06:11,080 | 00:06:12,998 | And then, of course, I understood. | And then, of course, I understood. |
90 | 00:06:13,165 | 00:06:15,751 | He now has put on his Halston mask. | He now has put on his Halston mask. |
91 | 00:06:15,918 | 00:06:19,129 | (elegant big band music) | (elegant big band music) |
92 | 00:06:19,296 | 00:06:20,672 | And the voice would change. | And the voice would change. |
93 | 00:06:20,839 | 00:06:22,382 | Good morning, ladies. | Good morning, ladies. |
94 | 00:06:24,093 | 00:06:25,594 | He was dealing with the creme de la creme | He was dealing with the creme de la creme |
95 | 00:06:25,761 | 00:06:27,346 | of women in the world. | of women in the world. |
96 | 00:06:29,223 | 00:06:30,516 | - Were you the person | - Were you the person |
97 | 00:06:30,682 | 00:06:32,101 | who put the pillbox on Jackie Kennedy? | who put the pillbox on Jackie Kennedy? |
98 | 00:06:32,267 | 00:06:35,395 | - Yes, I was. (reporter chuckles) | - Yes, I was. (reporter chuckles) |
99 | 00:06:35,562 | 00:06:37,314 | - That hat was genius. | - That hat was genius. |
100 | 00:06:37,481 | 00:06:38,690 | If you look at the Inauguration, | If you look at the Inauguration, |
101 | 00:06:38,857 | 00:06:41,485 | most of those ladies wore a mink coat. | most of those ladies wore a mink coat. |
102 | 00:06:41,652 | 00:06:46,115 | Jackie was in a cloth coat and a cloth hat. | Jackie was in a cloth coat and a cloth hat. |
103 | 00:06:46,281 | 00:06:49,076 | - I'll never forget the impact that hat had. | - I'll never forget the impact that hat had. |
104 | 00:06:49,243 | 00:06:51,411 | Even out in Montana, where I was sitting at the time. | Even out in Montana, where I was sitting at the time. |
105 | 00:06:51,578 | 00:06:52,621 | - It was a very funny story. | - It was a very funny story. |
106 | 00:06:52,788 | 00:06:54,790 | Because it was a rather windy day, | Because it was a rather windy day, |
107 | 00:06:54,957 | 00:06:56,458 | and she put her hand on the hat, | and she put her hand on the hat, |
108 | 00:06:56,625 | 00:06:58,627 | and it ended up to have a dent in it. | and it ended up to have a dent in it. |
109 | 00:06:58,794 | 00:07:00,420 | And so when, during all the ceremonies, | And so when, during all the ceremonies, |
110 | 00:07:00,587 | 00:07:02,172 | it had a dent in the hat. | it had a dent in the hat. |
111 | 00:07:02,339 | 00:07:04,508 | And everybody who copied it put a dent in it, | And everybody who copied it put a dent in it, |
112 | 00:07:04,675 | 00:07:07,386 | which was so funny. (reporter laughing) | which was so funny. (reporter laughing) |
113 | 00:07:07,553 | 00:07:09,513 | I was quite a young man, | I was quite a young man, |
114 | 00:07:09,680 | 00:07:11,765 | but then I became very, very famous quickly on that. | but then I became very, very famous quickly on that. |
115 | 00:07:11,932 | 00:07:13,308 | It was the first time in the history of Bergdorf | It was the first time in the history of Bergdorf |
116 | 00:07:13,475 | 00:07:16,687 | that they promoted a designer personality. | that they promoted a designer personality. |
117 | 00:07:18,647 | 00:07:21,316 | (audio screeching) | (audio screeching) |
118 | 00:07:21,483 | 00:07:24,903 | And I headed a department of 150 milliners | And I headed a department of 150 milliners |
119 | 00:07:25,070 | 00:07:26,572 | and 12 sales ladies. | and 12 sales ladies. |
120 | 00:07:27,739 | 00:07:31,285 | - Bergdorf was a very rarefied world. | - Bergdorf was a very rarefied world. |
121 | 00:07:31,451 | 00:07:35,330 | But he was born in Des Moines, Iowa, as I read, | But he was born in Des Moines, Iowa, as I read, |
122 | 00:07:35,497 | 00:07:38,625 | because he never told me any of this. | because he never told me any of this. |
123 | 00:07:38,792 | 00:07:42,087 | Halston was so busy moving forward. | Halston was so busy moving forward. |
124 | 00:07:42,254 | 00:07:45,007 | I knew very little about Halston's personal life. | I knew very little about Halston's personal life. |
125 | 00:07:45,174 | 00:07:49,261 | Certainly, I didn't know much about his background. | Certainly, I didn't know much about his background. |
126 | 00:07:49,428 | 00:07:51,930 | In November of 1966, | In November of 1966, |
127 | 00:07:52,097 | 00:07:55,517 | there was Truman Capote's Black and White Ball. | there was Truman Capote's Black and White Ball. |
128 | 00:07:55,684 | 00:07:57,978 | - Everybody wanted to be at that ball, because it was it, | - Everybody wanted to be at that ball, because it was it, |
129 | 00:07:58,145 | 00:08:02,983 | you know, as far as where you should go, you know? | you know, as far as where you should go, you know? |
130 | 00:08:03,150 | 00:08:06,904 | - You would measure your social importance by (chuckling) | - You would measure your social importance by (chuckling) |
131 | 00:08:07,070 | 00:08:10,115 | the invitation, getting one or not getting one. | the invitation, getting one or not getting one. |
132 | 00:08:10,282 | 00:08:12,159 | - Do you know if he was invited to the ball? | - Do you know if he was invited to the ball? |
133 | 00:08:12,326 | 00:08:16,747 | - I would have thought so, but now you, I have, I'm, | - I would have thought so, but now you, I have, I'm, |
134 | 00:08:16,914 | 00:08:20,167 | I have my doubts, I don't know, was he? | I have my doubts, I don't know, was he? |
135 | 00:08:20,334 | 00:08:22,878 | - Halston did not have an invite to the ball. | - Halston did not have an invite to the ball. |
136 | 00:08:23,045 | 00:08:25,589 | (epic music) | (epic music) |
137 | 00:08:30,469 | 00:08:32,262 | - Are you rolling, Harvey? | - Are you rolling, Harvey? |
138 | 00:08:32,429 | 00:08:35,098 | We have filmed this black and white ball in color | We have filmed this black and white ball in color |
139 | 00:08:35,265 | 00:08:36,683 | for your enlightenment. | for your enlightenment. |
140 | 00:08:36,850 | 00:08:39,770 | Good heavens, here comes John Kenneth Galbraith. | Good heavens, here comes John Kenneth Galbraith. |
141 | 00:08:39,937 | 00:08:41,813 | The Maharani of Baroda is here. | The Maharani of Baroda is here. |
142 | 00:08:41,980 | 00:08:46,568 | And the Baroness de Rothchild, and Mrs. Loel Guinness. | And the Baroness de Rothchild, and Mrs. Loel Guinness. |
143 | 00:08:46,735 | 00:08:48,654 | We only tell you this because we know that | We only tell you this because we know that |
144 | 00:08:48,820 | 00:08:51,323 | you were not rich, social, or beautiful enough | you were not rich, social, or beautiful enough |
145 | 00:08:51,490 | 00:08:54,117 | to be invited here tonight. | to be invited here tonight. |
146 | 00:08:54,284 | 00:08:56,119 | - The irony is | - The irony is |
147 | 00:08:56,286 | 00:08:59,706 | Halston had made more than 100 masks that night. | Halston had made more than 100 masks that night. |
148 | 00:08:59,873 | 00:09:03,627 | Kay Graham, who owned The Washington Post. | Kay Graham, who owned The Washington Post. |
149 | 00:09:03,794 | 00:09:04,795 | Candice Bergen. | Candice Bergen. |
150 | 00:09:06,046 | 00:09:08,382 | Of course, D.D. Ryan. | Of course, D.D. Ryan. |
151 | 00:09:08,548 | 00:09:12,970 | D.D. Ryan was certainly one of the chicest women going. | D.D. Ryan was certainly one of the chicest women going. |
152 | 00:09:13,136 | 00:09:15,514 | - That's me, dancing with Truman | - That's me, dancing with Truman |
153 | 00:09:16,974 | 00:09:20,269 | in the mask that Halston made for me. | in the mask that Halston made for me. |
154 | 00:09:20,435 | 00:09:24,231 | - D.D. Ryan, former editor and fashion legend. | - D.D. Ryan, former editor and fashion legend. |
155 | 00:09:24,398 | 00:09:27,317 | She had fallen on hard times since the '60s, | She had fallen on hard times since the '60s, |
156 | 00:09:27,484 | 00:09:29,319 | so Halston gave her a job. | so Halston gave her a job. |
157 | 00:09:30,696 | 00:09:32,364 | - I've known H from the beginning. | - I've known H from the beginning. |
158 | 00:09:32,531 | 00:09:34,241 | From before the beginning, really. | From before the beginning, really. |
159 | 00:09:34,408 | 00:09:36,493 | Back then, he was still a milliner. | Back then, he was still a milliner. |
160 | 00:09:36,660 | 00:09:39,830 | Milliners didn't go through the front door. | Milliners didn't go through the front door. |
161 | 00:09:39,997 | 00:09:41,540 | Different world then. | Different world then. |
162 | 00:09:43,208 | 00:09:44,334 | - I must have said, are you going? | - I must have said, are you going? |
163 | 00:09:44,501 | 00:09:46,378 | And he said, "Oh, yes." | And he said, "Oh, yes." |
164 | 00:09:47,838 | 00:09:49,464 | That's all I can say. | That's all I can say. |
165 | 00:09:49,631 | 00:09:52,551 | He didn't tell me everything. | He didn't tell me everything. |
166 | 00:09:52,718 | 00:09:56,888 | He wasn't invited by Truman, but he got himself there. | He wasn't invited by Truman, but he got himself there. |
167 | 00:09:58,015 | 00:10:00,559 | - Was this Halston? | - Was this Halston? |
168 | 00:10:00,726 | 00:10:01,560 | Or this one? | Or this one? |
169 | 00:10:02,644 | 00:10:04,521 | Was he even at the ball? | Was he even at the ball? |
170 | 00:10:08,817 | 00:10:10,819 | He was on everybody's face that night. | He was on everybody's face that night. |
171 | 00:10:10,986 | 00:10:12,904 | And yet, he was invisible. | And yet, he was invisible. |
172 | 00:10:16,116 | 00:10:17,534 | - He called me one day and said, | - He called me one day and said, |
173 | 00:10:17,701 | 00:10:19,453 | "There's something that I need to tell you." | "There's something that I need to tell you." |
174 | 00:10:19,619 | 00:10:23,248 | I was in Southampton, I was invited to a very grand dinner. | I was in Southampton, I was invited to a very grand dinner. |
175 | 00:10:23,415 | 00:10:26,335 | Our hostess is a client, and she likes me, | Our hostess is a client, and she likes me, |
176 | 00:10:26,501 | 00:10:27,669 | and she invited me. | and she invited me. |
177 | 00:10:27,836 | 00:10:29,713 | And we sat down. | And we sat down. |
178 | 00:10:29,880 | 00:10:32,591 | And two of the husbands never sat down. | And two of the husbands never sat down. |
179 | 00:10:32,758 | 00:10:35,260 | They stood behind their chairs, everybody was seated, | They stood behind their chairs, everybody was seated, |
180 | 00:10:35,427 | 00:10:37,012 | and the hostess looked up. | and the hostess looked up. |
181 | 00:10:37,179 | 00:10:40,098 | And they said, "If these two faggots are at table, | And they said, "If these two faggots are at table, |
182 | 00:10:40,265 | 00:10:42,893 | "we will not be joining you for your dinner." | "we will not be joining you for your dinner." |
183 | 00:10:43,060 | 00:10:45,937 | (gentle piano music) | (gentle piano music) |
184 | 00:10:47,814 | 00:10:50,901 | He said, "Tom, I just need you to understand | He said, "Tom, I just need you to understand |
185 | 00:10:51,068 | 00:10:52,527 | "that you and I could not hope | "that you and I could not hope |
186 | 00:10:52,694 | 00:10:56,907 | "to be anything more than trained faggot poodles, | "to be anything more than trained faggot poodles, |
187 | 00:10:57,074 | 00:11:01,578 | "to jump through the hoops of these rich people." | "to jump through the hoops of these rich people." |
188 | 00:11:06,625 | 00:11:08,126 | - The mental image most people have | - The mental image most people have |
189 | 00:11:08,293 | 00:11:11,129 | of a male homosexual looks pretty much like this. | of a male homosexual looks pretty much like this. |
190 | 00:11:11,296 | 00:11:14,383 | A man with effeminate characteristics. | A man with effeminate characteristics. |
191 | 00:11:14,549 | 00:11:16,051 | The film you are now watching | The film you are now watching |
192 | 00:11:16,218 | 00:11:18,345 | is purposely being projected in its negative form | is purposely being projected in its negative form |
193 | 00:11:18,512 | 00:11:21,390 | to prevent identification of the people it shows. | to prevent identification of the people it shows. |
194 | 00:11:21,556 | 00:11:23,225 | The location is a public bathing beach | The location is a public bathing beach |
195 | 00:11:23,392 | 00:11:25,644 | at 21st Street on Miami Beach. | at 21st Street on Miami Beach. |
196 | 00:11:25,811 | 00:11:28,105 | The scenes were photographed with telescopic lenses | The scenes were photographed with telescopic lenses |
197 | 00:11:28,271 | 00:11:30,357 | from a hidden vantage point. | from a hidden vantage point. |
198 | 00:11:30,524 | 00:11:32,150 | Despite the negative image, | Despite the negative image, |
199 | 00:11:32,317 | 00:11:35,779 | the actions themselves are easily recognized. | the actions themselves are easily recognized. |
200 | 00:11:37,114 | 00:11:39,616 | (upbeat music) | (upbeat music) |
201 | 00:11:42,536 | 00:11:45,789 | - I met Halston at Fire Island. | - I met Halston at Fire Island. |
202 | 00:11:45,956 | 00:11:50,627 | He was just, you know, just a fabulous human being. | He was just, you know, just a fabulous human being. |
203 | 00:11:51,628 | 00:11:53,672 | And we became fast friends. | And we became fast friends. |
204 | 00:11:54,923 | 00:11:59,428 | ♪ This precious time just kept me waiting ♪ | ♪ This precious time just kept me waiting ♪ |
205 | 00:12:00,971 | 00:12:06,726 | - The freedom of our sexuality there, life before AIDS. | - The freedom of our sexuality there, life before AIDS. |
206 | 00:12:10,480 | 00:12:13,650 | Halston and I partied a great deal together. | Halston and I partied a great deal together. |
207 | 00:12:14,776 | 00:12:17,070 | ♪ In a brand new groove ♪ | ♪ In a brand new groove ♪ |
208 | 00:12:17,237 | 00:12:19,322 | - We would go dancing in Harlem. (chuckles) | - We would go dancing in Harlem. (chuckles) |
209 | 00:12:19,489 | 00:12:23,493 | ♪ Don't need your help and your tight and old rules ♪ | ♪ Don't need your help and your tight and old rules ♪ |
210 | 00:12:23,660 | 00:12:27,038 | - It was always very, very, very eclectic. | - It was always very, very, very eclectic. |
211 | 00:12:27,205 | 00:12:28,206 | - Now! | - Now! |
212 | 00:12:29,291 | 00:12:31,084 | - But the '60s in general | - But the '60s in general |
213 | 00:12:31,251 | 00:12:34,504 | were a political, moral, social revolution. | were a political, moral, social revolution. |
214 | 00:12:37,215 | 00:12:39,259 | - Halston understood that there was | - Halston understood that there was |
215 | 00:12:39,426 | 00:12:42,429 | a whole new social order coming in. | a whole new social order coming in. |
216 | 00:12:42,596 | 00:12:44,598 | The war baby boom came of age. | The war baby boom came of age. |
217 | 00:12:44,764 | 00:12:47,434 | Drugs, sex, and rock and roll. | Drugs, sex, and rock and roll. |
218 | 00:12:47,601 | 00:12:50,395 | Even the French couture changed. | Even the French couture changed. |
219 | 00:12:50,562 | 00:12:52,397 | St. Laurent, Givenchy, and Cardin | St. Laurent, Givenchy, and Cardin |
220 | 00:12:52,564 | 00:12:54,900 | opened up ready-to-wear boutiques. | opened up ready-to-wear boutiques. |
221 | 00:12:55,066 | 00:12:57,277 | And so, Halston saw all of that in Paris, | And so, Halston saw all of that in Paris, |
222 | 00:12:57,444 | 00:13:01,198 | and there was tension with the Bergdorf people. | and there was tension with the Bergdorf people. |
223 | 00:13:17,255 | 00:13:21,176 | - Halston came to see me, and he said, "I have backing. | - Halston came to see me, and he said, "I have backing. |
224 | 00:13:21,343 | 00:13:24,137 | "Would you clean up your act?" | "Would you clean up your act?" |
225 | 00:13:24,304 | 00:13:26,097 | I was deep into drugs by that time. | I was deep into drugs by that time. |
226 | 00:13:26,264 | 00:13:29,768 | But I did stop intravenous drugs | But I did stop intravenous drugs |
227 | 00:13:29,935 | 00:13:32,229 | and went to work with him. | and went to work with him. |
228 | 00:13:32,395 | 00:13:36,650 | ♪ This the house that Jack built, y'all ♪ | ♪ This the house that Jack built, y'all ♪ |
229 | 00:13:36,816 | 00:13:40,237 | ♪ Remember this house ♪ | ♪ Remember this house ♪ |
230 | 00:13:40,403 | 00:13:43,240 | ♪ This was the land the he worked by hand ♪ | ♪ This was the land the he worked by hand ♪ |
231 | 00:13:43,406 | 00:13:45,867 | - Well, the salon was on 68th Street and Madison, | - Well, the salon was on 68th Street and Madison, |
232 | 00:13:46,034 | 00:13:50,247 | in this little, tiny walk-up kind of derelict building. | in this little, tiny walk-up kind of derelict building. |
233 | 00:13:50,413 | 00:13:52,958 | Compared to Bergdorf Goodman, I thought, like, you know, | Compared to Bergdorf Goodman, I thought, like, you know, |
234 | 00:13:53,124 | 00:13:55,794 | wow, this is, like, didn't feel so fancy. | wow, this is, like, didn't feel so fancy. |
235 | 00:13:55,961 | 00:13:59,381 | Then you went upstairs, a plain door, and you'd knock, | Then you went upstairs, a plain door, and you'd knock, |
236 | 00:13:59,548 | 00:14:01,007 | and then you'd go in, it was just magic. | and then you'd go in, it was just magic. |
237 | 00:14:01,174 | 00:14:04,886 | ♪ What is the use of crying ♪ | ♪ What is the use of crying ♪ |
238 | 00:14:05,053 | 00:14:06,888 | - Basically, it was just a floor-through apartment | - Basically, it was just a floor-through apartment |
239 | 00:14:07,055 | 00:14:09,349 | that they turned into this incredible background, | that they turned into this incredible background, |
240 | 00:14:09,516 | 00:14:11,768 | which is all just sort of magical and exotic, | which is all just sort of magical and exotic, |
241 | 00:14:11,935 | 00:14:13,520 | and you felt like you were in an Indian palace | and you felt like you were in an Indian palace |
242 | 00:14:13,687 | 00:14:14,771 | or you didn't know where you were. | or you didn't know where you were. |
243 | 00:14:14,938 | 00:14:16,398 | You're on safari. | You're on safari. |
244 | 00:14:16,565 | 00:14:17,899 | It was very wild. | It was very wild. |
245 | 00:14:18,066 | 00:14:19,276 | And I remember the furniture, | And I remember the furniture, |
246 | 00:14:19,442 | 00:14:20,402 | because it was very uncomfortable. | because it was very uncomfortable. |
247 | 00:14:20,569 | 00:14:21,903 | It was horn furniture. | It was horn furniture. |
248 | 00:14:22,070 | 00:14:23,405 | Like you sat in them, | Like you sat in them, |
249 | 00:14:23,572 | 00:14:24,322 | and you just didn't want to sit in them, | and you just didn't want to sit in them, |
250 | 00:14:24,489 | 00:14:26,491 | but it looked great. | but it looked great. |
251 | 00:14:26,658 | 00:14:28,952 | ♪ In the house that Jack built ♪ ♪ The house that Jack built ♪ | ♪ In the house that Jack built ♪ ♪ The house that Jack built ♪ |
252 | 00:14:29,119 | 00:14:30,328 | ♪ I'm gonn' remember this house ♪ | ♪ I'm gonn' remember this house ♪ |
253 | 00:14:30,495 | 00:14:31,955 | ♪ The house that Jack built ♪ | ♪ The house that Jack built ♪ |
254 | 00:14:32,122 | 00:14:34,583 | - Halston made the atmosphere very democratic. | - Halston made the atmosphere very democratic. |
255 | 00:14:34,749 | 00:14:37,085 | I mean, I'm a poor kid from Long Island City. | I mean, I'm a poor kid from Long Island City. |
256 | 00:14:37,252 | 00:14:41,798 | But then there was Marisa Berenson and Berry, | But then there was Marisa Berenson and Berry, |
257 | 00:14:41,965 | 00:14:43,550 | who grew up in Paris. | who grew up in Paris. |
258 | 00:14:44,968 | 00:14:46,761 | - It was a mix of social circles. | - It was a mix of social circles. |
259 | 00:14:46,928 | 00:14:49,389 | And that's what was so great about that era, | And that's what was so great about that era, |
260 | 00:14:49,556 | 00:14:52,350 | is that it was a big mix of interesting, | is that it was a big mix of interesting, |
261 | 00:14:52,517 | 00:14:55,604 | fascinating people. | fascinating people. |
262 | 00:14:55,770 | 00:14:56,938 | Like Elsa. | Like Elsa. |
263 | 00:14:57,105 | 00:14:59,024 | - I love to be with homosexuals. | - I love to be with homosexuals. |
264 | 00:14:59,190 | 00:15:02,736 | I stay 15 years with homosexuals, and I loved them. | I stay 15 years with homosexuals, and I loved them. |
265 | 00:15:02,902 | 00:15:05,572 | Because I didn't have the lover. | Because I didn't have the lover. |
266 | 00:15:05,739 | 00:15:07,365 | (clapperboard snapping) | (clapperboard snapping) |
267 | 00:15:07,532 | 00:15:08,742 | - Pat Cleveland was discovered on a subway car. | - Pat Cleveland was discovered on a subway car. |
268 | 00:15:08,908 | 00:15:11,036 | - I was still in high school. | - I was still in high school. |
269 | 00:15:11,202 | 00:15:13,371 | I went into the room, and he looked at me and he said, | I went into the room, and he looked at me and he said, |
270 | 00:15:13,538 | 00:15:17,459 | "Okay, you'll be here tomorrow for the show." | "Okay, you'll be here tomorrow for the show." |
271 | 00:15:17,626 | 00:15:20,045 | - He was totally laser-focused | - He was totally laser-focused |
272 | 00:15:20,211 | 00:15:21,755 | on this collection | on this collection |
273 | 00:15:21,921 | 00:15:26,343 | because, in his mind, I'm sure this was make or break. | because, in his mind, I'm sure this was make or break. |
274 | 00:15:26,509 | 00:15:28,053 | - All the ladies of society were there. | - All the ladies of society were there. |
275 | 00:15:28,219 | 00:15:31,014 | The Vogue ladies were sitting in the front row. | The Vogue ladies were sitting in the front row. |
276 | 00:15:31,181 | 00:15:33,850 | Oh, my goodness, this is it, we're doing this show. | Oh, my goodness, this is it, we're doing this show. |
277 | 00:15:34,017 | 00:15:35,769 | And he lined us girls up. | And he lined us girls up. |
278 | 00:15:35,935 | 00:15:37,270 | We were all perfectly dressed. | We were all perfectly dressed. |
279 | 00:15:37,437 | 00:15:39,105 | And he would go to the first girl, | And he would go to the first girl, |
280 | 00:15:39,272 | 00:15:41,316 | and he'd whisper something into their ear. | and he'd whisper something into their ear. |
281 | 00:15:41,483 | 00:15:44,611 | And he'd say, "Now, don't forget, you're the best." | And he'd say, "Now, don't forget, you're the best." |
282 | 00:15:55,997 | 00:15:59,334 | ♪ And what costume shall the poor girl wear ♪ | ♪ And what costume shall the poor girl wear ♪ |
283 | 00:15:59,501 | 00:16:02,045 | - His clothes hit me like, this is it. | - His clothes hit me like, this is it. |
284 | 00:16:02,212 | 00:16:05,632 | This is the fashion that I would want to wear. | This is the fashion that I would want to wear. |
285 | 00:16:05,799 | 00:16:09,302 | ♪ To all tomorrow's parties ♪ | ♪ To all tomorrow's parties ♪ |
286 | 00:16:09,469 | 00:16:10,804 | - No zippers. | - No zippers. |
287 | 00:16:10,970 | 00:16:13,306 | Just get in and out over your head. | Just get in and out over your head. |
288 | 00:16:13,473 | 00:16:14,808 | ♪ A hand-me-down dress ♪ | ♪ A hand-me-down dress ♪ |
289 | 00:16:14,974 | 00:16:16,434 | - Overnight success. | - Overnight success. |
290 | 00:16:16,601 | 00:16:18,561 | It was a clean look. | It was a clean look. |
291 | 00:16:18,728 | 00:16:23,817 | The simplicity was really needed after the '60s. | The simplicity was really needed after the '60s. |
292 | 00:16:23,983 | 00:16:28,071 | And it was all-American, from an all-American boy. | And it was all-American, from an all-American boy. |
293 | 00:16:31,366 | 00:16:33,618 | (audience applauding) | (audience applauding) |
294 | 00:16:33,785 | 00:16:35,078 | - Let's meet our first challenger. | - Let's meet our first challenger. |
295 | 00:16:35,245 | 00:16:37,497 | So, will you enter and sign in, please? | So, will you enter and sign in, please? |
296 | 00:16:37,664 | 00:16:40,458 | (playful music) | (playful music) |
297 | 00:16:40,625 | 00:16:41,960 | Mr. X. | Mr. X. |
298 | 00:16:42,127 | 00:16:45,130 | (audience applauding) | (audience applauding) |
299 | 00:16:47,757 | 00:16:49,467 | Panel, this is Mr. X, | Panel, this is Mr. X, |
300 | 00:16:49,634 | 00:16:52,387 | and may I tell you that Mr. X is concerned with a product. | and may I tell you that Mr. X is concerned with a product. |
301 | 00:16:52,554 | 00:16:55,014 | And now let's show our audience just who our guest is | And now let's show our audience just who our guest is |
302 | 00:16:55,181 | 00:16:56,975 | and what his product is. | and what his product is. |
303 | 00:16:58,226 | 00:17:01,271 | (audience applauding) | (audience applauding) |
304 | 00:17:03,064 | 00:17:06,276 | - Can I rule out that your name is Valentino? | - Can I rule out that your name is Valentino? |
305 | 00:17:06,443 | 00:17:08,194 | - You can rule that out. | - You can rule that out. |
306 | 00:17:08,361 | 00:17:09,988 | - All right, no, no, I'm sure if I hear the name, I'll know. | - All right, no, no, I'm sure if I hear the name, I'll know. |
307 | 00:17:10,155 | 00:17:11,698 | It's because I don't recognize you on site. | It's because I don't recognize you on site. |
308 | 00:17:11,865 | 00:17:16,327 | But would the clothing be the new sensation hot pants? | But would the clothing be the new sensation hot pants? |
309 | 00:17:16,494 | 00:17:17,412 | - That's it! - Yes. | - That's it! - Yes. |
310 | 00:17:17,579 | 00:17:18,371 | - Is that right? | - Is that right? |
311 | 00:17:18,538 | 00:17:19,247 | (audience applauding) | (audience applauding) |
312 | 00:17:19,414 | 00:17:22,792 | (mysterious music) | (mysterious music) |
313 | 00:17:27,797 | 00:17:30,550 | - Felt like the beginning because he was so enthusiastic, | - Felt like the beginning because he was so enthusiastic, |
314 | 00:17:30,717 | 00:17:34,429 | and everybody was so charmed with him, and so young, | and everybody was so charmed with him, and so young, |
315 | 00:17:34,596 | 00:17:36,014 | and it was enticing. | and it was enticing. |
316 | 00:17:36,181 | 00:17:39,058 | You just wanted to be in the room with him. | You just wanted to be in the room with him. |
317 | 00:17:40,143 | 00:17:41,436 | - I was 18. | - I was 18. |
318 | 00:17:41,603 | 00:17:43,021 | I was so innocent. | I was so innocent. |
319 | 00:17:43,188 | 00:17:44,314 | I knew nothing. | I knew nothing. |
320 | 00:17:46,232 | 00:17:48,318 | I was from the Midwest. | I was from the Midwest. |
321 | 00:17:48,485 | 00:17:50,612 | Everyone was unusual for me. | Everyone was unusual for me. |
322 | 00:17:50,779 | 00:17:51,863 | Like Pat Ast. | Like Pat Ast. |
323 | 00:17:53,156 | 00:17:56,659 | She was an Andy Warhol superstar with frizzy hair. | She was an Andy Warhol superstar with frizzy hair. |
324 | 00:17:56,826 | 00:17:59,662 | ♪ I'm just wild about Andy ♪ | ♪ I'm just wild about Andy ♪ |
325 | 00:17:59,829 | 00:18:02,874 | ♪ And Andy's wild about me ♪ | ♪ And Andy's wild about me ♪ |
326 | 00:18:03,041 | 00:18:07,712 | ♪ The heavenly blisses of his kisses ♪ | ♪ The heavenly blisses of his kisses ♪ |
327 | 00:18:07,879 | 00:18:11,591 | ♪ They fill me with ecstasy ♪ | ♪ They fill me with ecstasy ♪ |
328 | 00:18:11,758 | 00:18:13,301 | - This was definitely the in crowd. | - This was definitely the in crowd. |
329 | 00:18:13,468 | 00:18:15,136 | Andy kept saying, "Oh, this is, you know, | Andy kept saying, "Oh, this is, you know, |
330 | 00:18:15,303 | 00:18:16,304 | "this is so in, Bob. | "this is so in, Bob. |
331 | 00:18:16,471 | 00:18:17,680 | "This is so in." | "This is so in." |
332 | 00:18:19,641 | 00:18:22,018 | He knew Halston from the 1950s, | He knew Halston from the 1950s, |
333 | 00:18:22,185 | 00:18:26,481 | when Andy was doing ads and windows for Bergdorf's. | when Andy was doing ads and windows for Bergdorf's. |
334 | 00:18:26,648 | 00:18:28,775 | He was comfortable in the world of fashion. | He was comfortable in the world of fashion. |
335 | 00:18:28,942 | 00:18:30,819 | ♪ Wild about me ♪ | ♪ Wild about me ♪ |
336 | 00:18:30,985 | 00:18:33,446 | (vibrant music) | (vibrant music) |
337 | 00:18:34,656 | 00:18:35,698 | (phone line beeps) | (phone line beeps) |
338 | 00:18:43,081 | 00:18:44,457 | (interviewer laughing) | (interviewer laughing) |
339 | 00:18:44,624 | 00:18:47,043 | - Joe was not only the illustrator, | - Joe was not only the illustrator, |
340 | 00:18:47,210 | 00:18:48,837 | but a close friend. | but a close friend. |
341 | 00:18:49,003 | 00:18:52,799 | You know, Halston was very cool, and Joe was very hot. | You know, Halston was very cool, and Joe was very hot. |
342 | 00:18:56,302 | 00:18:57,762 | - He was drawn to people | - He was drawn to people |
343 | 00:18:57,929 | 00:19:00,557 | who just displayed their emotions. | who just displayed their emotions. |
344 | 00:19:00,723 | 00:19:04,352 | And also, have this tremendous aesthetic side. | And also, have this tremendous aesthetic side. |
345 | 00:19:08,398 | 00:19:11,609 | - And he believed so much on me, Halston. | - And he believed so much on me, Halston. |
346 | 00:19:11,776 | 00:19:15,071 | - Elsa would be there drawing things all the time. | - Elsa would be there drawing things all the time. |
347 | 00:19:15,238 | 00:19:18,491 | And Halston said, "You need to be a jewelry designer." | And Halston said, "You need to be a jewelry designer." |
348 | 00:19:18,658 | 00:19:21,494 | And somehow she made this jewelry for us, which is, | And somehow she made this jewelry for us, which is, |
349 | 00:19:21,661 | 00:19:24,747 | I had two of these, one was stolen. | I had two of these, one was stolen. |
350 | 00:19:24,914 | 00:19:25,832 | - Why I did do jewelry? | - Why I did do jewelry? |
351 | 00:19:25,999 | 00:19:28,459 | I just was trapped into it. | I just was trapped into it. |
352 | 00:19:28,626 | 00:19:32,589 | I did something for fun, it became a success. | I did something for fun, it became a success. |
353 | 00:19:32,755 | 00:19:34,424 | - Really? | - Really? |
354 | 00:19:35,592 | 00:19:36,551 | - We were hipsters. | - We were hipsters. |
355 | 00:19:36,718 | 00:19:38,094 | We thought we were. | We thought we were. |
356 | 00:19:38,261 | 00:19:41,264 | We probably weren't at all, but, you know. | We probably weren't at all, but, you know. |
357 | 00:19:41,431 | 00:19:44,017 | My husband, Bill, was starting to work at Halston's. | My husband, Bill, was starting to work at Halston's. |
358 | 00:19:44,183 | 00:19:46,561 | They got along really well together. | They got along really well together. |
359 | 00:19:46,728 | 00:19:49,022 | In the beginning, he couldn't wait to go to work. | In the beginning, he couldn't wait to go to work. |
360 | 00:19:49,188 | 00:19:51,983 | And that's a great feeling, isn't it? | And that's a great feeling, isn't it? |
361 | 00:19:53,151 | 00:19:56,112 | - Bill Dugan was the first disciple. | - Bill Dugan was the first disciple. |
362 | 00:19:56,279 | 00:20:00,408 | And 12 years later, he was still spreading the gospel. | And 12 years later, he was still spreading the gospel. |
363 | 00:20:00,575 | 00:20:03,536 | - If you want to understand Halston's clothes, | - If you want to understand Halston's clothes, |
364 | 00:20:03,703 | 00:20:06,164 | you have to understand the lineage first. | you have to understand the lineage first. |
365 | 00:20:06,331 | 00:20:08,917 | You see, when he did his first line, | You see, when he did his first line, |
366 | 00:20:09,083 | 00:20:10,418 | I think he was the first to be surprised | I think he was the first to be surprised |
367 | 00:20:10,585 | 00:20:13,379 | at how good he really was. | at how good he really was. |
368 | 00:20:13,546 | 00:20:17,967 | The other who was surprised, of course, was his mentor. | The other who was surprised, of course, was his mentor. |
369 | 00:20:22,889 | 00:20:25,808 | - Oh, I think perhaps Charles James, | - Oh, I think perhaps Charles James, |
370 | 00:20:25,975 | 00:20:27,602 | who was a friend of mine. | who was a friend of mine. |
371 | 00:20:27,769 | 00:20:29,896 | (dramatic music) | (dramatic music) |
372 | 00:20:30,063 | 00:20:31,439 | (audience applauding) | (audience applauding) |
373 | 00:20:31,606 | 00:20:33,274 | - Charles James is such an amazing figure. | - Charles James is such an amazing figure. |
374 | 00:20:33,441 | 00:20:34,692 | Difficult, controversial. | Difficult, controversial. |
375 | 00:20:34,859 | 00:20:35,818 | But he's one of these people that, | But he's one of these people that, |
376 | 00:20:35,985 | 00:20:37,487 | he was so amazingly talented. | he was so amazingly talented. |
377 | 00:20:37,654 | 00:20:40,782 | ♪ I know what it is to be young ♪ | ♪ I know what it is to be young ♪ |
378 | 00:20:40,949 | 00:20:42,325 | - Even the Europeans understood | - Even the Europeans understood |
379 | 00:20:42,492 | 00:20:45,078 | that Charles James was a singular genius. | that Charles James was a singular genius. |
380 | 00:20:45,244 | 00:20:46,913 | ♪ You don't know what it is ♪ | ♪ You don't know what it is ♪ |
381 | 00:20:47,080 | 00:20:48,831 | ♪ To be old ♪ | ♪ To be old ♪ |
382 | 00:20:48,998 | 00:20:51,334 | - Halston had this incredible fascination, | - Halston had this incredible fascination, |
383 | 00:20:51,501 | 00:20:54,462 | and I would say envy of Charles James. | and I would say envy of Charles James. |
384 | 00:20:54,629 | 00:20:58,383 | ♪ You'll be saying the same thing ♪ | ♪ You'll be saying the same thing ♪ |
385 | 00:20:58,549 | 00:21:00,134 | - He mimicked Charles. | - He mimicked Charles. |
386 | 00:21:00,301 | 00:21:01,594 | Charles would say things like, | Charles would say things like, |
387 | 00:21:01,761 | 00:21:04,263 | "You're only as good as who you dress." | "You're only as good as who you dress." |
388 | 00:21:04,430 | 00:21:06,099 | And suddenly Halston was saying, | And suddenly Halston was saying, |
389 | 00:21:06,265 | 00:21:09,185 | "You're only as good as who you dress." | "You're only as good as who you dress." |
390 | 00:21:10,311 | 00:21:12,271 | ♪ I've asked so many questions ♪ | ♪ I've asked so many questions ♪ |
391 | 00:21:12,438 | 00:21:14,190 | - In the late '60s, | - In the late '60s, |
392 | 00:21:14,357 | 00:21:17,527 | Charles James was really out of his luck, and he owed money. | Charles James was really out of his luck, and he owed money. |
393 | 00:21:17,694 | 00:21:19,612 | And he really wasn't designing. | And he really wasn't designing. |
394 | 00:21:19,779 | 00:21:21,698 | ♪ Find all the answers ♪ | ♪ Find all the answers ♪ |
395 | 00:21:21,864 | 00:21:23,074 | - It's true that you're considering going on welfare, | - It's true that you're considering going on welfare, |
396 | 00:21:23,241 | 00:21:24,575 | isn't it? - Yes, it is. | isn't it? - Yes, it is. |
397 | 00:21:24,742 | 00:21:26,452 | In order to get my doctor's bills paid. | In order to get my doctor's bills paid. |
398 | 00:21:26,619 | 00:21:27,578 | It's just the most shocking-- | It's just the most shocking-- |
399 | 00:21:27,745 | 00:21:29,163 | - Halston felt for him. | - Halston felt for him. |
400 | 00:21:29,330 | 00:21:31,916 | ♪ There'll be days to remember ♪ | ♪ There'll be days to remember ♪ |
401 | 00:21:32,083 | 00:21:33,626 | - So he hired Charles James | - So he hired Charles James |
402 | 00:21:33,793 | 00:21:36,254 | to help him with a collection. | to help him with a collection. |
403 | 00:21:55,440 | 00:21:57,734 | (gentle piano music) | (gentle piano music) |
404 | 00:21:57,900 | 00:22:01,154 | - James's working methodology was overworking | - James's working methodology was overworking |
405 | 00:22:01,320 | 00:22:03,614 | and overworking the same idea, | and overworking the same idea, |
406 | 00:22:03,781 | 00:22:06,826 | and creating things that were so incredibly complicated | and creating things that were so incredibly complicated |
407 | 00:22:06,993 | 00:22:09,203 | that it simply wasn't viable. | that it simply wasn't viable. |
408 | 00:22:13,332 | 00:22:15,001 | - Charles was furious throughout the whole thing | - Charles was furious throughout the whole thing |
409 | 00:22:15,168 | 00:22:16,669 | 'cause it wasn't right. | 'cause it wasn't right. |
410 | 00:22:16,836 | 00:22:20,256 | Charles wanted control, Halston wanted control. | Charles wanted control, Halston wanted control. |
411 | 00:22:20,423 | 00:22:24,343 | It was almost like father and rebellious son. | It was almost like father and rebellious son. |
412 | 00:22:24,510 | 00:22:25,470 | It was a disaster, by the way. | It was a disaster, by the way. |
413 | 00:22:25,636 | 00:22:27,180 | The collection was a disaster. | The collection was a disaster. |
414 | 00:22:27,346 | 00:22:28,681 | - The few pieces that I've seen | - The few pieces that I've seen |
415 | 00:22:28,848 | 00:22:30,933 | look a little tortured, frankly. | look a little tortured, frankly. |
416 | 00:22:31,100 | 00:22:32,727 | Very typical of James's work, | Very typical of James's work, |
417 | 00:22:32,894 | 00:22:35,104 | where he would take fabric and twist it and torque it. | where he would take fabric and twist it and torque it. |
418 | 00:22:35,271 | 00:22:37,690 | And in the end result, you had things that looked amazing, | And in the end result, you had things that looked amazing, |
419 | 00:22:37,857 | 00:22:40,318 | in a way, but somehow unwearable. | in a way, but somehow unwearable. |
420 | 00:22:42,445 | 00:22:44,781 | - Halston said, "Well, I just want you to know that, | - Halston said, "Well, I just want you to know that, |
421 | 00:22:44,947 | 00:22:47,158 | "you know, I'm locking Charles out of the workroom." | "you know, I'm locking Charles out of the workroom." |
422 | 00:22:52,371 | 00:22:55,249 | - Halston is a middle-of-the-road man, | - Halston is a middle-of-the-road man, |
423 | 00:22:55,416 | 00:23:00,630 | who would be better as a buyer in a store, or a stylist. | who would be better as a buyer in a store, or a stylist. |
424 | 00:23:02,006 | 00:23:07,470 | He knows how to select good things to copy. | He knows how to select good things to copy. |
425 | 00:23:07,637 | 00:23:11,808 | But his passion has been to put his name on it. | But his passion has been to put his name on it. |
426 | 00:23:11,974 | 00:23:18,147 | For which action, the word plagiarism is correct. | For which action, the word plagiarism is correct. |
427 | 00:23:21,776 | 00:23:23,444 | - Halston didn't copy. | - Halston didn't copy. |
428 | 00:23:23,611 | 00:23:26,030 | Eventually, I went to work for Halston, | Eventually, I went to work for Halston, |
429 | 00:23:26,197 | 00:23:32,161 | and I saw that Halston took concepts of Charles James | and I saw that Halston took concepts of Charles James |
430 | 00:23:32,328 | 00:23:33,663 | and relaxed them. | and relaxed them. |
431 | 00:23:36,791 | 00:23:39,210 | His clothes were for a modern time. | His clothes were for a modern time. |
432 | 00:23:39,377 | 00:23:41,504 | For a time where women's lifestyle | For a time where women's lifestyle |
433 | 00:23:41,671 | 00:23:43,256 | had changed completely. | had changed completely. |
434 | 00:23:43,422 | 00:23:44,382 | I mean, he understood that. | I mean, he understood that. |
435 | 00:23:44,549 | 00:23:47,176 | (ethereal music) | (ethereal music) |
436 | 00:23:50,805 | 00:23:52,348 | - Elegance and ease. | - Elegance and ease. |
437 | 00:23:54,308 | 00:23:58,896 | A sense of owning power, without being masculine. | A sense of owning power, without being masculine. |
438 | 00:24:00,148 | 00:24:02,984 | And honoring the body that you have. | And honoring the body that you have. |
439 | 00:24:04,819 | 00:24:08,197 | Basically, you were usually naked underneath. | Basically, you were usually naked underneath. |
440 | 00:24:08,364 | 00:24:11,075 | - You were free inside your clothes. | - You were free inside your clothes. |
441 | 00:24:14,745 | 00:24:17,206 | - He took away the cage. | - He took away the cage. |
442 | 00:24:17,373 | 00:24:18,749 | And he made things | And he made things |
443 | 00:24:18,916 | 00:24:21,836 | as though you didn't really need the structure | as though you didn't really need the structure |
444 | 00:24:22,003 | 00:24:24,589 | as much as you needed the woman. | as much as you needed the woman. |
445 | 00:24:24,755 | 00:24:29,177 | He really based most of his collection on most of us girls. | He really based most of his collection on most of us girls. |
446 | 00:24:29,343 | 00:24:30,845 | - I think maybe we just had a pin there to hold it up, | - I think maybe we just had a pin there to hold it up, |
447 | 00:24:31,012 | 00:24:32,013 | it might be good, huh? | it might be good, huh? |
448 | 00:24:32,180 | 00:24:33,514 | - Mm-hmm. | - Mm-hmm. |
449 | 00:24:33,681 | 00:24:36,142 | - Let's see you turn in it, Chrissy, huh? | - Let's see you turn in it, Chrissy, huh? |
450 | 00:24:36,309 | 00:24:40,354 | - Fabric to Halston was like clay to a sculptor. | - Fabric to Halston was like clay to a sculptor. |
451 | 00:24:40,521 | 00:24:43,024 | He knew how to use it. | He knew how to use it. |
452 | 00:24:43,191 | 00:24:47,528 | And everything was cut on the bias, so it spiraled. | And everything was cut on the bias, so it spiraled. |
453 | 00:24:47,695 | 00:24:49,197 | - Basically, bias is cutting fabric | - Basically, bias is cutting fabric |
454 | 00:24:49,363 | 00:24:52,241 | on an oblique, or 45-degree angle. | on an oblique, or 45-degree angle. |
455 | 00:24:52,408 | 00:24:54,577 | Fabric is usually cut on the straight grain. | Fabric is usually cut on the straight grain. |
456 | 00:24:54,744 | 00:24:55,828 | If you've ever cut something on the bias, | If you've ever cut something on the bias, |
457 | 00:24:55,995 | 00:24:57,788 | it flows over the body. | it flows over the body. |
458 | 00:24:57,955 | 00:25:00,458 | It opens up, if you will. | It opens up, if you will. |
459 | 00:25:00,625 | 00:25:02,376 | - It's very hard to do it. | - It's very hard to do it. |
460 | 00:25:02,543 | 00:25:03,794 | Nothing is straight. | Nothing is straight. |
461 | 00:25:03,961 | 00:25:06,839 | It's very hard to sew, everything moves. | It's very hard to sew, everything moves. |
462 | 00:25:07,006 | 00:25:09,842 | Especially on chiffon, it's very hard to control. | Especially on chiffon, it's very hard to control. |
463 | 00:25:10,009 | 00:25:12,678 | But he made it so easy. | But he made it so easy. |
464 | 00:25:12,845 | 00:25:15,348 | - He just would throw a piece of fabric on the floor, | - He just would throw a piece of fabric on the floor, |
465 | 00:25:15,514 | 00:25:17,266 | and cut through it. | and cut through it. |
466 | 00:25:17,433 | 00:25:21,520 | Pick it up, throw it on you, and then, pfft, it was a dress. | Pick it up, throw it on you, and then, pfft, it was a dress. |
467 | 00:25:22,897 | 00:25:24,106 | - That's genius. | - That's genius. |
468 | 00:25:25,441 | 00:25:26,400 | It's a dress. | It's a dress. |
469 | 00:25:26,567 | 00:25:28,736 | Just from the way he cut it. | Just from the way he cut it. |
470 | 00:25:28,903 | 00:25:30,571 | I don't know anybody who could do that. | I don't know anybody who could do that. |
471 | 00:25:30,738 | 00:25:31,948 | He's the only one. | He's the only one. |
472 | 00:25:55,596 | 00:25:58,724 | - That's probably the largest Halston collection | - That's probably the largest Halston collection |
473 | 00:25:58,891 | 00:26:02,019 | of all the museums in the States. | of all the museums in the States. |
474 | 00:26:02,186 | 00:26:03,437 | When I started working here, | When I started working here, |
475 | 00:26:03,604 | 00:26:05,564 | I started really looking at the clothes. | I started really looking at the clothes. |
476 | 00:26:05,731 | 00:26:09,860 | And I'm most fascinated with the single-seam patterns. | And I'm most fascinated with the single-seam patterns. |
477 | 00:26:11,904 | 00:26:13,656 | Similar to the one that's up there, | Similar to the one that's up there, |
478 | 00:26:13,823 | 00:26:15,157 | which looks like a painting, | which looks like a painting, |
479 | 00:26:15,324 | 00:26:17,994 | is actually the pattern for that dress. | is actually the pattern for that dress. |
480 | 00:26:19,078 | 00:26:20,329 | It's really hard to see it, flat. | It's really hard to see it, flat. |
481 | 00:26:20,496 | 00:26:24,125 | But, and just spirals. | But, and just spirals. |
482 | 00:26:24,875 | 00:26:26,210 | And this is another one | And this is another one |
483 | 00:26:26,377 | 00:26:29,880 | that is cut from one piece of fabric, folded. | that is cut from one piece of fabric, folded. |
484 | 00:26:30,047 | 00:26:34,510 | You cut out the neck, and the seam goes from here to here, | You cut out the neck, and the seam goes from here to here, |
485 | 00:26:34,677 | 00:26:36,846 | down the side, and then across. | down the side, and then across. |
486 | 00:26:37,013 | 00:26:38,973 | It's one piece of fabric. | It's one piece of fabric. |
487 | 00:26:39,140 | 00:26:41,017 | The pattern looks like a Cuisinart blade. | The pattern looks like a Cuisinart blade. |
488 | 00:26:41,183 | 00:26:44,520 | (ethereal music) | (ethereal music) |
489 | 00:26:44,687 | 00:26:47,189 | Very much like the art, at the time, like abstract art. | Very much like the art, at the time, like abstract art. |
490 | 00:26:47,356 | 00:26:51,736 | It was reducing it down to its least common denominators. | It was reducing it down to its least common denominators. |
491 | 00:26:55,656 | 00:26:57,366 | - I think if fashion history would write it, | - I think if fashion history would write it, |
492 | 00:26:57,533 | 00:26:59,660 | I'd like to have a credit point of saying | I'd like to have a credit point of saying |
493 | 00:26:59,827 | 00:27:01,954 | maybe we cleaned it up a bit, where, you know, | maybe we cleaned it up a bit, where, you know, |
494 | 00:27:02,121 | 00:27:04,165 | I have a theory that less becomes more, so much. | I have a theory that less becomes more, so much. |
495 | 00:27:04,332 | 00:27:05,041 | - Uh-huh. | - Uh-huh. |
496 | 00:27:06,792 | 00:27:09,086 | - I felt more intimidated by Halston | - I felt more intimidated by Halston |
497 | 00:27:09,253 | 00:27:12,423 | than by whatever man I met in my life. | than by whatever man I met in my life. |
498 | 00:27:12,590 | 00:27:14,008 | - Because? | - Because? |
499 | 00:27:14,175 | 00:27:16,552 | - Because everything he was doing was great. | - Because everything he was doing was great. |
500 | 00:27:16,719 | 00:27:18,387 | Every time, every time. | Every time, every time. |
501 | 00:27:19,764 | 00:27:21,057 | He astonished me. | He astonished me. |
502 | 00:27:22,183 | 00:27:23,768 | - How do you feel when you, say, | - How do you feel when you, say, |
503 | 00:27:23,934 | 00:27:25,519 | walk into a restaurant in New York, and a lady comes in | walk into a restaurant in New York, and a lady comes in |
504 | 00:27:25,686 | 00:27:28,022 | looking smashing in a Halston outfit? | looking smashing in a Halston outfit? |
505 | 00:27:28,189 | 00:27:30,691 | - I'm very proud. | - I'm very proud. |
506 | 00:27:30,858 | 00:27:34,570 | I'm just very proud if somebody looks good in it, you know? | I'm just very proud if somebody looks good in it, you know? |
507 | 00:27:34,737 | 00:27:35,654 | - What if she comes in | - What if she comes in |
508 | 00:27:35,821 | 00:27:38,032 | and doesn't look good in it? | and doesn't look good in it? |
509 | 00:27:38,199 | 00:27:41,410 | - Then I'm not so proud. (laughing) | - Then I'm not so proud. (laughing) |
510 | 00:27:41,577 | 00:27:42,578 | (vibrant music) | (vibrant music) |
511 | 00:27:42,745 | 00:27:44,163 | - The Halston market | - The Halston market |
512 | 00:27:44,330 | 00:27:45,915 | is in the better stores across the country. | is in the better stores across the country. |
513 | 00:27:46,082 | 00:27:47,458 | In New York, it's Bergdorf Goodman, | In New York, it's Bergdorf Goodman, |
514 | 00:27:47,625 | 00:27:49,293 | where he has a boutique | where he has a boutique |
515 | 00:27:49,460 | 00:27:52,046 | in the same spot he started selling hats to rich ladies | in the same spot he started selling hats to rich ladies |
516 | 00:27:52,213 | 00:27:53,839 | 15 years ago. | 15 years ago. |
517 | 00:27:54,006 | 00:27:55,925 | This is Halston off the rack. | This is Halston off the rack. |
518 | 00:27:56,092 | 00:27:57,510 | The favorite item? | The favorite item? |
519 | 00:27:57,676 | 00:28:00,429 | An Ultrasuede shirt dress with a $200 price tag | An Ultrasuede shirt dress with a $200 price tag |
520 | 00:28:00,596 | 00:28:03,808 | that has broken all previous sales records. | that has broken all previous sales records. |
521 | 00:28:05,226 | 00:28:06,435 | - You're late. | - You're late. |
522 | 00:28:06,602 | 00:28:07,895 | My god, are you ever on time, come on. | My god, are you ever on time, come on. |
523 | 00:28:08,062 | 00:28:09,814 | - But for real extravagance, | - But for real extravagance, |
524 | 00:28:09,980 | 00:28:12,233 | the ladies come to Halston's own showroom on Madison Avenue, | the ladies come to Halston's own showroom on Madison Avenue, |
525 | 00:28:12,400 | 00:28:14,735 | where super saleswoman Pat Ast | where super saleswoman Pat Ast |
526 | 00:28:14,902 | 00:28:17,655 | will give them that special treatment. | will give them that special treatment. |
527 | 00:28:17,822 | 00:28:19,240 | - What about Pat Ast? | - What about Pat Ast? |
528 | 00:28:19,407 | 00:28:21,367 | Some people have suggested that by using her, | Some people have suggested that by using her, |
529 | 00:28:21,534 | 00:28:24,370 | you're putting down fashion a bit. | you're putting down fashion a bit. |
530 | 00:28:24,537 | 00:28:26,997 | - Well, if you think that Patty is a put-down, | - Well, if you think that Patty is a put-down, |
531 | 00:28:27,164 | 00:28:28,124 | but I don't think so. | but I don't think so. |
532 | 00:28:28,290 | 00:28:30,209 | I take her very seriously. | I take her very seriously. |
533 | 00:28:30,376 | 00:28:33,087 | And I like to make her glamorous. | And I like to make her glamorous. |
534 | 00:28:33,254 | 00:28:36,132 | - Halston designs things that are made especially for me, | - Halston designs things that are made especially for me, |
535 | 00:28:36,298 | 00:28:39,135 | which is the most incredible thing, 'cause looking at me, | which is the most incredible thing, 'cause looking at me, |
536 | 00:28:39,301 | 00:28:42,304 | you know I'm not the normal size woman. | you know I'm not the normal size woman. |
537 | 00:28:43,597 | 00:28:45,516 | - I think he appreciated the woman's body. | - I think he appreciated the woman's body. |
538 | 00:28:45,683 | 00:28:48,978 | I think he appreciated all the different types of women. | I think he appreciated all the different types of women. |
539 | 00:28:49,145 | 00:28:52,064 | He loved all of the diversity of his models. | He loved all of the diversity of his models. |
540 | 00:28:52,231 | 00:28:53,899 | - If you take this down, Iman. - Yeah. | - If you take this down, Iman. - Yeah. |
541 | 00:28:54,066 | 00:28:56,610 | - And you turn around, that way so you see a decollete. | - And you turn around, that way so you see a decollete. |
542 | 00:28:56,777 | 00:28:58,904 | This is Iman's first show. | This is Iman's first show. |
543 | 00:28:59,071 | 00:29:00,656 | She's never been in a fashion show before. | She's never been in a fashion show before. |
544 | 00:29:00,823 | 00:29:03,617 | How do you feel about your first fashion show, Iman? | How do you feel about your first fashion show, Iman? |
545 | 00:29:03,784 | 00:29:05,161 | - I'm very nervous. | - I'm very nervous. |
546 | 00:29:10,207 | 00:29:12,668 | - He always loved different personalities. | - He always loved different personalities. |
547 | 00:29:12,835 | 00:29:14,336 | And he encouraged that. | And he encouraged that. |
548 | 00:29:14,503 | 00:29:16,046 | - Do you think that models are some of the sexy, | - Do you think that models are some of the sexy, |
549 | 00:29:16,213 | 00:29:17,631 | most beautiful girls in the world? | most beautiful girls in the world? |
550 | 00:29:17,798 | 00:29:19,300 | - Sometimes. | - Sometimes. |
551 | 00:29:19,467 | 00:29:20,426 | - Do you think they should all be in the movies? | - Do you think they should all be in the movies? |
552 | 00:29:20,593 | 00:29:22,261 | - No. | - No. |
553 | 00:29:22,428 | 00:29:25,556 | - He also loved the idea of being controversial. | - He also loved the idea of being controversial. |
554 | 00:29:25,723 | 00:29:27,391 | I remember the Coty Award Show, | I remember the Coty Award Show, |
555 | 00:29:27,558 | 00:29:31,770 | he decided it was gonna be a happening, so anything goes. | he decided it was gonna be a happening, so anything goes. |
556 | 00:29:31,937 | 00:29:32,897 | - Tell me something. | - Tell me something. |
557 | 00:29:33,063 | 00:29:34,565 | - I'm gonna tell you. | - I'm gonna tell you. |
558 | 00:29:34,732 | 00:29:36,358 | I hope that show goes better than the rehearsal. | I hope that show goes better than the rehearsal. |
559 | 00:29:36,525 | 00:29:40,446 | - All the fashion world is waiting for the Coty Awards. | - All the fashion world is waiting for the Coty Awards. |
560 | 00:29:40,613 | 00:29:41,906 | - The audience in the Coty Awards | - The audience in the Coty Awards |
561 | 00:29:42,072 | 00:29:44,158 | tend to be a little more formal. | tend to be a little more formal. |
562 | 00:29:44,325 | 00:29:47,203 | But Halston wanted to be very irreverent. | But Halston wanted to be very irreverent. |
563 | 00:29:47,369 | 00:29:50,247 | - Andy and Halston came up with this idea | - Andy and Halston came up with this idea |
564 | 00:29:50,414 | 00:29:54,585 | that it was like a talent show, Halston's Talent Hour. | that it was like a talent show, Halston's Talent Hour. |
565 | 00:29:56,879 | 00:30:01,550 | ("When the Saints Go Marching In") | ("When the Saints Go Marching In") |
566 | 00:30:01,717 | 00:30:03,469 | I played the clarinet. | I played the clarinet. |
567 | 00:30:03,636 | 00:30:06,555 | He said, "What can you do?" (laughing) | He said, "What can you do?" (laughing) |
568 | 00:30:06,722 | 00:30:08,390 | "What else can you do?" | "What else can you do?" |
569 | 00:30:11,852 | 00:30:13,896 | ♪ Oh yeah ♪ | ♪ Oh yeah ♪ |
570 | 00:30:15,397 | 00:30:18,067 | - The audience, they didn't know what to make of it. | - The audience, they didn't know what to make of it. |
571 | 00:30:18,234 | 00:30:20,945 | (chuckles) | (chuckles) |
572 | 00:30:21,111 | 00:30:23,155 | Halston wanted it to be, just throw everything in, | Halston wanted it to be, just throw everything in, |
573 | 00:30:23,322 | 00:30:24,907 | including the kitchen sink. | including the kitchen sink. |
574 | 00:30:25,074 | 00:30:29,245 | And by the way, have Pat come out of the birthday cake. | And by the way, have Pat come out of the birthday cake. |
575 | 00:30:30,746 | 00:30:33,958 | ♪ Ah ah ah ah ah ♪ | ♪ Ah ah ah ah ah ♪ |
576 | 00:30:34,124 | 00:30:38,295 | ♪ Happy birthday to me ♪ | ♪ Happy birthday to me ♪ |
577 | 00:30:38,462 | 00:30:42,758 | ♪ Happy birthday to me ♪ | ♪ Happy birthday to me ♪ |
578 | 00:30:42,925 | 00:30:46,762 | ♪ Happy birthday, happy birthday ♪ | ♪ Happy birthday, happy birthday ♪ |
579 | 00:30:47,888 | 00:30:51,392 | (gentle instrumental music) | (gentle instrumental music) |
580 | 00:30:55,104 | 00:30:58,274 | - He took a chance, a leap of faith to be something | - He took a chance, a leap of faith to be something |
581 | 00:30:58,440 | 00:31:02,152 | that maybe a lot of people think they can't do. | that maybe a lot of people think they can't do. |
582 | 00:31:06,448 | 00:31:09,493 | He would say, "You can have anything you want. | He would say, "You can have anything you want. |
583 | 00:31:09,660 | 00:31:12,079 | "You're a good person." | "You're a good person." |
584 | 00:31:12,246 | 00:31:14,582 | You know, that feeling that somebody believes in you. | You know, that feeling that somebody believes in you. |
585 | 00:31:14,748 | 00:31:16,208 | You know? | You know? |
586 | 00:31:16,375 | 00:31:20,004 | And because of that, you know, he made me stronger. | And because of that, you know, he made me stronger. |
587 | 00:31:22,673 | 00:31:25,217 | (chuckling) | (chuckling) |
588 | 00:31:25,384 | 00:31:30,472 | Waterproof. (chuckling) | Waterproof. (chuckling) |
589 | 00:31:35,644 | 00:31:39,106 | I remember one time we went out West to do a show, | I remember one time we went out West to do a show, |
590 | 00:31:39,273 | 00:31:41,150 | and Halston said, "I want you to come with me. | and Halston said, "I want you to come with me. |
591 | 00:31:41,317 | 00:31:43,611 | I wanna see something." | I wanna see something." |
592 | 00:31:43,777 | 00:31:45,529 | He rented a car. | He rented a car. |
593 | 00:31:45,696 | 00:31:49,199 | And you never saw him drive 'cause we'd always be in limos. | And you never saw him drive 'cause we'd always be in limos. |
594 | 00:31:49,366 | 00:31:53,245 | And we went way out in the middle of nowhere, out there. | And we went way out in the middle of nowhere, out there. |
595 | 00:31:53,412 | 00:31:54,955 | Not a lot to look at. (chuckles) | Not a lot to look at. (chuckles) |
596 | 00:31:55,122 | 00:31:56,165 | Sky and earth. | Sky and earth. |
597 | 00:32:00,753 | 00:32:02,254 | And he said, "That's where I grew up. | And he said, "That's where I grew up. |
598 | 00:32:02,421 | 00:32:04,256 | "This is where I grew up." | "This is where I grew up." |
599 | 00:32:04,423 | 00:32:05,883 | And we'd be in the middle of nowhere. | And we'd be in the middle of nowhere. |
600 | 00:32:06,050 | 00:32:09,345 | Just, like, farms, with the big rolls of hay. | Just, like, farms, with the big rolls of hay. |
601 | 00:32:09,511 | 00:32:14,350 | He said, "I just wanted to come by here." | He said, "I just wanted to come by here." |
602 | 00:32:19,480 | 00:32:22,858 | - I only lived in Iowa for about five minutes, you know. | - I only lived in Iowa for about five minutes, you know. |
603 | 00:32:23,025 | 00:32:25,069 | I mean, I moved out of Iowa as a young man. | I mean, I moved out of Iowa as a young man. |
604 | 00:32:25,235 | 00:32:26,737 | It was during the Second World War, | It was during the Second World War, |
605 | 00:32:26,904 | 00:32:28,155 | and my father was in a business | and my father was in a business |
606 | 00:32:28,322 | 00:32:30,282 | that took us from one place to another, | that took us from one place to another, |
607 | 00:32:30,449 | 00:32:31,992 | so I lived in the Lake of the Ozarks, | so I lived in the Lake of the Ozarks, |
608 | 00:32:32,159 | 00:32:34,995 | and I lived in Kentucky, and I lived in Missouri, | and I lived in Kentucky, and I lived in Missouri, |
609 | 00:32:35,162 | 00:32:37,623 | and then we finally settled in Indiana. | and then we finally settled in Indiana. |
610 | 00:32:37,790 | 00:32:39,083 | So I was all over, you know. | So I was all over, you know. |
611 | 00:32:39,249 | 00:32:42,044 | It was sort of an unsettled time. | It was sort of an unsettled time. |
612 | 00:32:42,211 | 00:32:44,380 | - When you do go back home-- | - When you do go back home-- |
613 | 00:32:44,546 | 00:32:46,882 | - There is no home in Iowa, you see? | - There is no home in Iowa, you see? |
614 | 00:32:47,049 | 00:32:48,967 | What else do you think we should go over? | What else do you think we should go over? |
615 | 00:32:49,134 | 00:32:50,761 | - Just a little bit of the history. | - Just a little bit of the history. |
616 | 00:32:50,928 | 00:32:52,638 | I think that would be good for us to have and so forth. | I think that would be good for us to have and so forth. |
617 | 00:32:52,805 | 00:32:54,640 | - Oh, let's not go into the whole history crap, you know. | - Oh, let's not go into the whole history crap, you know. |
618 | 00:32:54,807 | 00:32:55,974 | What about right now? | What about right now? |
619 | 00:32:56,141 | 00:32:57,559 | - But this is history. | - But this is history. |
620 | 00:32:57,726 | 00:33:00,437 | - The past just doesn't interest me so much. | - The past just doesn't interest me so much. |
621 | 00:33:00,604 | 00:33:04,274 | I think you have pretty much, I think you have enough. | I think you have pretty much, I think you have enough. |
622 | 00:33:04,441 | 00:33:05,818 | - And we need a transcript | - And we need a transcript |
623 | 00:33:05,984 | 00:33:07,444 | as soon as possible. | as soon as possible. |
624 | 00:33:08,904 | 00:33:11,782 | (jazz noir music) | (jazz noir music) |
625 | 00:33:42,938 | 00:33:44,565 | - His mother would come and visit, | - His mother would come and visit, |
626 | 00:33:44,732 | 00:33:47,401 | and she always called him Hahl-ston. | and she always called him Hahl-ston. |
627 | 00:33:48,861 | 00:33:52,322 | And he had changed the pronunciation to Hall-ston, | And he had changed the pronunciation to Hall-ston, |
628 | 00:33:52,489 | 00:33:54,366 | but she would correct you. | but she would correct you. |
629 | 00:33:54,533 | 00:33:58,454 | "His name is Hahl-ston, it's a family name." | "His name is Hahl-ston, it's a family name." |
630 | 00:33:58,620 | 00:34:02,249 | She also used to say Hahl-ston had disappeared, | She also used to say Hahl-ston had disappeared, |
631 | 00:34:03,459 | 00:34:07,296 | but Hall-ston was a force to be reckoned with. | but Hall-ston was a force to be reckoned with. |
632 | 00:34:12,384 | 00:34:16,346 | And this is the manager of the boutique. | And this is the manager of the boutique. |
633 | 00:34:16,513 | 00:34:19,892 | Ed was just as handsome as Halston. | Ed was just as handsome as Halston. |
634 | 00:34:20,058 | 00:34:25,063 | And had just as much charisma. | And had just as much charisma. |
635 | 00:34:30,110 | 00:34:32,029 | - Ed Austin. | - Ed Austin. |
636 | 00:34:32,196 | 00:34:33,405 | (phone line beeps) | (phone line beeps) |
637 | 00:34:33,572 | 00:34:35,282 | - Never mentioned his dad, | - Never mentioned his dad, |
638 | 00:34:35,449 | 00:34:38,702 | but he called his mom every week, every Monday afternoon. | but he called his mom every week, every Monday afternoon. |
639 | 00:34:38,869 | 00:34:40,579 | Hallie Mae. | Hallie Mae. |
640 | 00:34:40,746 | 00:34:43,457 | I'm being careful about what I'm saying. | I'm being careful about what I'm saying. |
641 | 00:34:43,624 | 00:34:45,751 | I don't know how much you know about me. | I don't know how much you know about me. |
642 | 00:34:45,918 | 00:34:48,962 | - I didn't know it at the time, but apparently, | - I didn't know it at the time, but apparently, |
643 | 00:34:49,129 | 00:34:52,549 | Halston and Ed had had a relationship earlier. | Halston and Ed had had a relationship earlier. |
644 | 00:34:52,716 | 00:34:55,177 | (thunder rumbling) | (thunder rumbling) |
645 | 00:34:55,344 | 00:34:56,762 | - I was kept hidden. | - I was kept hidden. |
646 | 00:34:56,929 | 00:34:58,889 | I still don't know why. | I still don't know why. |
647 | 00:34:59,056 | 00:35:01,350 | I would go to his house at night. | I would go to his house at night. |
648 | 00:35:01,517 | 00:35:03,018 | The doorman would stop me and say, | The doorman would stop me and say, |
649 | 00:35:03,185 | 00:35:06,522 | "The deliveries go in the back," that sort of thing. | "The deliveries go in the back," that sort of thing. |
650 | 00:35:08,732 | 00:35:11,235 | We had a wonderful relationship. | We had a wonderful relationship. |
651 | 00:35:11,401 | 00:35:15,697 | He used to call me the crown prince, and he was the king. | He used to call me the crown prince, and he was the king. |
652 | 00:35:15,864 | 00:35:18,033 | - When did it end? | - When did it end? |
653 | 00:35:19,827 | 00:35:22,162 | - One Christmas, | - One Christmas, |
654 | 00:35:22,329 | 00:35:25,707 | Ed had done this absolutely beautiful window. | Ed had done this absolutely beautiful window. |
655 | 00:35:27,376 | 00:35:32,422 | And that was the day that Victor Hugo took over. | And that was the day that Victor Hugo took over. |
656 | 00:35:47,104 | 00:35:48,355 | - Victor came down | - Victor came down |
657 | 00:35:48,522 | 00:35:51,066 | and started to rearrange Ed's window. | and started to rearrange Ed's window. |
658 | 00:35:53,610 | 00:35:57,072 | It was very asymmetrical, and very haphazard. | It was very asymmetrical, and very haphazard. |
659 | 00:35:58,991 | 00:36:01,869 | But Halston came and loved the window. | But Halston came and loved the window. |
660 | 00:36:03,412 | 00:36:08,292 | When Ed saw it, he just put on his coat and went home. | When Ed saw it, he just put on his coat and went home. |
661 | 00:36:08,458 | 00:36:10,961 | It was the changing of the guard. | It was the changing of the guard. |
662 | 00:36:12,254 | 00:36:14,464 | - Are you looking for his Rosebud? | - Are you looking for his Rosebud? |
663 | 00:36:14,631 | 00:36:17,009 | The one thing that explains his whole life? | The one thing that explains his whole life? |
664 | 00:36:17,175 | 00:36:18,343 | You won't find one. | You won't find one. |
665 | 00:36:18,510 | 00:36:20,012 | Not with Halston. | Not with Halston. |
666 | 00:36:20,178 | 00:36:22,806 | What you see is what you get, baby. | What you see is what you get, baby. |
667 | 00:36:25,726 | 00:36:27,394 | - Victor was Venezuelan, | - Victor was Venezuelan, |
668 | 00:36:27,561 | 00:36:31,481 | and he was a bad boy who got into a lot of trouble. | and he was a bad boy who got into a lot of trouble. |
669 | 00:36:33,191 | 00:36:36,236 | - My theory has always been that | - My theory has always been that |
670 | 00:36:36,403 | 00:36:39,281 | Halston came from an alcoholic family. | Halston came from an alcoholic family. |
671 | 00:36:41,116 | 00:36:43,911 | That his father had a problem. | That his father had a problem. |
672 | 00:36:44,077 | 00:36:47,873 | And that Halston recreated his family life with Victor | And that Halston recreated his family life with Victor |
673 | 00:36:48,040 | 00:36:50,375 | as the dysfunctional person | as the dysfunctional person |
674 | 00:36:50,542 | 00:36:55,505 | who is constantly going to keep everything off balance. | who is constantly going to keep everything off balance. |
675 | 00:36:55,672 | 00:36:59,009 | (upbeat music) | (upbeat music) |
676 | 00:37:24,201 | 00:37:26,495 | - He'd do the pregnancy, Patty Hearst. | - He'd do the pregnancy, Patty Hearst. |
677 | 00:37:26,662 | 00:37:27,871 | I mean, really crazy. | I mean, really crazy. |
678 | 00:37:28,038 | 00:37:31,875 | But this was his personality, extreme. | But this was his personality, extreme. |
679 | 00:37:58,986 | 00:38:00,570 | - Roy, I found these pictures of us | - Roy, I found these pictures of us |
680 | 00:38:00,737 | 00:38:05,867 | in my mom's attic. | in my mom's attic. |
681 | 00:38:10,956 | 00:38:14,793 | Darling H, you love life and I love you. | Darling H, you love life and I love you. |
682 | 00:38:14,960 | 00:38:18,255 | - Ladies and gentlemen, Liza Minnelli. | - Ladies and gentlemen, Liza Minnelli. |
683 | 00:38:18,422 | 00:38:23,051 | (epic music) (audience applauding) | (epic music) (audience applauding) |
684 | 00:38:23,760 | 00:38:25,137 | - When I met Halston, | - When I met Halston, |
685 | 00:38:25,303 | 00:38:27,639 | I just remember him talking and me listening. | I just remember him talking and me listening. |
686 | 00:38:27,806 | 00:38:29,391 | (camera shutter clicks) | (camera shutter clicks) |
687 | 00:38:29,558 | 00:38:31,810 | He'd say, "I got it, all right," and just put it on you. | He'd say, "I got it, all right," and just put it on you. |
688 | 00:38:31,977 | 00:38:34,062 | And it danced with you, that's it. | And it danced with you, that's it. |
689 | 00:38:34,229 | 00:38:36,773 | His clothes danced with you. | His clothes danced with you. |
690 | 00:38:36,940 | 00:38:38,191 | (camera shutter clicks) | (camera shutter clicks) |
691 | 00:38:38,358 | 00:38:40,402 | We were joined at the hip from then on. | We were joined at the hip from then on. |
692 | 00:38:40,569 | 00:38:41,778 | He was like my dad, in a way, | He was like my dad, in a way, |
693 | 00:38:41,945 | 00:38:44,322 | because when I was a little girl, | because when I was a little girl, |
694 | 00:38:44,489 | 00:38:48,744 | my father would give me five costumes every year. | my father would give me five costumes every year. |
695 | 00:38:48,910 | 00:38:53,081 | And it was a dress from An American In Paris. | And it was a dress from An American In Paris. |
696 | 00:38:53,248 | 00:38:56,918 | And perfectly made, exactly like for the ladies. | And perfectly made, exactly like for the ladies. |
697 | 00:38:58,003 | 00:39:00,797 | And I guess I got into appreciating | And I guess I got into appreciating |
698 | 00:39:01,882 | 00:39:05,135 | how clothes could change the way you felt. | how clothes could change the way you felt. |
699 | 00:39:06,887 | 00:39:08,930 | - She dressed only in Halston, ever. | - She dressed only in Halston, ever. |
700 | 00:39:09,097 | 00:39:10,515 | I mean, she still does. | I mean, she still does. |
701 | 00:39:10,682 | 00:39:11,933 | - Yes. (audience applauding) | - Yes. (audience applauding) |
702 | 00:39:12,100 | 00:39:13,310 | - Liza Minnelli. | - Liza Minnelli. |
703 | 00:39:13,477 | 00:39:15,645 | (audience cheering and applauding) | (audience cheering and applauding) |
704 | 00:39:15,812 | 00:39:18,940 | ♪ Say yes ♪ | ♪ Say yes ♪ |
705 | 00:39:19,107 | 00:39:22,611 | ♪ Life keeps happening every day ♪ | ♪ Life keeps happening every day ♪ |
706 | 00:39:22,778 | 00:39:24,654 | - And this is Halston, who is, I think, today, | - And this is Halston, who is, I think, today, |
707 | 00:39:24,821 | 00:39:26,281 | wouldn't you say, the best-known name, | wouldn't you say, the best-known name, |
708 | 00:39:26,448 | 00:39:27,699 | no, you shouldn't say best and worst | no, you shouldn't say best and worst |
709 | 00:39:27,866 | 00:39:29,451 | 'cause then other designers get upset. | 'cause then other designers get upset. |
710 | 00:39:29,618 | 00:39:31,119 | You're pretty good, Halston. - Thank you. | You're pretty good, Halston. - Thank you. |
711 | 00:39:31,286 | 00:39:32,704 | (all laughing) | (all laughing) |
712 | 00:39:32,871 | 00:39:34,956 | ♪ You'll never win if you never play ♪ | ♪ You'll never win if you never play ♪ |
713 | 00:39:35,123 | 00:39:38,627 | - He would always think, how do I go to that next level? | - He would always think, how do I go to that next level? |
714 | 00:39:38,794 | 00:39:42,005 | ♪ There's mink and marigold right outside ♪ | ♪ There's mink and marigold right outside ♪ |
715 | 00:39:42,172 | 00:39:43,465 | ♪ And long white Cadillacs ♪ | ♪ And long white Cadillacs ♪ |
716 | 00:39:43,632 | 00:39:45,383 | - He was looking for a perfume company. | - He was looking for a perfume company. |
717 | 00:39:45,550 | 00:39:48,845 | ♪ Nothing's gained if there's nothing tried ♪ | ♪ Nothing's gained if there's nothing tried ♪ |
718 | 00:39:49,012 | 00:39:50,180 | ♪ Say yes ♪ | ♪ Say yes ♪ |
719 | 00:39:50,347 | 00:39:51,973 | - Every single week, | - Every single week, |
720 | 00:39:52,140 | 00:39:54,976 | he was having meetings with Revlon's Sol Levine, Coty. | he was having meetings with Revlon's Sol Levine, Coty. |
721 | 00:39:55,143 | 00:39:57,187 | - A Mr. Bannon of IFF, | - A Mr. Bannon of IFF, |
722 | 00:39:57,354 | 00:40:00,107 | he'd like to meet with you today if possible. | he'd like to meet with you today if possible. |
723 | 00:40:00,273 | 00:40:03,777 | - And then finally, Max Factor. | - And then finally, Max Factor. |
724 | 00:40:03,944 | 00:40:07,280 | And Max Factor was a subsidiary of Norton Simon. | And Max Factor was a subsidiary of Norton Simon. |
725 | 00:40:07,447 | 00:40:11,535 | ♪ Say yes ♪ | ♪ Say yes ♪ |
726 | 00:40:11,701 | 00:40:13,078 | ♪ Yes, I can ♪ | ♪ Yes, I can ♪ |
727 | 00:40:13,245 | 00:40:15,872 | - I remember Halston saying to Andy and me, | - I remember Halston saying to Andy and me, |
728 | 00:40:16,039 | 00:40:18,875 | "You know, I really like the Norton Simon people | "You know, I really like the Norton Simon people |
729 | 00:40:19,042 | 00:40:21,336 | "because they're all so tall." | "because they're all so tall." |
730 | 00:40:25,298 | 00:40:28,135 | David Mahoney was the chairman of Norton Simon. | David Mahoney was the chairman of Norton Simon. |
731 | 00:40:28,301 | 00:40:30,595 | And he was tall, good-looking, | And he was tall, good-looking, |
732 | 00:40:30,762 | 00:40:32,848 | and you know, a lot of glamour. | and you know, a lot of glamour. |
733 | 00:40:33,014 | 00:40:36,518 | ♪ There's lots of chaff, but there's lots of wheat ♪ | ♪ There's lots of chaff, but there's lots of wheat ♪ |
734 | 00:40:46,236 | 00:40:49,156 | ♪ Say yes ♪ | ♪ Say yes ♪ |
735 | 00:40:49,322 | 00:40:50,949 | - It seemed like a good match. | - It seemed like a good match. |
736 | 00:40:51,116 | 00:40:55,120 | If he was bought in total under Norton Simon, | If he was bought in total under Norton Simon, |
737 | 00:40:55,287 | 00:40:58,039 | he'd have the freedom to explore and to develop more | he'd have the freedom to explore and to develop more |
738 | 00:40:58,206 | 00:41:00,041 | of what Halston wanted. | of what Halston wanted. |
739 | 00:41:00,208 | 00:41:01,084 | ♪ Yes, I'll dare ♪ | ♪ Yes, I'll dare ♪ |
740 | 00:41:01,251 | 00:41:03,920 | ♪ Yes, I'll fly ♪ | ♪ Yes, I'll fly ♪ |
741 | 00:41:14,222 | 00:41:18,894 | ♪ Yes (chuckling) ♪ (audience applauding) | ♪ Yes (chuckling) ♪ (audience applauding) |
742 | 00:41:19,811 | 00:41:22,731 | (gentle piano music) | (gentle piano music) |
743 | 00:41:26,026 | 00:41:28,445 | - At the time, it seemed like a huge coup. | - At the time, it seemed like a huge coup. |
744 | 00:41:28,612 | 00:41:31,198 | And all his friends, I mean, including Andy and all of us, | And all his friends, I mean, including Andy and all of us, |
745 | 00:41:31,364 | 00:41:33,241 | were very happy for him. | were very happy for him. |
746 | 00:41:33,408 | 00:41:37,370 | - He told me, "Gino, we're gonna be very busy | - He told me, "Gino, we're gonna be very busy |
747 | 00:41:37,537 | 00:41:41,833 | "because I'm gonna design furniture, car interiors. | "because I'm gonna design furniture, car interiors. |
748 | 00:41:42,000 | 00:41:44,878 | "I'm gonna design a carpet." | "I'm gonna design a carpet." |
749 | 00:41:45,045 | 00:41:46,963 | - Well, don't you find that if you take on that many things, | - Well, don't you find that if you take on that many things, |
750 | 00:41:47,130 | 00:41:49,216 | that one of your projects is going to suffer? | that one of your projects is going to suffer? |
751 | 00:41:49,382 | 00:41:50,926 | - It's rather like growing a tree. | - It's rather like growing a tree. |
752 | 00:41:51,092 | 00:41:52,302 | You know, everyone thinks you're an overnight success. | You know, everyone thinks you're an overnight success. |
753 | 00:41:52,469 | 00:41:54,429 | I've worked very hard for 20 years. | I've worked very hard for 20 years. |
754 | 00:41:54,596 | 00:41:56,723 | And, you know, it's just a further extension of it, | And, you know, it's just a further extension of it, |
755 | 00:41:56,890 | 00:41:58,266 | it's another branch. | it's another branch. |
756 | 00:41:58,433 | 00:42:01,728 | And they all help each other, in a curious way. | And they all help each other, in a curious way. |
757 | 00:42:03,855 | 00:42:07,067 | - Was this the beginning of the end? | - Was this the beginning of the end? |
758 | 00:42:07,234 | 00:42:08,944 | Or was it just the beginning? | Or was it just the beginning? |
759 | 00:42:09,110 | 00:42:11,613 | (vibrant music) | (vibrant music) |
760 | 00:42:14,658 | 00:42:18,078 | - In 1973, five American designers | - In 1973, five American designers |
761 | 00:42:18,245 | 00:42:19,913 | and five French designers | and five French designers |
762 | 00:42:20,080 | 00:42:23,792 | were showing their collections at one time, at one place, | were showing their collections at one time, at one place, |
763 | 00:42:23,959 | 00:42:26,002 | the Palace of Versailles. | the Palace of Versailles. |
764 | 00:42:28,463 | 00:42:31,132 | - American designers had never been invited | - American designers had never been invited |
765 | 00:42:31,299 | 00:42:32,550 | to show in Paris. | to show in Paris. |
766 | 00:42:34,094 | 00:42:36,471 | And this was a huge, huge deal. | And this was a huge, huge deal. |
767 | 00:42:40,517 | 00:42:41,851 | - For Halston, it was very important. | - For Halston, it was very important. |
768 | 00:42:42,018 | 00:42:44,312 | He'd go as far as he had to go to get it | He'd go as far as he had to go to get it |
769 | 00:42:44,479 | 00:42:47,357 | to be the best he thought he could make it. | to be the best he thought he could make it. |
770 | 00:42:47,524 | 00:42:50,860 | - He realized that you need a star in there. | - He realized that you need a star in there. |
771 | 00:42:52,529 | 00:42:55,991 | What happened was that Halston got David Mahoney | What happened was that Halston got David Mahoney |
772 | 00:42:56,157 | 00:43:00,036 | to sponsor the trip, and David loved it. | to sponsor the trip, and David loved it. |
773 | 00:43:00,203 | 00:43:01,788 | He fit right in there. | He fit right in there. |
774 | 00:43:01,955 | 00:43:06,042 | (gentle instrumental music) | (gentle instrumental music) |
775 | 00:43:06,209 | 00:43:07,752 | - David Mahoney seemed to me | - David Mahoney seemed to me |
776 | 00:43:07,919 | 00:43:10,297 | to be fairly ambitious socially. | to be fairly ambitious socially. |
777 | 00:43:10,463 | 00:43:12,924 | And like so many self-made people, | And like so many self-made people, |
778 | 00:43:13,091 | 00:43:17,595 | they wanted to be part of this kinda cafe society. | they wanted to be part of this kinda cafe society. |
779 | 00:43:22,642 | 00:43:25,395 | - It was a very competitive evening. | - It was a very competitive evening. |
780 | 00:43:28,023 | 00:43:30,233 | - I think the designers were having difficulty | - I think the designers were having difficulty |
781 | 00:43:30,400 | 00:43:32,193 | with each other. | with each other. |
782 | 00:43:32,360 | 00:43:35,488 | The French took up all the time for the rehearsal, | The French took up all the time for the rehearsal, |
783 | 00:43:35,655 | 00:43:37,574 | and we were the addendums. | and we were the addendums. |
784 | 00:43:38,658 | 00:43:40,243 | It was rude, actually. | It was rude, actually. |
785 | 00:43:41,494 | 00:43:44,873 | - Their whole presentation was beyond grand. | - Their whole presentation was beyond grand. |
786 | 00:43:46,416 | 00:43:47,751 | They changed orchestras | They changed orchestras |
787 | 00:43:47,917 | 00:43:51,046 | for each of the different designer segments. | for each of the different designer segments. |
788 | 00:43:51,212 | 00:43:52,756 | - We couldn't rehearse. | - We couldn't rehearse. |
789 | 00:43:52,922 | 00:43:55,258 | All of us were waiting and waiting. | All of us were waiting and waiting. |
790 | 00:43:55,425 | 00:43:57,427 | It was cold, damp. | It was cold, damp. |
791 | 00:43:57,594 | 00:44:00,722 | Unfortunately with Halston, it got to him. | Unfortunately with Halston, it got to him. |
792 | 00:44:00,889 | 00:44:02,724 | - A terrible fight seems to break out. | - A terrible fight seems to break out. |
793 | 00:44:02,891 | 00:44:06,811 | I heard some very vicious things were said. | I heard some very vicious things were said. |
794 | 00:44:06,978 | 00:44:09,856 | - He did have a blowup, very dramatic. | - He did have a blowup, very dramatic. |
795 | 00:44:10,940 | 00:44:13,610 | - It was very difficult. | - It was very difficult. |
796 | 00:44:13,777 | 00:44:15,445 | Halston left, and Liza said, you know, | Halston left, and Liza said, you know, |
797 | 00:44:15,612 | 00:44:17,906 | "We've got to get this show done." | "We've got to get this show done." |
798 | 00:44:18,073 | 00:44:20,367 | - She's the one who sat down with Halston. | - She's the one who sat down with Halston. |
799 | 00:44:20,533 | 00:44:22,202 | She unified everybody. | She unified everybody. |
800 | 00:44:23,995 | 00:44:27,082 | - We'd open, and I'd sing Bonjour Paris. | - We'd open, and I'd sing Bonjour Paris. |
801 | 00:44:28,249 | 00:44:31,461 | ♪ I wanna step out down the Champs-Elysee ♪ | ♪ I wanna step out down the Champs-Elysee ♪ |
802 | 00:44:31,628 | 00:44:34,798 | ♪ From the Arch of Triumph to the Petit Palais ♪ | ♪ From the Arch of Triumph to the Petit Palais ♪ |
803 | 00:44:34,964 | 00:44:37,425 | ♪ That's for me ♪ | ♪ That's for me ♪ |
804 | 00:44:37,592 | 00:44:40,678 | ♪ Bonjour, Paris ♪ - Bonjour, Paris! | ♪ Bonjour, Paris ♪ - Bonjour, Paris! |
805 | 00:44:40,845 | 00:44:41,930 | So. | So. |
806 | 00:44:42,097 | 00:44:44,891 | (upbeat music) | (upbeat music) |
807 | 00:44:45,058 | 00:44:46,434 | Let's get started. | Let's get started. |
808 | 00:44:46,601 | 00:44:47,769 | And we were off. | And we were off. |
809 | 00:44:51,856 | 00:44:53,817 | - It was directed like a musical. | - It was directed like a musical. |
810 | 00:44:53,983 | 00:44:57,237 | - Liza said, "Look, it doesn't wanna look rehearsed. | - Liza said, "Look, it doesn't wanna look rehearsed. |
811 | 00:44:57,404 | 00:45:00,323 | "The more human, the more goofed up, | "The more human, the more goofed up, |
812 | 00:45:00,490 | 00:45:03,118 | "that's gonna make this happen." | "that's gonna make this happen." |
813 | 00:45:04,577 | 00:45:06,996 | - We were so wild, in comparison. | - We were so wild, in comparison. |
814 | 00:45:07,163 | 00:45:10,208 | We had 12 African-American girls. | We had 12 African-American girls. |
815 | 00:45:10,375 | 00:45:11,668 | They only had one. | They only had one. |
816 | 00:45:16,381 | 00:45:20,718 | - No sets, it was just straightforward fashion, | - No sets, it was just straightforward fashion, |
817 | 00:45:20,885 | 00:45:24,973 | in your face, and modern. | in your face, and modern. |
818 | 00:45:29,978 | 00:45:33,398 | - All of that energy and that joy and that wonder | - All of that energy and that joy and that wonder |
819 | 00:45:33,565 | 00:45:35,275 | and that curiosity. | and that curiosity. |
820 | 00:45:35,442 | 00:45:36,734 | Well, that is America. | Well, that is America. |
821 | 00:45:36,901 | 00:45:39,404 | (audience applauding) | (audience applauding) |
822 | 00:45:39,571 | 00:45:41,823 | At the end of Halston's piece, | At the end of Halston's piece, |
823 | 00:45:43,241 | 00:45:46,202 | they threw their programs up in the air. | they threw their programs up in the air. |
824 | 00:45:46,369 | 00:45:47,620 | They went bananas. | They went bananas. |
825 | 00:45:48,997 | 00:45:52,584 | - Versailles put American fashion on the map. | - Versailles put American fashion on the map. |
826 | 00:45:52,750 | 00:45:53,501 | On the map. | On the map. |
827 | 00:45:55,211 | 00:45:58,131 | - Halston was at the top of his game. | - Halston was at the top of his game. |
828 | 00:45:58,298 | 00:46:01,384 | He came like a king of the Americans. | He came like a king of the Americans. |
829 | 00:46:01,551 | 00:46:04,012 | - Versailles was an extension | - Versailles was an extension |
830 | 00:46:04,179 | 00:46:07,182 | of what he felt he could achieve going down the road | of what he felt he could achieve going down the road |
831 | 00:46:07,348 | 00:46:09,184 | because of Norton Simon. | because of Norton Simon. |
832 | 00:46:11,519 | 00:46:14,105 | When he came back, the whole thing changed. | When he came back, the whole thing changed. |
833 | 00:46:14,272 | 00:46:16,774 | His first real office by himself | His first real office by himself |
834 | 00:46:16,941 | 00:46:20,278 | was all lined with mirrors, all along. | was all lined with mirrors, all along. |
835 | 00:46:20,445 | 00:46:22,864 | It was like, totally mirrored. | It was like, totally mirrored. |
836 | 00:46:23,031 | 00:46:26,201 | Very modern and very slick and minimal. | Very modern and very slick and minimal. |
837 | 00:46:26,367 | 00:46:30,371 | You can see his changing of his whole almost psyche. | You can see his changing of his whole almost psyche. |
838 | 00:46:32,332 | 00:46:35,460 | The hair started getting cut less bohemian, | The hair started getting cut less bohemian, |
839 | 00:46:35,627 | 00:46:38,213 | more crisp and clean, opened his face. | more crisp and clean, opened his face. |
840 | 00:46:38,379 | 00:46:40,256 | The white shirt, the tie. | The white shirt, the tie. |
841 | 00:46:41,591 | 00:46:42,926 | He's very in control. | He's very in control. |
842 | 00:46:43,092 | 00:46:45,011 | He's very, he is Halston. | He's very, he is Halston. |
843 | 00:46:46,387 | 00:46:48,097 | He is Halston, you know? | He is Halston, you know? |
844 | 00:46:48,264 | 00:46:49,807 | And it was like, wow! | And it was like, wow! |
845 | 00:46:51,476 | 00:46:54,145 | (slow jazz music) | (slow jazz music) |
846 | 00:46:57,982 | 00:47:00,485 | - I'm Halston, and this is my home. | - I'm Halston, and this is my home. |
847 | 00:47:02,779 | 00:47:05,073 | The architect was Paul Rudolph. | The architect was Paul Rudolph. |
848 | 00:47:05,240 | 00:47:07,992 | And the day I saw it, I bought it. | And the day I saw it, I bought it. |
849 | 00:47:08,159 | 00:47:09,869 | It's the only real modern house | It's the only real modern house |
850 | 00:47:10,036 | 00:47:12,539 | built in the City of New York since the Second World War. | built in the City of New York since the Second World War. |
851 | 00:47:12,705 | 00:47:15,458 | It's like living in a three-dimensional sculpture. | It's like living in a three-dimensional sculpture. |
852 | 00:47:15,625 | 00:47:18,169 | - When I was hired by Norton Simon, | - When I was hired by Norton Simon, |
853 | 00:47:18,336 | 00:47:20,088 | of course I had to meet Halston. | of course I had to meet Halston. |
854 | 00:47:20,255 | 00:47:22,882 | So I went to his townhouse. | So I went to his townhouse. |
855 | 00:47:23,049 | 00:47:24,759 | And he showed me through the whole thing, | And he showed me through the whole thing, |
856 | 00:47:24,926 | 00:47:27,345 | and he was clearly delighted with his new toy. | and he was clearly delighted with his new toy. |
857 | 00:47:27,512 | 00:47:29,305 | And I was terribly impressed. | And I was terribly impressed. |
858 | 00:47:29,472 | 00:47:30,932 | And I remember saying to him, | And I remember saying to him, |
859 | 00:47:31,099 | 00:47:32,892 | I'm gonna enjoy making money for you, Halston, | I'm gonna enjoy making money for you, Halston, |
860 | 00:47:33,059 | 00:47:35,478 | 'cause you know how to spend it. | 'cause you know how to spend it. |
861 | 00:47:36,896 | 00:47:39,148 | My brief was that, whatever else you do, | My brief was that, whatever else you do, |
862 | 00:47:39,315 | 00:47:42,777 | you've got to get the fragrance underway. | you've got to get the fragrance underway. |
863 | 00:47:42,944 | 00:47:45,947 | He wanted Elsa to design the bottle. | He wanted Elsa to design the bottle. |
864 | 00:47:46,114 | 00:47:47,532 | - Elsa Peretti would come in. | - Elsa Peretti would come in. |
865 | 00:47:47,699 | 00:47:50,493 | He wanted it to be sort of a teardrop shape, | He wanted it to be sort of a teardrop shape, |
866 | 00:47:50,660 | 00:47:53,204 | like her iconic necklaces. | like her iconic necklaces. |
867 | 00:47:53,371 | 00:47:57,333 | And they went through a number of iterations. | And they went through a number of iterations. |
868 | 00:47:57,500 | 00:48:00,420 | - I design not thinking about the deadline. | - I design not thinking about the deadline. |
869 | 00:48:00,587 | 00:48:03,798 | You know how much time it take me to do this glass? | You know how much time it take me to do this glass? |
870 | 00:48:03,965 | 00:48:05,466 | - - No. | - - No. |
871 | 00:48:05,633 | 00:48:07,176 | - From '74 up to now. | - From '74 up to now. |
872 | 00:48:08,469 | 00:48:10,513 | And they're still not good. | And they're still not good. |
873 | 00:48:10,680 | 00:48:13,641 | (ethereal music) | (ethereal music) |
874 | 00:48:13,808 | 00:48:16,477 | - No one had ever seen a bottle like that. | - No one had ever seen a bottle like that. |
875 | 00:48:16,644 | 00:48:18,354 | It had a curved neck. | It had a curved neck. |
876 | 00:48:18,521 | 00:48:20,106 | Max Factor people hated it. | Max Factor people hated it. |
877 | 00:48:20,273 | 00:48:21,691 | - Production people at Max Factor called me and said, | - Production people at Max Factor called me and said, |
878 | 00:48:21,858 | 00:48:24,527 | "You know what this nut is doing now? | "You know what this nut is doing now? |
879 | 00:48:24,694 | 00:48:27,155 | "He's putting out a bottle that looks like a glob. | "He's putting out a bottle that looks like a glob. |
880 | 00:48:27,322 | 00:48:29,157 | "You can't fill it from the top. | "You can't fill it from the top. |
881 | 00:48:29,324 | 00:48:31,451 | "It won't work." | "It won't work." |
882 | 00:48:31,618 | 00:48:33,244 | - They had to get a special stopper. | - They had to get a special stopper. |
883 | 00:48:33,411 | 00:48:35,330 | They were talking about the economics of it. | They were talking about the economics of it. |
884 | 00:48:35,496 | 00:48:36,998 | - I don't think Halston really cared | - I don't think Halston really cared |
885 | 00:48:37,165 | 00:48:38,499 | what they thought. | what they thought. |
886 | 00:48:38,666 | 00:48:41,377 | (machinery whirring) | (machinery whirring) |
887 | 00:48:43,004 | 00:48:44,756 | - It is my name attached to it, | - It is my name attached to it, |
888 | 00:48:44,922 | 00:48:47,008 | so I want to live with this for a long time. | so I want to live with this for a long time. |
889 | 00:48:47,175 | 00:48:51,054 | Just the bottle alone is a revolutionary new concept. | Just the bottle alone is a revolutionary new concept. |
890 | 00:48:51,220 | 00:48:52,639 | - Then I got another phone call. | - Then I got another phone call. |
891 | 00:48:52,805 | 00:48:54,432 | It said, "You also realize what he's doing? | It said, "You also realize what he's doing? |
892 | 00:48:54,599 | 00:48:58,269 | "He's not even putting his name on it." | "He's not even putting his name on it." |
893 | 00:48:58,436 | 00:49:00,313 | - Because he thought it was a work of art. | - Because he thought it was a work of art. |
894 | 00:49:00,480 | 00:49:03,733 | And simplicity was the keynote. | And simplicity was the keynote. |
895 | 00:49:03,900 | 00:49:05,109 | So his name was on the ribbon | So his name was on the ribbon |
896 | 00:49:05,276 | 00:49:07,153 | with which the bottle itself was tied. | with which the bottle itself was tied. |
897 | 00:49:07,320 | 00:49:11,115 | No one else had done it that way before. | No one else had done it that way before. |
898 | 00:49:11,282 | 00:49:13,743 | And then the fragrance caught on. | And then the fragrance caught on. |
899 | 00:49:14,827 | 00:49:16,454 | It became a seller. | It became a seller. |
900 | 00:49:16,621 | 00:49:18,623 | (exciting music) | (exciting music) |
901 | 00:49:18,790 | 00:49:21,793 | The largest American designer fragrance. | The largest American designer fragrance. |
902 | 00:49:21,959 | 00:49:24,045 | The stores couldn't get it fast enough. | The stores couldn't get it fast enough. |
903 | 00:49:24,212 | 00:49:25,380 | It was ballistic. | It was ballistic. |
904 | 00:49:25,546 | 00:49:26,964 | - You'd get into a taxi in New York, | - You'd get into a taxi in New York, |
905 | 00:49:27,131 | 00:49:28,466 | and the taxi driver would say, | and the taxi driver would say, |
906 | 00:49:28,633 | 00:49:31,886 | "Oh, you smell good, you're wearing Halston." | "Oh, you smell good, you're wearing Halston." |
907 | 00:49:34,305 | 00:49:38,059 | Once it started to go, everything started to go. | Once it started to go, everything started to go. |
908 | 00:49:40,395 | 00:49:43,022 | - I began a very large license program. | - I began a very large license program. |
909 | 00:49:43,189 | 00:49:45,108 | We were the first American designer | We were the first American designer |
910 | 00:49:45,274 | 00:49:48,486 | to really do this heavy. | to really do this heavy. |
911 | 00:49:48,653 | 00:49:52,115 | - I have two fragrances for men, a tie licensee, | - I have two fragrances for men, a tie licensee, |
912 | 00:49:52,281 | 00:49:53,616 | two suede sport jackets. | two suede sport jackets. |
913 | 00:49:53,783 | 00:49:56,911 | We have an entire cosmetic line. | We have an entire cosmetic line. |
914 | 00:49:57,078 | 00:49:58,162 | My name is Halston. | My name is Halston. |
915 | 00:49:58,329 | 00:49:59,706 | I'm Halston. | I'm Halston. |
916 | 00:49:59,872 | 00:50:01,249 | - You've got luggage, you've got-- | - You've got luggage, you've got-- |
917 | 00:50:01,416 | 00:50:03,000 | - Rugs, sheets, perfume, cosmetics. | - Rugs, sheets, perfume, cosmetics. |
918 | 00:50:03,167 | 00:50:04,377 | - Really? | - Really? |
919 | 00:50:04,544 | 00:50:05,336 | - Shoes, bags, gloves, sunglasses, | - Shoes, bags, gloves, sunglasses, |
920 | 00:50:05,503 | 00:50:07,171 | all kinds of things. | all kinds of things. |
921 | 00:50:07,338 | 00:50:08,673 | - Holy cow, you wouldn't have 20 till payday, would you? | - Holy cow, you wouldn't have 20 till payday, would you? |
922 | 00:50:08,840 | 00:50:11,092 | I'm a little short. (audience laughing) | I'm a little short. (audience laughing) |
923 | 00:50:11,259 | 00:50:13,469 | - The United States of America. | - The United States of America. |
924 | 00:50:13,636 | 00:50:17,598 | - He designed the uniform for the '76 Olympics. | - He designed the uniform for the '76 Olympics. |
925 | 00:50:17,765 | 00:50:19,851 | - He designed the new Girl Scout Uniform for leaders, | - He designed the new Girl Scout Uniform for leaders, |
926 | 00:50:20,017 | 00:50:22,395 | so we don't have to wear the drab-looking things we used to. | so we don't have to wear the drab-looking things we used to. |
927 | 00:50:22,562 | 00:50:23,646 | Thank you. - Thank you very much, | Thank you. - Thank you very much, |
928 | 00:50:23,813 | 00:50:26,274 | you know. (audience applauding) | you know. (audience applauding) |
929 | 00:50:26,441 | 00:50:27,942 | - And you also dressed the Avis-- | - And you also dressed the Avis-- |
930 | 00:50:28,109 | 00:50:30,069 | - Well, the whole Avis Company. | - Well, the whole Avis Company. |
931 | 00:50:30,236 | 00:50:31,195 | No, I do a lot of things like that. | No, I do a lot of things like that. |
932 | 00:50:31,362 | 00:50:32,739 | - When do you sleep? | - When do you sleep? |
933 | 00:50:32,905 | 00:50:34,407 | - Oh, well, I sleep. (audience applauding) | - Oh, well, I sleep. (audience applauding) |
934 | 00:50:34,574 | 00:50:36,117 | - I would call that the golden years. | - I would call that the golden years. |
935 | 00:50:36,284 | 00:50:38,786 | What he touched turned to gold. | What he touched turned to gold. |
936 | 00:50:40,246 | 00:50:43,875 | He set up the deal for Elsa to go with Tiffany. | He set up the deal for Elsa to go with Tiffany. |
937 | 00:50:44,041 | 00:50:48,337 | - Halston took me there, and there I was, with Tiffany. | - Halston took me there, and there I was, with Tiffany. |
938 | 00:50:48,504 | 00:50:50,465 | - That's it, that's it, that's all, please. | - That's it, that's it, that's all, please. |
939 | 00:50:50,631 | 00:50:51,591 | - He made the wedding clothes | - He made the wedding clothes |
940 | 00:50:51,758 | 00:50:53,468 | for Sly and the Family Stone. | for Sly and the Family Stone. |
941 | 00:50:55,178 | 00:50:56,304 | - He designed | - He designed |
942 | 00:50:56,471 | 00:50:57,972 | all the costumes for Martha Graham, | all the costumes for Martha Graham, |
943 | 00:50:58,139 | 00:51:00,308 | and then supported the company. | and then supported the company. |
944 | 00:51:00,475 | 00:51:02,894 | (dramatic music) | (dramatic music) |
945 | 00:51:03,060 | 00:51:05,605 | - He had a lot of things on his plate. | - He had a lot of things on his plate. |
946 | 00:51:05,772 | 00:51:10,318 | And I have a feeling that is where some of the tension | And I have a feeling that is where some of the tension |
947 | 00:51:10,485 | 00:51:11,819 | started to happen. | started to happen. |
948 | 00:51:14,447 | 00:51:16,449 | - Halston felt that he, individually, | - Halston felt that he, individually, |
949 | 00:51:16,616 | 00:51:18,910 | had to design everything that was licensed, | had to design everything that was licensed, |
950 | 00:51:19,076 | 00:51:21,412 | and that was a monumental task. | and that was a monumental task. |
951 | 00:51:23,456 | 00:51:24,999 | - I must be a part of it. | - I must be a part of it. |
952 | 00:51:25,166 | 00:51:27,794 | I never, ever just lent my name | I never, ever just lent my name |
953 | 00:51:27,960 | 00:51:30,546 | for a commercial business venture. | for a commercial business venture. |
954 | 00:51:32,507 | 00:51:35,510 | - From the first day I got there, | - From the first day I got there, |
955 | 00:51:35,676 | 00:51:38,763 | one of the things that I did every couple of weeks | one of the things that I did every couple of weeks |
956 | 00:51:38,930 | 00:51:42,141 | was go to the bank and take out a ton of cash | was go to the bank and take out a ton of cash |
957 | 00:51:42,308 | 00:51:45,394 | and bring it back in an envelope. | and bring it back in an envelope. |
958 | 00:51:45,561 | 00:51:47,188 | He'd say, "I might be in a meeting, | He'd say, "I might be in a meeting, |
959 | 00:51:47,355 | 00:51:50,942 | but if Mr. Fisher comes, | but if Mr. Fisher comes, |
960 | 00:51:51,108 | 00:51:53,319 | "just give him the envelope." | "just give him the envelope." |
961 | 00:51:56,364 | 00:51:59,575 | I never saw him snort cocaine, but I paid, | I never saw him snort cocaine, but I paid, |
962 | 00:52:01,410 | 00:52:04,664 | I mean, I got a lot of money every few weeks. | I mean, I got a lot of money every few weeks. |
963 | 00:52:04,831 | 00:52:06,040 | $2,000 to $3,000. | $2,000 to $3,000. |
964 | 00:52:07,291 | 00:52:09,252 | - I want to stop all the kind of bullshit | - I want to stop all the kind of bullshit |
965 | 00:52:09,418 | 00:52:10,753 | that we were drug addicts. | that we were drug addicts. |
966 | 00:52:10,920 | 00:52:13,214 | We'd smoke, yeah, but we work. | We'd smoke, yeah, but we work. |
967 | 00:52:14,549 | 00:52:17,051 | For that our things were going. | For that our things were going. |
968 | 00:52:17,218 | 00:52:18,845 | For that Halston thing. | For that Halston thing. |
969 | 00:52:19,011 | 00:52:20,179 | What do you think, with Halston, | What do you think, with Halston, |
970 | 00:52:20,346 | 00:52:22,390 | we were there and smoking? | we were there and smoking? |
971 | 00:52:22,557 | 00:52:26,352 | No, we were thinking, what you wear, what you do | No, we were thinking, what you wear, what you do |
972 | 00:52:26,519 | 00:52:28,271 | all night long. | all night long. |
973 | 00:52:28,437 | 00:52:31,148 | I was working all night long. | I was working all night long. |
974 | 00:52:31,315 | 00:52:35,069 | Yeah, we took drugs (snorts) of course. | Yeah, we took drugs (snorts) of course. |
975 | 00:52:35,236 | 00:52:39,657 | How you cannot take drugs, being up all night long? | How you cannot take drugs, being up all night long? |
976 | 00:52:39,824 | 00:52:41,367 | But it was smoking. | But it was smoking. |
977 | 00:52:41,534 | 00:52:44,036 | It was not heavy drugs. | It was not heavy drugs. |
978 | 00:52:44,203 | 00:52:45,955 | A little coke sometimes. | A little coke sometimes. |
979 | 00:52:47,957 | 00:52:49,542 | - Halston took me into his office one day, | - Halston took me into his office one day, |
980 | 00:52:49,709 | 00:52:50,835 | and he just said, "You know, | and he just said, "You know, |
981 | 00:52:51,002 | 00:52:52,336 | I want somebody who is completely | I want somebody who is completely |
982 | 00:52:52,503 | 00:52:54,380 | committed to the business." | committed to the business." |
983 | 00:52:58,551 | 00:53:01,137 | - I went to work for Halston. | - I went to work for Halston. |
984 | 00:53:01,304 | 00:53:03,180 | The best thing I ever did. | The best thing I ever did. |
985 | 00:53:04,557 | 00:53:07,560 | I was totally, 1,000% devoted to him. | I was totally, 1,000% devoted to him. |
986 | 00:53:07,727 | 00:53:10,521 | I remember going in to set up my office. | I remember going in to set up my office. |
987 | 00:53:10,688 | 00:53:12,023 | It would start to rain. | It would start to rain. |
988 | 00:53:12,189 | 00:53:13,858 | And when I got off the elevator, | And when I got off the elevator, |
989 | 00:53:14,025 | 00:53:15,568 | Halston was standing there. | Halston was standing there. |
990 | 00:53:15,735 | 00:53:19,447 | He looked at me, and he said, "You're all wet." | He looked at me, and he said, "You're all wet." |
991 | 00:53:19,614 | 00:53:22,491 | He was carrying a red raincoat, and he said, | He was carrying a red raincoat, and he said, |
992 | 00:53:22,658 | 00:53:24,201 | "I want you to try this on. | "I want you to try this on. |
993 | 00:53:24,368 | 00:53:26,746 | "I made this for Liza, but I want you to have it." | "I made this for Liza, but I want you to have it." |
994 | 00:53:26,913 | 00:53:29,540 | (jazz noir music) | (jazz noir music) |
995 | 00:53:31,292 | 00:53:33,127 | He was such a hard worker. | He was such a hard worker. |
996 | 00:53:33,294 | 00:53:35,087 | I mean, he'd come in early, go home late, | I mean, he'd come in early, go home late, |
997 | 00:53:35,254 | 00:53:37,757 | and always accomplish something. | and always accomplish something. |
998 | 00:53:37,924 | 00:53:39,133 | Until Studio 54. | Until Studio 54. |
999 | 00:53:41,469 | 00:53:44,138 | ♪ Dance ♪ | ♪ Dance ♪ |
1000 | 00:53:44,305 | 00:53:45,848 | ♪ Just a feeling ♪ | ♪ Just a feeling ♪ |
1001 | 00:53:46,015 | 00:53:50,436 | ♪ Dance ♪ ♪ Just a feeling ♪ | ♪ Dance ♪ ♪ Just a feeling ♪ |
1002 | 00:53:55,066 | 00:53:57,652 | ♪ Just a feeling ♪ | ♪ Just a feeling ♪ |
1003 | 00:54:00,488 | 00:54:02,740 | - I took Halston to Studio 54. | - I took Halston to Studio 54. |
1004 | 00:54:02,907 | 00:54:04,909 | So I don't know what other stories you heard, | So I don't know what other stories you heard, |
1005 | 00:54:05,076 | 00:54:07,203 | but I remember that was the first time, and he says, | but I remember that was the first time, and he says, |
1006 | 00:54:07,370 | 00:54:09,330 | "I'm gonna bring friends." | "I'm gonna bring friends." |
1007 | 00:54:14,001 | 00:54:17,672 | - Halston gave a birthday party for Bianca Jagger, | - Halston gave a birthday party for Bianca Jagger, |
1008 | 00:54:17,838 | 00:54:19,215 | and Bianca got on the horse, | and Bianca got on the horse, |
1009 | 00:54:19,382 | 00:54:22,718 | and that photograph went around the world. | and that photograph went around the world. |
1010 | 00:54:22,885 | 00:54:27,139 | And that made 54 like the place where everybody went. | And that made 54 like the place where everybody went. |
1011 | 00:54:27,306 | 00:54:31,310 | (camera shutter clicking) | (camera shutter clicking) |
1012 | 00:54:31,477 | 00:54:33,479 | - You're a devotee of Studio 54. | - You're a devotee of Studio 54. |
1013 | 00:54:33,646 | 00:54:35,022 | What do you see there? | What do you see there? |
1014 | 00:54:35,189 | 00:54:36,732 | - As Truman said, it's the only democracy. | - As Truman said, it's the only democracy. |
1015 | 00:54:36,899 | 00:54:40,152 | It's good for everybody on every level of society. | It's good for everybody on every level of society. |
1016 | 00:54:40,319 | 00:54:41,696 | - This is the scene | - This is the scene |
1017 | 00:54:41,862 | 00:54:44,156 | outside a New York disco called Studio 54. | outside a New York disco called Studio 54. |
1018 | 00:54:44,323 | 00:54:47,284 | This is the place that's in with the disco crowd, | This is the place that's in with the disco crowd, |
1019 | 00:54:47,451 | 00:54:51,372 | except that these people are still out. | except that these people are still out. |
1020 | 00:54:51,539 | 00:54:53,165 | Of course, Liza Minnelli and her kind of celebrities | Of course, Liza Minnelli and her kind of celebrities |
1021 | 00:54:53,332 | 00:54:54,875 | sweep right through the protective ranks | sweep right through the protective ranks |
1022 | 00:54:55,042 | 00:54:58,295 | of doorkeepers. | of doorkeepers. |
1023 | 00:54:58,462 | 00:55:00,548 | - They are discriminating at Studio 54. | - They are discriminating at Studio 54. |
1024 | 00:55:00,715 | 00:55:03,217 | Recently, a president of a Wall Street brokerage firm | Recently, a president of a Wall Street brokerage firm |
1025 | 00:55:03,384 | 00:55:05,261 | was ejected, and he was a member. | was ejected, and he was a member. |
1026 | 00:55:05,428 | 00:55:08,264 | So he's suing for a million. | So he's suing for a million. |
1027 | 00:55:08,431 | 00:55:09,557 | - I'll do a Donna Summer song. | - I'll do a Donna Summer song. |
1028 | 00:55:09,724 | 00:55:11,225 | Ah. (laughing) | Ah. (laughing) |
1029 | 00:55:11,392 | 00:55:13,728 | (disco music) | (disco music) |
1030 | 00:55:16,981 | 00:55:19,775 | - I think they lived out a lot of their fantasies. | - I think they lived out a lot of their fantasies. |
1031 | 00:55:19,942 | 00:55:22,611 | As gay boys, Hollywood was such a big influence | As gay boys, Hollywood was such a big influence |
1032 | 00:55:22,778 | 00:55:25,156 | on both Andy and Halston. | on both Andy and Halston. |
1033 | 00:55:25,322 | 00:55:26,824 | - I was born in the Midwest. | - I was born in the Midwest. |
1034 | 00:55:26,991 | 00:55:30,411 | And, you know, much of your life was really probably | And, you know, much of your life was really probably |
1035 | 00:55:30,578 | 00:55:35,541 | involved in going to the movies on Saturdays and Sundays. | involved in going to the movies on Saturdays and Sundays. |
1036 | 00:55:35,708 | 00:55:37,043 | - If you were at a dinner party | - If you were at a dinner party |
1037 | 00:55:37,209 | 00:55:38,544 | and you could have one person on the left | and you could have one person on the left |
1038 | 00:55:38,711 | 00:55:40,379 | and one on the right, who would that be? | and one on the right, who would that be? |
1039 | 00:55:40,546 | 00:55:41,839 | - Halston and Elizabeth Taylor. | - Halston and Elizabeth Taylor. |
1040 | 00:55:42,006 | 00:55:42,965 | - Why? | - Why? |
1041 | 00:55:43,132 | 00:55:45,718 | - Oh, they're both wonderful. | - Oh, they're both wonderful. |
1042 | 00:55:45,885 | 00:55:47,094 | - They weren't society, | - They weren't society, |
1043 | 00:55:47,261 | 00:55:49,638 | but they became a new kind of society. | but they became a new kind of society. |
1044 | 00:55:52,016 | 00:55:54,435 | Suddenly, you know, gays were part of society. | Suddenly, you know, gays were part of society. |
1045 | 00:55:54,602 | 00:55:57,271 | Many more Jews were part of society. | Many more Jews were part of society. |
1046 | 00:56:00,399 | 00:56:02,109 | - He wasn't a snob. | - He wasn't a snob. |
1047 | 00:56:02,276 | 00:56:03,903 | Halston wasn't a snob. | Halston wasn't a snob. |
1048 | 00:56:04,070 | 00:56:05,780 | He wasn't uppity. | He wasn't uppity. |
1049 | 00:56:05,946 | 00:56:07,281 | He wasn't anything. | He wasn't anything. |
1050 | 00:56:07,448 | 00:56:09,075 | - Both you and Halston come from Indiana. | - Both you and Halston come from Indiana. |
1051 | 00:56:09,241 | 00:56:11,452 | You sound like Cary Grant, you sound like Noel Coward. | You sound like Cary Grant, you sound like Noel Coward. |
1052 | 00:56:11,619 | 00:56:13,287 | (both laughing) | (both laughing) |
1053 | 00:56:13,454 | 00:56:15,039 | You moved the accent. | You moved the accent. |
1054 | 00:56:15,206 | 00:56:16,582 | Were you unhappy at some point with where you came from, | Were you unhappy at some point with where you came from, |
1055 | 00:56:16,749 | 00:56:18,584 | and decided, I'm going to show them? | and decided, I'm going to show them? |
1056 | 00:56:18,751 | 00:56:20,086 | - Never. | - Never. |
1057 | 00:56:20,252 | 00:56:21,420 | Never. | Never. |
1058 | 00:56:21,587 | 00:56:22,797 | I wasn't, anyway. | I wasn't, anyway. |
1059 | 00:56:26,383 | 00:56:29,345 | - Well, everybody was free love, and free this, | - Well, everybody was free love, and free this, |
1060 | 00:56:29,512 | 00:56:33,140 | and poppers and coke and this and that. | and poppers and coke and this and that. |
1061 | 00:56:38,187 | 00:56:42,233 | It got very muddy, and it's like quicksand. | It got very muddy, and it's like quicksand. |
1062 | 00:56:43,609 | 00:56:46,779 | If everybody around you is going down, | If everybody around you is going down, |
1063 | 00:56:46,946 | 00:56:48,864 | you're gonna go too. | you're gonna go too. |
1064 | 00:56:52,743 | 00:56:55,496 | - Victor was a destructive force. | - Victor was a destructive force. |
1065 | 00:56:55,663 | 00:56:58,374 | Andy did Victor's portraits, I think he did two. | Andy did Victor's portraits, I think he did two. |
1066 | 00:56:58,541 | 00:57:00,292 | And one day, Victor shows up | And one day, Victor shows up |
1067 | 00:57:00,459 | 00:57:02,837 | with the paintings completely covered with graffiti, | with the paintings completely covered with graffiti, |
1068 | 00:57:03,003 | 00:57:04,171 | and just a mess. | and just a mess. |
1069 | 00:57:06,507 | 00:57:09,051 | And he had painted over them, | And he had painted over them, |
1070 | 00:57:09,218 | 00:57:13,514 | thinking this was like taking Andy's art to another level. | thinking this was like taking Andy's art to another level. |
1071 | 00:57:13,681 | 00:57:15,307 | And Andy was really mad. | And Andy was really mad. |
1072 | 00:57:15,474 | 00:57:16,809 | And Andy was like, | And Andy was like, |
1073 | 00:57:16,976 | 00:57:18,519 | "Don't think I'm doing new ones, Victor." | "Don't think I'm doing new ones, Victor." |
1074 | 00:57:32,116 | 00:57:34,535 | (upbeat music) | (upbeat music) |
1075 | 00:57:36,036 | 00:57:40,833 | - Company was booming, so I went out looking for space. | - Company was booming, so I went out looking for space. |
1076 | 00:57:41,000 | 00:57:44,753 | And I came upon this thing in Olympic Tower, | And I came upon this thing in Olympic Tower, |
1077 | 00:57:44,920 | 00:57:46,463 | and that was the end of the search, | and that was the end of the search, |
1078 | 00:57:46,630 | 00:57:51,010 | because Halston, "That's the one we're gonna get." | because Halston, "That's the one we're gonna get." |
1079 | 00:57:51,177 | 00:57:52,636 | The architect came up with some plans, | The architect came up with some plans, |
1080 | 00:57:52,803 | 00:57:54,555 | and Halston didn't like them. | and Halston didn't like them. |
1081 | 00:57:54,722 | 00:57:58,017 | He wanted something that took spectacular use of the space. | He wanted something that took spectacular use of the space. |
1082 | 00:57:58,184 | 00:58:01,562 | And he began to design what he wanted. | And he began to design what he wanted. |
1083 | 00:58:17,578 | 00:58:19,413 | Mirrors everywhere. | Mirrors everywhere. |
1084 | 00:58:19,580 | 00:58:20,623 | The walls were mirrors. | The walls were mirrors. |
1085 | 00:58:20,789 | 00:58:23,334 | Everything was mirrors. | Everything was mirrors. |
1086 | 00:58:23,500 | 00:58:25,002 | Except my office. | Except my office. |
1087 | 00:58:25,169 | 00:58:26,921 | I wouldn't allow them to put up mirrors in my office. | I wouldn't allow them to put up mirrors in my office. |
1088 | 00:58:27,087 | 00:58:28,964 | I didn't wanna look at myself all day. | I didn't wanna look at myself all day. |
1089 | 00:58:32,218 | 00:58:35,596 | - Halston made sure that his entire workroom | - Halston made sure that his entire workroom |
1090 | 00:58:35,763 | 00:58:38,849 | were in a room with a lot of windows, | were in a room with a lot of windows, |
1091 | 00:58:39,016 | 00:58:42,519 | so that as they sewed and fitted every day, | so that as they sewed and fitted every day, |
1092 | 00:58:42,686 | 00:58:44,813 | they didn't feel confined. | they didn't feel confined. |
1093 | 00:58:44,980 | 00:58:47,066 | That really impressed me. | That really impressed me. |
1094 | 00:58:47,233 | 00:58:51,070 | - When the workmen saw the space, the women wept. | - When the workmen saw the space, the women wept. |
1095 | 00:58:52,529 | 00:58:55,032 | - That was the best workroom in the world. | - That was the best workroom in the world. |
1096 | 00:58:55,199 | 00:58:57,743 | Was even too good to be a workroom. | Was even too good to be a workroom. |
1097 | 00:58:57,910 | 00:59:00,412 | (upbeat music) | (upbeat music) |
1098 | 00:59:13,634 | 00:59:16,762 | - There wasn't, at the time, I don't think there is today, | - There wasn't, at the time, I don't think there is today, |
1099 | 00:59:16,929 | 00:59:20,808 | a fashion house ever as grand as that was. | a fashion house ever as grand as that was. |
1100 | 00:59:25,771 | 00:59:30,359 | (camera shutter clicking) | (camera shutter clicking) |
1101 | 00:59:35,281 | 00:59:36,907 | - In that space, | - In that space, |
1102 | 00:59:37,074 | 00:59:39,785 | he had reached something very specific to him. | he had reached something very specific to him. |
1103 | 00:59:39,952 | 00:59:42,288 | That's where he felt he belonged. | That's where he felt he belonged. |
1104 | 00:59:42,454 | 00:59:44,498 | ♪ I'm in with the in crowd ♪ | ♪ I'm in with the in crowd ♪ |
1105 | 00:59:44,665 | 00:59:47,001 | - The shows there were amazing. | - The shows there were amazing. |
1106 | 00:59:47,167 | 00:59:49,878 | You felt like walking on a cloud down the runway. | You felt like walking on a cloud down the runway. |
1107 | 00:59:50,045 | 00:59:52,965 | ♪ I'm in with the in crowd ♪ | ♪ I'm in with the in crowd ♪ |
1108 | 00:59:53,132 | 00:59:55,592 | - Once he moved into the Olympic Tower, | - Once he moved into the Olympic Tower, |
1109 | 00:59:55,759 | 00:59:58,595 | his front row was the most glamorous in New York. | his front row was the most glamorous in New York. |
1110 | 00:59:58,762 | 01:00:01,724 | Diana Vreeland, Lee Radziwill, Liza Minnelli. | Diana Vreeland, Lee Radziwill, Liza Minnelli. |
1111 | 01:00:01,890 | 01:00:03,559 | (camera shutter clicking) | (camera shutter clicking) |
1112 | 01:00:03,726 | 01:00:06,478 | - He was the first to really bring in movie stars. | - He was the first to really bring in movie stars. |
1113 | 01:00:06,645 | 01:00:09,898 | (audience applauding) | (audience applauding) |
1114 | 01:00:10,065 | 01:00:11,275 | - They are the elite of New York City, | - They are the elite of New York City, |
1115 | 01:00:11,442 | 01:00:13,152 | and they've been invited by Halston, | and they've been invited by Halston, |
1116 | 01:00:13,319 | 01:00:15,487 | who's standing here beside me. | who's standing here beside me. |
1117 | 01:00:17,156 | 01:00:18,198 | - I always saw him as famous. | - I always saw him as famous. |
1118 | 01:00:18,365 | 01:00:20,075 | - I made it in New York. | - I made it in New York. |
1119 | 01:00:20,242 | 01:00:23,704 | - But then, of course, it became ginormous. | - But then, of course, it became ginormous. |
1120 | 01:00:25,331 | 01:00:26,749 | - And what he did was | - And what he did was |
1121 | 01:00:26,915 | 01:00:28,292 | he surrounded himself for public appearances | he surrounded himself for public appearances |
1122 | 01:00:28,459 | 01:00:30,919 | with what became known as the Halstonettes. | with what became known as the Halstonettes. |
1123 | 01:00:31,086 | 01:00:33,255 | ♪ I go where the in crowd goes ♪ | ♪ I go where the in crowd goes ♪ |
1124 | 01:00:33,422 | 01:00:35,424 | - Brilliant marketing, brilliant. | - Brilliant marketing, brilliant. |
1125 | 01:00:38,302 | 01:00:41,555 | - Sometimes there were 20 of us, you know? | - Sometimes there were 20 of us, you know? |
1126 | 01:00:43,265 | 01:00:44,808 | - Some of the people I knew in the fashion business, | - Some of the people I knew in the fashion business, |
1127 | 01:00:44,975 | 01:00:46,060 | I mean, they were totally dismissive. | I mean, they were totally dismissive. |
1128 | 01:00:46,226 | 01:00:47,686 | I mean, who does he think he is? | I mean, who does he think he is? |
1129 | 01:00:47,853 | 01:00:49,563 | And the answer is, what picture is gonna run? | And the answer is, what picture is gonna run? |
1130 | 01:00:49,730 | 01:00:51,315 | Is it gonna be some fashion designer standing by himself? | Is it gonna be some fashion designer standing by himself? |
1131 | 01:00:51,482 | 01:00:55,319 | Or is it gonna be Halston with the Halstonettes? | Or is it gonna be Halston with the Halstonettes? |
1132 | 01:00:55,486 | 01:01:00,074 | ♪ They know the in crowd is out of sight ♪ | ♪ They know the in crowd is out of sight ♪ |
1133 | 01:01:02,493 | 01:01:03,535 | - I want to run the faces of all | - I want to run the faces of all |
1134 | 01:01:03,702 | 01:01:05,245 | the women close-up. | the women close-up. |
1135 | 01:01:05,412 | 01:01:06,121 | - Right. | - Right. |
1136 | 01:01:06,288 | 01:01:08,082 | - We've done that. | - We've done that. |
1137 | 01:01:08,248 | 01:01:09,583 | Okay, where are the-- | Okay, where are the-- |
1138 | 01:01:09,750 | 01:01:10,542 | - John Fairchild is the publisher | - John Fairchild is the publisher |
1139 | 01:01:10,709 | 01:01:12,169 | of Women's Wear. | of Women's Wear. |
1140 | 01:01:12,336 | 01:01:14,088 | As always, he has the final word | As always, he has the final word |
1141 | 01:01:14,254 | 01:01:17,925 | on how last night's party will look in the next edition. | on how last night's party will look in the next edition. |
1142 | 01:01:18,092 | 01:01:21,053 | Women's Wear is the bible of the industry. | Women's Wear is the bible of the industry. |
1143 | 01:01:21,220 | 01:01:22,471 | - Halston, if they stand on the table, | - Halston, if they stand on the table, |
1144 | 01:01:22,638 | 01:01:25,015 | will it hurt the table? | will it hurt the table? |
1145 | 01:01:25,182 | 01:01:26,433 | - It would, 'cause I just had 'em lacquered. | - It would, 'cause I just had 'em lacquered. |
1146 | 01:01:26,600 | 01:01:28,143 | - No, no, no. | - No, no, no. |
1147 | 01:01:28,310 | 01:01:29,520 | Can they stand on the table with their bare feet? | Can they stand on the table with their bare feet? |
1148 | 01:01:29,686 | 01:01:31,647 | - Whatever makes you happy. | - Whatever makes you happy. |
1149 | 01:01:31,814 | 01:01:32,856 | Assistants. | Assistants. |
1150 | 01:01:33,023 | 01:01:34,441 | - Yes? | - Yes? |
1151 | 01:01:34,608 | 01:01:36,860 | - Boy, what a shot that is, whoa. | - Boy, what a shot that is, whoa. |
1152 | 01:01:37,027 | 01:01:38,779 | - Leave the candles. | - Leave the candles. |
1153 | 01:01:59,758 | 01:02:01,760 | - Everybody at the Olympic Tower called him H. | - Everybody at the Olympic Tower called him H. |
1154 | 01:02:01,927 | 01:02:02,928 | And they'd say, "H?" | And they'd say, "H?" |
1155 | 01:02:03,095 | 01:02:05,389 | And he'd say, "I am the emperor." | And he'd say, "I am the emperor." |
1156 | 01:02:06,473 | 01:02:09,977 | And he was believing this stuff. | And he was believing this stuff. |
1157 | 01:02:10,144 | 01:02:11,603 | - Halston, is it tougher to get on top, | - Halston, is it tougher to get on top, |
1158 | 01:02:11,770 | 01:02:13,063 | or to stay on top? | or to stay on top? |
1159 | 01:02:14,982 | 01:02:17,151 | - Halston said, "Let me tell you, we're going to China." | - Halston said, "Let me tell you, we're going to China." |
1160 | 01:02:17,317 | 01:02:18,152 | I'm like, wow. | I'm like, wow. |
1161 | 01:02:20,612 | 01:02:21,738 | - China wanted to show the world | - China wanted to show the world |
1162 | 01:02:21,905 | 01:02:23,907 | that they were opening up. | that they were opening up. |
1163 | 01:02:24,074 | 01:02:26,493 | So they invited the master of publicity | So they invited the master of publicity |
1164 | 01:02:26,660 | 01:02:28,537 | to visit the silk cities. | to visit the silk cities. |
1165 | 01:02:31,331 | 01:02:32,875 | - Come on, D.D., come on, everybody. | - Come on, D.D., come on, everybody. |
1166 | 01:02:33,041 | 01:02:36,503 | What I want to explain to you all is what we're doing. | What I want to explain to you all is what we're doing. |
1167 | 01:02:36,670 | 01:02:41,383 | - With the China trip, you could see the brain working. | - With the China trip, you could see the brain working. |
1168 | 01:02:41,550 | 01:02:46,054 | Each girl had their own personal collection designed. | Each girl had their own personal collection designed. |
1169 | 01:02:46,221 | 01:02:48,307 | Everything, all laid out. | Everything, all laid out. |
1170 | 01:02:48,474 | 01:02:51,351 | - We just needed to pack our lingerie and makeup. | - We just needed to pack our lingerie and makeup. |
1171 | 01:02:51,518 | 01:02:53,312 | - We will also go to the Ming tombs, | - We will also go to the Ming tombs, |
1172 | 01:02:53,479 | 01:02:55,647 | and we'll go to the Forbidden City. | and we'll go to the Forbidden City. |
1173 | 01:02:55,814 | 01:02:57,691 | And one of the best places is going to be, of course, | And one of the best places is going to be, of course, |
1174 | 01:02:57,858 | 01:03:00,027 | the Great Wall of China. | the Great Wall of China. |
1175 | 01:03:00,194 | 01:03:02,988 | - Every affair, you know, dinner here, dinner there. | - Every affair, you know, dinner here, dinner there. |
1176 | 01:03:03,155 | 01:03:04,656 | Everything was choreographed. | Everything was choreographed. |
1177 | 01:03:04,823 | 01:03:06,241 | It was just incredible. | It was just incredible. |
1178 | 01:03:06,408 | 01:03:08,660 | - If it's a cold day, she'll wear, you know, | - If it's a cold day, she'll wear, you know, |
1179 | 01:03:08,827 | 01:03:11,580 | sort of a shawl like this, but this is a Chinatex silk. | sort of a shawl like this, but this is a Chinatex silk. |
1180 | 01:03:11,747 | 01:03:13,707 | - He just had total control. | - He just had total control. |
1181 | 01:03:13,874 | 01:03:15,167 | - Hi, Andy. - Hi, Andy. | - Hi, Andy. - Hi, Andy. |
1182 | 01:03:15,334 | 01:03:16,585 | - Come on in | - Come on in |
1183 | 01:03:16,752 | 01:03:18,462 | and get photographed, Andy. (chuckling) | and get photographed, Andy. (chuckling) |
1184 | 01:03:18,629 | 01:03:22,716 | - He asked me one day, "Do you dream of what you're doing?" | - He asked me one day, "Do you dream of what you're doing?" |
1185 | 01:03:22,883 | 01:03:25,886 | And, obviously, I was exhausted from going to Studio 54 | And, obviously, I was exhausted from going to Studio 54 |
1186 | 01:03:26,053 | 01:03:27,471 | and all those parties, and I was like, | and all those parties, and I was like, |
1187 | 01:03:27,638 | 01:03:29,014 | no, I haven't dreamt of it. | no, I haven't dreamt of it. |
1188 | 01:03:29,181 | 01:03:31,725 | He's like, "You know, Naeem, it'll be amazing. | He's like, "You know, Naeem, it'll be amazing. |
1189 | 01:03:31,892 | 01:03:33,936 | "You'll be a great designer when you start dreaming. | "You'll be a great designer when you start dreaming. |
1190 | 01:03:34,102 | 01:03:35,729 | "It should come to you in the night, | "It should come to you in the night, |
1191 | 01:03:35,896 | 01:03:37,940 | "then you know that you are thinking about it." | "then you know that you are thinking about it." |
1192 | 01:03:38,106 | 01:03:41,527 | - Naeem, why don't you show Andy, put the lights on, | - Naeem, why don't you show Andy, put the lights on, |
1193 | 01:03:41,693 | 01:03:43,570 | and make 'em sparkle over there, huh? | and make 'em sparkle over there, huh? |
1194 | 01:03:43,737 | 01:03:45,405 | Those are your things. | Those are your things. |
1195 | 01:03:45,572 | 01:03:49,993 | - So to him, night and day, it was there. | - So to him, night and day, it was there. |
1196 | 01:03:50,160 | 01:03:52,079 | - You see, this is only part of them. | - You see, this is only part of them. |
1197 | 01:03:52,246 | 01:03:54,790 | We've got another about 15 people, 'cause all-- | We've got another about 15 people, 'cause all-- |
1198 | 01:03:54,957 | 01:03:56,416 | - There must have been about 30 people. | - There must have been about 30 people. |
1199 | 01:03:56,583 | 01:03:58,210 | And I was coordinating it. | And I was coordinating it. |
1200 | 01:03:58,377 | 01:04:01,463 | There was 100 pieces of Hartmann luggage. | There was 100 pieces of Hartmann luggage. |
1201 | 01:04:03,799 | 01:04:04,841 | - We were going to China. | - We were going to China. |
1202 | 01:04:05,008 | 01:04:06,677 | Who got invited to China? | Who got invited to China? |
1203 | 01:04:06,843 | 01:04:08,387 | (models cheering and laughing) | (models cheering and laughing) |
1204 | 01:04:08,554 | 01:04:09,930 | (upbeat music) | (upbeat music) |
1205 | 01:04:15,852 | 01:04:17,521 | - I said to a Chinese executive, | - I said to a Chinese executive, |
1206 | 01:04:17,688 | 01:04:19,231 | we're coming with a lot of luggage. | we're coming with a lot of luggage. |
1207 | 01:04:19,398 | 01:04:20,148 | Do you have a way of handling it? | Do you have a way of handling it? |
1208 | 01:04:20,315 | 01:04:21,316 | He said, "Oh, yes, yes." | He said, "Oh, yes, yes." |
1209 | 01:04:21,483 | 01:04:24,027 | And he came with a shopping cart. | And he came with a shopping cart. |
1210 | 01:04:24,194 | 01:04:28,824 | They had one shopping cart to move our luggage. (laughing) | They had one shopping cart to move our luggage. (laughing) |
1211 | 01:04:33,453 | 01:04:35,455 | - This is the beginning of the world tour of fashions | - This is the beginning of the world tour of fashions |
1212 | 01:04:35,622 | 01:04:36,999 | by Halston. | by Halston. |
1213 | 01:04:37,165 | 01:04:37,791 | - I think there's a big change. | - I think there's a big change. |
1214 | 01:04:37,958 | 01:04:39,376 | - Why? | - Why? |
1215 | 01:04:39,543 | 01:04:42,087 | - Well, I think it's America's time, really. | - Well, I think it's America's time, really. |
1216 | 01:04:46,133 | 01:04:47,509 | - Here he is, | - Here he is, |
1217 | 01:04:47,676 | 01:04:50,095 | sort of an ambassador of American fashion. | sort of an ambassador of American fashion. |
1218 | 01:04:50,262 | 01:04:53,223 | He became somewhat like a world figure. | He became somewhat like a world figure. |
1219 | 01:04:54,474 | 01:04:55,017 | (camera shutter clicks) | (camera shutter clicks) |
1220 | 01:05:08,196 | 01:05:09,573 | (speaking in foreign language) | (speaking in foreign language) |
1221 | 01:05:09,740 | 01:05:12,868 | (camera shutter clicking) | (camera shutter clicking) |
1222 | 01:05:14,995 | 01:05:19,458 | - But we were basically there to go to the silk factories. | - But we were basically there to go to the silk factories. |
1223 | 01:05:19,625 | 01:05:23,295 | - Those people who had done the fabrics | - Those people who had done the fabrics |
1224 | 01:05:23,462 | 01:05:26,548 | actually got to see how you could play with the fabric. | actually got to see how you could play with the fabric. |
1225 | 01:05:26,715 | 01:05:29,885 | So they were just, like, in awe. | So they were just, like, in awe. |
1226 | 01:05:30,052 | 01:05:31,511 | It was wonderful. | It was wonderful. |
1227 | 01:05:31,678 | 01:05:34,681 | I was in awe of them being in awe of us. | I was in awe of them being in awe of us. |
1228 | 01:05:35,974 | 01:05:37,100 | - That's great. (woman laughing) | - That's great. (woman laughing) |
1229 | 01:05:37,267 | 01:05:39,645 | That's great, I love that on you. | That's great, I love that on you. |
1230 | 01:05:39,811 | 01:05:41,104 | I love that on you. (crowd applauding) | I love that on you. (crowd applauding) |
1231 | 01:05:41,271 | 01:05:42,439 | - It might be a little tight, | - It might be a little tight, |
1232 | 01:05:42,606 | 01:05:44,983 | but I consider it a great compliment | but I consider it a great compliment |
1233 | 01:05:45,150 | 01:05:47,527 | that she wanted to put it on. | that she wanted to put it on. |
1234 | 01:05:47,694 | 01:05:49,488 | - Halston was saying, "No, they wanna modernize. | - Halston was saying, "No, they wanna modernize. |
1235 | 01:05:49,655 | 01:05:51,073 | "They wanna modernize here." | "They wanna modernize here." |
1236 | 01:05:51,239 | 01:05:53,241 | - Is it that complicated to change the patterns? | - Is it that complicated to change the patterns? |
1237 | 01:05:53,408 | 01:05:55,869 | - I think that made the trip for Halston. | - I think that made the trip for Halston. |
1238 | 01:05:56,036 | 01:05:58,997 | Because I think he thought he could contribute something | Because I think he thought he could contribute something |
1239 | 01:05:59,164 | 01:06:03,710 | to the people of China. (camera shutter clicking) | to the people of China. (camera shutter clicking) |
1240 | 01:06:04,503 | 01:06:05,879 | - That was really PR. | - That was really PR. |
1241 | 01:06:06,046 | 01:06:08,465 | And he got tremendous amount of publicity. | And he got tremendous amount of publicity. |
1242 | 01:06:08,632 | 01:06:10,175 | He was all over. | He was all over. |
1243 | 01:06:10,342 | 01:06:12,135 | And when you see the pictures, they were beautiful. | And when you see the pictures, they were beautiful. |
1244 | 01:06:12,302 | 01:06:14,554 | I mean, they looked fantastic. | I mean, they looked fantastic. |
1245 | 01:06:14,721 | 01:06:17,224 | You know, if you didn't know the back side of the story, | You know, if you didn't know the back side of the story, |
1246 | 01:06:17,391 | 01:06:20,394 | it looked like a fantastic trip. | it looked like a fantastic trip. |
1247 | 01:06:20,560 | 01:06:22,854 | Halston and the group here, Halston and the group there. | Halston and the group here, Halston and the group there. |
1248 | 01:06:23,021 | 01:06:24,439 | They all looked great. | They all looked great. |
1249 | 01:06:24,606 | 01:06:26,274 | You know, half of them are really miserable, | You know, half of them are really miserable, |
1250 | 01:06:26,441 | 01:06:29,236 | but they all looked terrific. (laughing) | but they all looked terrific. (laughing) |
1251 | 01:06:37,994 | 01:06:41,081 | (audio screeching) | (audio screeching) |
1252 | 01:06:46,086 | 01:06:47,379 | - Oh, I'm staying. | - Oh, I'm staying. |
1253 | 01:06:47,546 | 01:06:49,548 | It's exhausting, and I'm just starting. | It's exhausting, and I'm just starting. |
1254 | 01:06:49,715 | 01:06:53,218 | - We had a film crew following us the whole time. | - We had a film crew following us the whole time. |
1255 | 01:06:56,179 | 01:06:59,558 | - Every day was directed by Halston. | - Every day was directed by Halston. |
1256 | 01:07:00,642 | 01:07:02,060 | - Get out of the camera way. | - Get out of the camera way. |
1257 | 01:07:02,227 | 01:07:03,395 | The cameras are here, so you can't be here, | The cameras are here, so you can't be here, |
1258 | 01:07:03,562 | 01:07:04,563 | you have to be on the other side. | you have to be on the other side. |
1259 | 01:07:04,730 | 01:07:06,440 | - He just wanted total control. | - He just wanted total control. |
1260 | 01:07:06,606 | 01:07:09,443 | And it was too much, it became too much. | And it was too much, it became too much. |
1261 | 01:07:09,609 | 01:07:13,113 | - I want you all stand up there, on the runway. | - I want you all stand up there, on the runway. |
1262 | 01:07:13,280 | 01:07:14,531 | Not in twos and twos. | Not in twos and twos. |
1263 | 01:07:14,698 | 01:07:15,574 | You're doing it like a fashion show. | You're doing it like a fashion show. |
1264 | 01:07:15,741 | 01:07:17,617 | It looks so dumb. | It looks so dumb. |
1265 | 01:07:17,784 | 01:07:19,619 | Go out again. | Go out again. |
1266 | 01:07:19,786 | 01:07:21,496 | No, not please, just do it. | No, not please, just do it. |
1267 | 01:07:21,663 | 01:07:23,540 | - He was a perfectionist. | - He was a perfectionist. |
1268 | 01:07:23,707 | 01:07:26,710 | He had a very rough time in giving up. | He had a very rough time in giving up. |
1269 | 01:07:26,877 | 01:07:29,087 | It was an emotional, like, lock-in. | It was an emotional, like, lock-in. |
1270 | 01:07:29,254 | 01:07:30,297 | - No, nothing's lined up. | - No, nothing's lined up. |
1271 | 01:07:30,464 | 01:07:31,173 | Connie? | Connie? |
1272 | 01:07:33,467 | 01:07:35,969 | Can't you people line it up like I've lined it up? | Can't you people line it up like I've lined it up? |
1273 | 01:07:36,136 | 01:07:37,095 | I mean, really. | I mean, really. |
1274 | 01:07:37,262 | 01:07:38,597 | Look at the boards. | Look at the boards. |
1275 | 01:07:38,764 | 01:07:39,973 | It's so dumb. | It's so dumb. |
1276 | 01:07:40,140 | 01:07:42,100 | What do you think I did all this for? | What do you think I did all this for? |
1277 | 01:07:42,267 | 01:07:43,852 | Well, I hope nobody has to go tonight | Well, I hope nobody has to go tonight |
1278 | 01:07:44,019 | 01:07:46,813 | because we've got to go through this. | because we've got to go through this. |
1279 | 01:07:48,023 | 01:07:49,775 | - He was a bit of a bully. | - He was a bit of a bully. |
1280 | 01:07:49,941 | 01:07:52,444 | You really had to stand up to him, otherwise, you'd be lost. | You really had to stand up to him, otherwise, you'd be lost. |
1281 | 01:07:52,611 | 01:07:54,696 | And there wasn't a lot of people who could do that. | And there wasn't a lot of people who could do that. |
1282 | 01:07:54,863 | 01:07:57,657 | Very, very few people in our company. | Very, very few people in our company. |
1283 | 01:07:58,784 | 01:08:01,161 | - He would snap at you. | - He would snap at you. |
1284 | 01:08:01,328 | 01:08:05,165 | And even though we all had the same amount of abuse, | And even though we all had the same amount of abuse, |
1285 | 01:08:06,833 | 01:08:08,376 | you took it personally. | you took it personally. |
1286 | 01:08:08,543 | 01:08:11,713 | I never, ever got used to being yelled at. | I never, ever got used to being yelled at. |
1287 | 01:08:13,757 | 01:08:16,384 | - It just became a different relationship | - It just became a different relationship |
1288 | 01:08:16,551 | 01:08:18,345 | and a different company. | and a different company. |
1289 | 01:08:22,307 | 01:08:26,186 | - Even with Faye, I mean, she defended that man. | - Even with Faye, I mean, she defended that man. |
1290 | 01:08:26,353 | 01:08:28,438 | But he'd just take it all out on her. | But he'd just take it all out on her. |
1291 | 01:08:28,605 | 01:08:32,776 | Scream and yell at the top of his lungs, I mean. | Scream and yell at the top of his lungs, I mean. |
1292 | 01:08:32,943 | 01:08:33,985 | - Come on, come on, D. D. | - Come on, come on, D. D. |
1293 | 01:08:34,152 | 01:08:35,320 | Come on, everybody. | Come on, everybody. |
1294 | 01:08:35,487 | 01:08:37,697 | Don't walk out like you're a parade. | Don't walk out like you're a parade. |
1295 | 01:08:37,864 | 01:08:41,701 | - But the aura of it all, and being a part of it, | - But the aura of it all, and being a part of it, |
1296 | 01:08:41,868 | 01:08:43,036 | kept you hooked. | kept you hooked. |
1297 | 01:08:44,162 | 01:08:45,580 | You know, eventually, | You know, eventually, |
1298 | 01:08:45,747 | 01:08:48,917 | he had all of us wear black at the office. | he had all of us wear black at the office. |
1299 | 01:08:50,252 | 01:08:53,713 | He wanted us to be a backdrop to the clothes. | He wanted us to be a backdrop to the clothes. |
1300 | 01:08:55,507 | 01:08:59,135 | And everything, to him, was a PR event. | And everything, to him, was a PR event. |
1301 | 01:08:59,302 | 01:09:00,804 | We were all PR events. | We were all PR events. |
1302 | 01:09:00,971 | 01:09:07,143 | It was the stage set that was us. | It was the stage set that was us. |
1303 | 01:09:08,270 | 01:09:09,145 | - Margaret. | - Margaret. |
1304 | 01:09:09,312 | 01:09:11,064 | (Margaret laughing) | (Margaret laughing) |
1305 | 01:09:11,231 | 01:09:13,358 | - What we're looking for is the illusion of art. | - What we're looking for is the illusion of art. |
1306 | 01:09:13,525 | 01:09:14,693 | - Can I give you a little bit of highlight there? | - Can I give you a little bit of highlight there? |
1307 | 01:09:14,860 | 01:09:16,069 | That's very good. | That's very good. |
1308 | 01:09:18,280 | 01:09:21,992 | - You see, our mistake, including Halston, | - You see, our mistake, including Halston, |
1309 | 01:09:22,158 | 01:09:24,744 | is to take our name too seriously. | is to take our name too seriously. |
1310 | 01:09:26,621 | 01:09:27,873 | I mean, for me. | I mean, for me. |
1311 | 01:09:28,039 | 01:09:29,916 | I was a jewelry designer. | I was a jewelry designer. |
1312 | 01:09:31,042 | 01:09:32,878 | I was a good jewelry designer. | I was a good jewelry designer. |
1313 | 01:09:33,044 | 01:09:35,463 | I dedicate all my time to it. | I dedicate all my time to it. |
1314 | 01:09:57,944 | 01:10:03,700 | - We had fights because he was so much out of it, you know. | - We had fights because he was so much out of it, you know. |
1315 | 01:10:03,867 | 01:10:05,577 | Because I'm vulgar. | Because I'm vulgar. |
1316 | 01:10:05,744 | 01:10:07,621 | Not vulgar, but, you know, I cannot withstand all the time, | Not vulgar, but, you know, I cannot withstand all the time, |
1317 | 01:10:07,787 | 01:10:11,458 | thinking that the pencil has to be like that, impossible. | thinking that the pencil has to be like that, impossible. |
1318 | 01:10:11,625 | 01:10:12,292 | (clapperboard snapping) | (clapperboard snapping) |
1319 | 01:10:24,012 | 01:10:30,810 | (ominous music) | (ominous music) |
1320 | 01:10:35,857 | 01:10:42,322 | - He became a real loner. | - He became a real loner. |
1321 | 01:10:47,410 | 01:10:49,204 | - And did you see the Elizabeth cover? | - And did you see the Elizabeth cover? |
1322 | 01:10:49,371 | 01:10:50,789 | - Oh, it's so-- - Oh, that's beautiful. | - Oh, it's so-- - Oh, that's beautiful. |
1323 | 01:10:50,956 | 01:10:52,290 | - Isn't that wonderful? - I love it for her. | - Isn't that wonderful? - I love it for her. |
1324 | 01:10:52,457 | 01:10:53,833 | - She looks great. - She looks really great. | - She looks great. - She looks really great. |
1325 | 01:10:54,000 | 01:10:55,377 | - I love the picture of her inside. | - I love the picture of her inside. |
1326 | 01:10:55,543 | 01:10:56,336 | - It's good. | - It's good. |
1327 | 01:10:59,172 | 01:11:00,507 | - Oh, it looks great. | - Oh, it looks great. |
1328 | 01:11:00,674 | 01:11:02,092 | - Do you like that? - Mm-hmm, I love it. | - Do you like that? - Mm-hmm, I love it. |
1329 | 01:11:02,258 | 01:11:03,843 | - Yeah, I think Elizabeth will like that. | - Yeah, I think Elizabeth will like that. |
1330 | 01:11:04,010 | 01:11:05,595 | - Color is fabulous. | - Color is fabulous. |
1331 | 01:11:05,762 | 01:11:07,722 | Fabulous, it looks good, uh-huh. | Fabulous, it looks good, uh-huh. |
1332 | 01:11:07,889 | 01:11:11,351 | - With the cover of Harper's Bazaar, I just love it on her. | - With the cover of Harper's Bazaar, I just love it on her. |
1333 | 01:11:11,518 | 01:11:12,602 | - And the truth of the matter is | - And the truth of the matter is |
1334 | 01:11:12,769 | 01:11:14,604 | that his business was slowing down. | that his business was slowing down. |
1335 | 01:11:14,771 | 01:11:18,024 | He peaked, and other names were showing up. | He peaked, and other names were showing up. |
1336 | 01:11:20,068 | 01:11:21,194 | - Which brings us to Calvins, | - Which brings us to Calvins, |
1337 | 01:11:21,361 | 01:11:23,697 | and the survival of the fittest. | and the survival of the fittest. |
1338 | 01:11:23,863 | 01:11:26,449 | - Good morning, Calvin Klein, I presume. | - Good morning, Calvin Klein, I presume. |
1339 | 01:11:26,616 | 01:11:28,034 | Is that your name? | Is that your name? |
1340 | 01:11:30,203 | 01:11:34,499 | - Perry Ellis is a new name in fashion. | - Perry Ellis is a new name in fashion. |
1341 | 01:11:39,587 | 01:11:43,925 | - But Halston was never one to fall behind. | - But Halston was never one to fall behind. |
1342 | 01:11:47,345 | 01:11:49,681 | - I am pleased to announce an association | - I am pleased to announce an association |
1343 | 01:11:49,848 | 01:11:53,143 | between Halston Enterprises and JCPenney. | between Halston Enterprises and JCPenney. |
1344 | 01:11:53,309 | 01:11:57,564 | Today, we have signed $1 billion retail sales agreement. | Today, we have signed $1 billion retail sales agreement. |
1345 | 01:11:57,731 | 01:12:00,233 | - It was a license over five years. | - It was a license over five years. |
1346 | 01:12:00,400 | 01:12:03,695 | The largest designer deal that had ever been made. | The largest designer deal that had ever been made. |
1347 | 01:12:03,862 | 01:12:05,780 | Enough money to make anyone, even Norton Simon, | Enough money to make anyone, even Norton Simon, |
1348 | 01:12:05,947 | 01:12:07,657 | sit up and take notice. | sit up and take notice. |
1349 | 01:12:09,242 | 01:12:12,328 | - I begged him, I begged him not to do the Penney thing. | - I begged him, I begged him not to do the Penney thing. |
1350 | 01:12:12,495 | 01:12:14,205 | This is gonna kill us. | This is gonna kill us. |
1351 | 01:12:14,372 | 01:12:16,207 | And he kept saying, "No, no, no, no, no. | And he kept saying, "No, no, no, no, no. |
1352 | 01:12:16,374 | 01:12:19,002 | "I wanna dress everybody in America." | "I wanna dress everybody in America." |
1353 | 01:12:21,046 | 01:12:22,756 | - It sounded like a good deal to me, | - It sounded like a good deal to me, |
1354 | 01:12:22,922 | 01:12:26,593 | to create things for people who couldn't afford his, yes. | to create things for people who couldn't afford his, yes. |
1355 | 01:12:26,760 | 01:12:28,219 | - Well, you know, strangely enough, | - Well, you know, strangely enough, |
1356 | 01:12:28,386 | 01:12:30,388 | when I was a kid, I always shopped at Penney's. | when I was a kid, I always shopped at Penney's. |
1357 | 01:12:30,555 | 01:12:33,141 | My mother always took me to Penney's to buy all the clothes | My mother always took me to Penney's to buy all the clothes |
1358 | 01:12:33,308 | 01:12:35,018 | that we wore to school and everything else. | that we wore to school and everything else. |
1359 | 01:12:35,185 | 01:12:37,353 | And it's true, I come from Des Moines, Iowa. | And it's true, I come from Des Moines, Iowa. |
1360 | 01:12:37,520 | 01:12:39,564 | And my mother being a practical Midwestern lady, | And my mother being a practical Midwestern lady, |
1361 | 01:12:39,731 | 01:12:41,483 | always took us there. | always took us there. |
1362 | 01:12:41,649 | 01:12:44,360 | - In one highly-publicized stroke of the pen, | - In one highly-publicized stroke of the pen, |
1363 | 01:12:44,527 | 01:12:47,030 | Halston moved from class to mass. | Halston moved from class to mass. |
1364 | 01:12:47,197 | 01:12:48,615 | The reaction of the fashion world | The reaction of the fashion world |
1365 | 01:12:48,782 | 01:12:50,950 | ranged from shock to outrage. | ranged from shock to outrage. |
1366 | 01:12:52,202 | 01:12:53,703 | - JCPenney? | - JCPenney? |
1367 | 01:12:53,870 | 01:12:55,163 | - Yes, JCPenney, | - Yes, JCPenney, |
1368 | 01:12:55,330 | 01:12:57,290 | that nationwide middle-class retailer | that nationwide middle-class retailer |
1369 | 01:12:57,457 | 01:12:59,375 | that offers clothes right off the rack, | that offers clothes right off the rack, |
1370 | 01:12:59,542 | 01:13:01,920 | has landed a very big designer. | has landed a very big designer. |
1371 | 01:13:02,087 | 01:13:02,962 | - Would you expect to find a designer | - Would you expect to find a designer |
1372 | 01:13:03,129 | 01:13:04,547 | like Halston in here? | like Halston in here? |
1373 | 01:13:04,714 | 01:13:07,133 | - No, not Halston in JCPenney. | - No, not Halston in JCPenney. |
1374 | 01:13:07,300 | 01:13:08,718 | - Obviously, we're very excited about it. | - Obviously, we're very excited about it. |
1375 | 01:13:08,885 | 01:13:11,221 | We think it is a catch. | We think it is a catch. |
1376 | 01:13:11,387 | 01:13:13,473 | - JCPenney is trying to trade up. | - JCPenney is trying to trade up. |
1377 | 01:13:13,640 | 01:13:15,266 | But they're not quite gonna change their name | But they're not quite gonna change their name |
1378 | 01:13:15,433 | 01:13:17,477 | to JCPeigner or JCPeignoir. | to JCPeigner or JCPeignoir. |
1379 | 01:13:19,145 | 01:13:20,814 | - I believe in our country, and I like America, | - I believe in our country, and I like America, |
1380 | 01:13:20,980 | 01:13:22,273 | and I like Americans to look good. | and I like Americans to look good. |
1381 | 01:13:22,440 | 01:13:23,691 | And I'm an American designer, | And I'm an American designer, |
1382 | 01:13:23,858 | 01:13:25,318 | and I love the opportunity to do it. | and I love the opportunity to do it. |
1383 | 01:13:25,485 | 01:13:27,112 | - It's a first | - It's a first |
1384 | 01:13:27,278 | 01:13:28,822 | between a department store chain and a major designer, | between a department store chain and a major designer, |
1385 | 01:13:28,988 | 01:13:30,657 | with the clothes expected to be on the racks | with the clothes expected to be on the racks |
1386 | 01:13:30,824 | 01:13:32,534 | in the fall of '83. | in the fall of '83. |
1387 | 01:13:32,700 | 01:13:35,537 | - That makes a very good mix from both catalog and retail. | - That makes a very good mix from both catalog and retail. |
1388 | 01:13:35,703 | 01:13:37,622 | - This is called Halston III. | - This is called Halston III. |
1389 | 01:13:37,789 | 01:13:39,457 | - It's called Halston III. - Why? | - It's called Halston III. - Why? |
1390 | 01:13:39,624 | 01:13:42,460 | - Well, it's really the third stage of my career. | - Well, it's really the third stage of my career. |
1391 | 01:13:42,627 | 01:13:44,170 | The first being in the millinery business, | The first being in the millinery business, |
1392 | 01:13:44,337 | 01:13:45,713 | and then in fancy clothes | and then in fancy clothes |
1393 | 01:13:45,880 | 01:13:47,298 | and dressing all the stars and things. | and dressing all the stars and things. |
1394 | 01:13:47,465 | 01:13:51,928 | And now, a larger public, dressing America, really. | And now, a larger public, dressing America, really. |
1395 | 01:13:52,095 | 01:13:52,971 | - He said he would design it, | - He said he would design it, |
1396 | 01:13:53,138 | 01:13:54,556 | and he designed it. | and he designed it. |
1397 | 01:13:54,722 | 01:13:56,599 | And everybody, of course, wanted a piece of it. | And everybody, of course, wanted a piece of it. |
1398 | 01:13:56,766 | 01:14:00,478 | You know, the guy who made scarves wanted Halston scarves. | You know, the guy who made scarves wanted Halston scarves. |
1399 | 01:14:00,645 | 01:14:02,355 | The guy who made shoes wanted Halston shoes. | The guy who made shoes wanted Halston shoes. |
1400 | 01:14:02,522 | 01:14:04,524 | All that was going on. | All that was going on. |
1401 | 01:14:04,691 | 01:14:08,361 | - JCPenney is an organization that is so vast, | - JCPenney is an organization that is so vast, |
1402 | 01:14:08,528 | 01:14:10,905 | it's not like one person oversees the whole thing. | it's not like one person oversees the whole thing. |
1403 | 01:14:11,072 | 01:14:15,076 | And so, talk about cultures, different cultures completely. | And so, talk about cultures, different cultures completely. |
1404 | 01:14:15,243 | 01:14:17,662 | - We asked Penney executives to sum up the Halston III line | - We asked Penney executives to sum up the Halston III line |
1405 | 01:14:17,829 | 01:14:19,247 | in one word. | in one word. |
1406 | 01:14:19,414 | 01:14:20,039 | - Profit. | - Profit. |
1407 | 01:14:20,206 | 01:14:21,082 | - Volume. | - Volume. |
1408 | 01:14:21,249 | 01:14:23,209 | - It's what America wants. | - It's what America wants. |
1409 | 01:14:26,671 | 01:14:27,922 | - Things became so tense | - Things became so tense |
1410 | 01:14:28,089 | 01:14:29,841 | that Norton Simon brought in consultants | that Norton Simon brought in consultants |
1411 | 01:14:30,008 | 01:14:34,053 | to fix the relationship. | to fix the relationship. |
1412 | 01:14:39,100 | 01:14:40,518 | - When I got involved in it and everything, | - When I got involved in it and everything, |
1413 | 01:14:40,685 | 01:14:43,354 | I thought, oh, boy, we're really in for it, Billie. | I thought, oh, boy, we're really in for it, Billie. |
1414 | 01:14:43,521 | 01:14:45,773 | I mean, shit, this is a mother lode. | I mean, shit, this is a mother lode. |
1415 | 01:14:45,940 | 01:14:48,401 | These people really need help. | These people really need help. |
1416 | 01:14:48,568 | 01:14:50,486 | Some sketches they couldn't read. | Some sketches they couldn't read. |
1417 | 01:14:50,653 | 01:14:53,114 | Fabrics they didn't know anything about. | Fabrics they didn't know anything about. |
1418 | 01:14:53,281 | 01:14:54,782 | Everybody would pat me on the head and say, | Everybody would pat me on the head and say, |
1419 | 01:14:54,949 | 01:14:57,785 | "Oh, listen, just leave it to us, we'll work it out. | "Oh, listen, just leave it to us, we'll work it out. |
1420 | 01:14:57,952 | 01:14:59,162 | "You just be artistical." | "You just be artistical." |
1421 | 01:14:59,329 | 01:15:00,747 | (woman laughing) | (woman laughing) |
1422 | 01:15:00,914 | 01:15:03,124 | Well, no, no way. | Well, no, no way. |
1423 | 01:15:03,291 | 01:15:05,710 | The only way it'll work, let me tell you, listen to daddy. | The only way it'll work, let me tell you, listen to daddy. |
1424 | 01:15:05,877 | 01:15:07,086 | - Yes, I'm listening. | - Yes, I'm listening. |
1425 | 01:15:07,253 | 01:15:08,129 | - The only way it'll work is | - The only way it'll work is |
1426 | 01:15:08,296 | 01:15:09,589 | to make the goddamn dress, | to make the goddamn dress, |
1427 | 01:15:09,756 | 01:15:11,174 | which, we're making the goddamn dress. | which, we're making the goddamn dress. |
1428 | 01:15:11,341 | 01:15:13,009 | And then they go and look at the goddamn dress, | And then they go and look at the goddamn dress, |
1429 | 01:15:13,176 | 01:15:14,761 | they'll see the point of difference. | they'll see the point of difference. |
1430 | 01:15:14,928 | 01:15:16,304 | I'm just trying to make it work. | I'm just trying to make it work. |
1431 | 01:15:16,471 | 01:15:17,722 | - I know that. | - I know that. |
1432 | 01:15:17,889 | 01:15:20,058 | I know that, it was-- - Desperately. | I know that, it was-- - Desperately. |
1433 | 01:15:23,770 | 01:15:25,355 | - All the plants, he's got to understand | - All the plants, he's got to understand |
1434 | 01:15:25,521 | 01:15:27,565 | that we've got to commit, like, eight months in advance. | that we've got to commit, like, eight months in advance. |
1435 | 01:15:27,732 | 01:15:29,275 | We need to get the approvals and the go-aheads | We need to get the approvals and the go-aheads |
1436 | 01:15:29,442 | 01:15:30,610 | and the concepts. | and the concepts. |
1437 | 01:15:30,777 | 01:15:32,528 | But he's so involved with everything, | But he's so involved with everything, |
1438 | 01:15:32,695 | 01:15:34,280 | that everything take, | that everything take, |
1439 | 01:15:34,447 | 01:15:37,450 | on the label, the label took him months. | on the label, the label took him months. |
1440 | 01:15:37,617 | 01:15:40,954 | (vibrant electronic music) | (vibrant electronic music) |
1441 | 01:15:42,372 | 01:15:45,166 | - America has heard about it. | - America has heard about it. |
1442 | 01:15:45,333 | 01:15:48,044 | And we've all dreamt about it. | And we've all dreamt about it. |
1443 | 01:15:48,211 | 01:15:52,006 | And now, after months of anticipation, it's here. | And now, after months of anticipation, it's here. |
1444 | 01:15:53,925 | 01:15:56,678 | The Halston III Collection for 1983. | The Halston III Collection for 1983. |
1445 | 01:15:59,681 | 01:16:01,391 | - This is an experiment, you know? | - This is an experiment, you know? |
1446 | 01:16:01,557 | 01:16:03,977 | And it could succeed, it could not succeed. | And it could succeed, it could not succeed. |
1447 | 01:16:04,143 | 01:16:06,771 | (exciting music) | (exciting music) |
1448 | 01:16:11,484 | 01:16:12,902 | - Quite a show. | - Quite a show. |
1449 | 01:16:13,069 | 01:16:16,364 | 500 of the fashionables sat in a huge room, | 500 of the fashionables sat in a huge room, |
1450 | 01:16:16,531 | 01:16:20,326 | dominated by a 60-foot whale hanging down from the ceiling. | dominated by a 60-foot whale hanging down from the ceiling. |
1451 | 01:16:20,493 | 01:16:24,247 | People didn't know where to cry bravo or thar she blows. | People didn't know where to cry bravo or thar she blows. |
1452 | 01:16:24,414 | 01:16:28,293 | - This has been probably the most challenging and gratifying | - This has been probably the most challenging and gratifying |
1453 | 01:16:28,459 | 01:16:30,712 | fashion exercise in my career. | fashion exercise in my career. |
1454 | 01:16:33,464 | 01:16:36,301 | - He did really give a lot to it. | - He did really give a lot to it. |
1455 | 01:16:36,467 | 01:16:38,261 | I mean, he was really taking it seriously. | I mean, he was really taking it seriously. |
1456 | 01:16:38,428 | 01:16:41,139 | He did a really well-conceived line. | He did a really well-conceived line. |
1457 | 01:16:42,682 | 01:16:45,518 | - Gosh, we had about 26 models in there. | - Gosh, we had about 26 models in there. |
1458 | 01:16:45,685 | 01:16:46,853 | The clothes looked spectacular. | The clothes looked spectacular. |
1459 | 01:16:47,020 | 01:16:48,604 | It was perfect for that audience. | It was perfect for that audience. |
1460 | 01:16:48,771 | 01:16:52,608 | And everybody looked fabulous, and very good reviews. | And everybody looked fabulous, and very good reviews. |
1461 | 01:16:52,775 | 01:16:56,154 | And the show was very successful, very. | And the show was very successful, very. |
1462 | 01:16:56,321 | 01:16:58,823 | (audience applauding) | (audience applauding) |
1463 | 01:16:58,990 | 01:17:00,241 | - I'm telling him how great his show was. | - I'm telling him how great his show was. |
1464 | 01:17:00,408 | 01:17:01,617 | And I knew he was behind it. | And I knew he was behind it. |
1465 | 01:17:01,784 | 01:17:03,202 | - I love your board of directors, | - I love your board of directors, |
1466 | 01:17:03,369 | 01:17:05,663 | wanting to go out and buy it right away. (laughing) | wanting to go out and buy it right away. (laughing) |
1467 | 01:17:05,830 | 01:17:07,165 | That's great. | That's great. |
1468 | 01:17:07,332 | 01:17:08,458 | - Well, we'll have a lot more great showings. | - Well, we'll have a lot more great showings. |
1469 | 01:17:08,624 | 01:17:09,625 | - You know, I think so. | - You know, I think so. |
1470 | 01:17:09,792 | 01:17:10,960 | - It's the first of many to come. | - It's the first of many to come. |
1471 | 01:17:11,127 | 01:17:12,170 | - No, I'm very proud of it. | - No, I'm very proud of it. |
1472 | 01:17:12,337 | 01:17:13,129 | It's wonderful, a wonderful thing. | It's wonderful, a wonderful thing. |
1473 | 01:17:13,296 | 01:17:18,217 | (audience applauding) | (audience applauding) |
1474 | 01:17:23,306 | 01:17:24,557 | - They had a big flag out at the museum | - They had a big flag out at the museum |
1475 | 01:17:24,724 | 01:17:26,434 | when they had the show. | when they had the show. |
1476 | 01:17:26,601 | 01:17:29,354 | And Ira Neimark, who was the President of Bergdorf-Goodman, | And Ira Neimark, who was the President of Bergdorf-Goodman, |
1477 | 01:17:29,520 | 01:17:31,397 | and Jackie, his wife, were coming home from dinner, | and Jackie, his wife, were coming home from dinner, |
1478 | 01:17:31,564 | 01:17:33,483 | and they saw this Halston flag. | and they saw this Halston flag. |
1479 | 01:17:33,649 | 01:17:35,568 | He called his senior merchandising | He called his senior merchandising |
1480 | 01:17:35,735 | 01:17:36,903 | manager that night | manager that night |
1481 | 01:17:37,070 | 01:17:41,074 | at home, and she called me at home | at home, and she called me at home |
1482 | 01:17:42,033 | 01:17:45,036 | and said he wants everything out of the store. | and said he wants everything out of the store. |
1483 | 01:17:45,203 | 01:17:46,537 | The fragrance, the ready-to-wear, everything. | The fragrance, the ready-to-wear, everything. |
1484 | 01:17:46,704 | 01:17:48,581 | He doesn't want anything to do with Halston. | He doesn't want anything to do with Halston. |
1485 | 01:17:48,748 | 01:17:51,125 | (ominous music) | (ominous music) |
1486 | 01:17:52,794 | 01:17:54,712 | - Didn't you run into some trouble with Bergdorf, | - Didn't you run into some trouble with Bergdorf, |
1487 | 01:17:54,879 | 01:17:55,713 | who was the first place you had a boutique? | who was the first place you had a boutique? |
1488 | 01:17:55,880 | 01:17:57,215 | - Oh, not at all. | - Oh, not at all. |
1489 | 01:17:57,382 | 01:17:58,883 | No, I don't think so. | No, I don't think so. |
1490 | 01:17:59,050 | 01:18:00,593 | You know, Bergdorf, you know, I wish them well. | You know, Bergdorf, you know, I wish them well. |
1491 | 01:18:00,760 | 01:18:02,512 | I started my career at Bergdorf | I started my career at Bergdorf |
1492 | 01:18:02,678 | 01:18:04,514 | and helped to make Bergdorf famous. | and helped to make Bergdorf famous. |
1493 | 01:18:04,680 | 01:18:06,099 | But Bergdorf is a rather small account | But Bergdorf is a rather small account |
1494 | 01:18:06,265 | 01:18:09,143 | compared to all America. | compared to all America. |
1495 | 01:18:09,310 | 01:18:10,645 | - He was very upset. | - He was very upset. |
1496 | 01:18:10,812 | 01:18:12,397 | He didn't understand it. | He didn't understand it. |
1497 | 01:18:12,563 | 01:18:15,441 | Also, shocked over the fact that | Also, shocked over the fact that |
1498 | 01:18:15,608 | 01:18:17,110 | that could happen that quickly. | that could happen that quickly. |
1499 | 01:18:17,276 | 01:18:18,653 | - Did Bergdorf-Goodman drop your line | - Did Bergdorf-Goodman drop your line |
1500 | 01:18:18,820 | 01:18:21,406 | because you went to Penney's? | because you went to Penney's? |
1501 | 01:18:21,572 | 01:18:23,449 | - They, I think, felt threatened. | - They, I think, felt threatened. |
1502 | 01:18:23,616 | 01:18:25,993 | But I think there's a way out of it. | But I think there's a way out of it. |
1503 | 01:18:26,160 | 01:18:28,371 | - Your connection to Bergdorf is a very important, | - Your connection to Bergdorf is a very important, |
1504 | 01:18:28,538 | 01:18:29,455 | in terms of, wasn't that the first to give you-- | in terms of, wasn't that the first to give you-- |
1505 | 01:18:29,622 | 01:18:31,457 | - I helped to make Bergdorf. | - I helped to make Bergdorf. |
1506 | 01:18:31,624 | 01:18:33,042 | - He stepped out of the norm. | - He stepped out of the norm. |
1507 | 01:18:33,209 | 01:18:37,213 | And people like their boundaries | And people like their boundaries |
1508 | 01:18:37,380 | 01:18:40,800 | that are set between them and those. | that are set between them and those. |
1509 | 01:18:40,967 | 01:18:43,511 | - The fancy-shmancy guys are saying | - The fancy-shmancy guys are saying |
1510 | 01:18:43,678 | 01:18:47,598 | that undermines your elegant, chic hoi polloi. | that undermines your elegant, chic hoi polloi. |
1511 | 01:18:47,765 | 01:18:48,933 | - Oh, it doesn't. | - Oh, it doesn't. |
1512 | 01:18:49,100 | 01:18:50,601 | My business is very good. | My business is very good. |
1513 | 01:18:50,768 | 01:18:52,353 | You know, if one store more or less doesn't like it, | You know, if one store more or less doesn't like it, |
1514 | 01:18:52,520 | 01:18:54,647 | I mean, you know, I'm sorry. | I mean, you know, I'm sorry. |
1515 | 01:18:54,814 | 01:18:56,774 | - Yeah, but you can't-- - I tried my best. | - Yeah, but you can't-- - I tried my best. |
1516 | 01:18:56,941 | 01:18:59,235 | - And then I started getting all kinds of calls | - And then I started getting all kinds of calls |
1517 | 01:18:59,402 | 01:19:02,488 | from presidents of the stores all over the United States, | from presidents of the stores all over the United States, |
1518 | 01:19:02,655 | 01:19:06,534 | and merchandising managers, cutting back on orders. | and merchandising managers, cutting back on orders. |
1519 | 01:19:09,203 | 01:19:11,289 | It was pure hell after that. | It was pure hell after that. |
1520 | 01:19:11,456 | 01:19:14,876 | He realized that he had done the wrong thing. | He realized that he had done the wrong thing. |
1521 | 01:19:16,961 | 01:19:19,881 | - You know, the press could be mean. | - You know, the press could be mean. |
1522 | 01:19:20,047 | 01:19:22,133 | They were not supporting him. | They were not supporting him. |
1523 | 01:19:22,300 | 01:19:23,968 | That seemed odd to me. | That seemed odd to me. |
1524 | 01:19:25,261 | 01:19:27,847 | It just seemed like a gang. | It just seemed like a gang. |
1525 | 01:19:28,014 | 01:19:29,515 | One person misbehaves, | One person misbehaves, |
1526 | 01:19:29,682 | 01:19:33,186 | and then everybody's bullying this one person. | and then everybody's bullying this one person. |
1527 | 01:19:35,563 | 01:19:38,858 | - Clearly, the purpose was to strengthen Penney's position | - Clearly, the purpose was to strengthen Penney's position |
1528 | 01:19:39,025 | 01:19:41,819 | as a supplier of fashionable merchandise. | as a supplier of fashionable merchandise. |
1529 | 01:19:41,986 | 01:19:43,446 | - Good. | - Good. |
1530 | 01:19:43,613 | 01:19:45,072 | - Okay, fine, that's a diplomatic answer. | - Okay, fine, that's a diplomatic answer. |
1531 | 01:19:45,239 | 01:19:46,157 | - I guess you got what you need. | - I guess you got what you need. |
1532 | 01:19:46,324 | 01:19:47,325 | - Oh, absolutely. | - Oh, absolutely. |
1533 | 01:19:47,492 | 01:19:48,784 | - You can cut out and chop away | - You can cut out and chop away |
1534 | 01:19:48,951 | 01:19:50,703 | and do what you need, okay. - Oh, no-- | and do what you need, okay. - Oh, no-- |
1535 | 01:19:52,246 | 01:19:55,666 | - The JCPenney thing became so enormous a problem, | - The JCPenney thing became so enormous a problem, |
1536 | 01:19:55,833 | 01:19:59,378 | that the distance between us became too great. | that the distance between us became too great. |
1537 | 01:20:00,630 | 01:20:02,507 | He wanted me to leave, | He wanted me to leave, |
1538 | 01:20:02,673 | 01:20:04,383 | but he didn't want to say he wanted me to leave. | but he didn't want to say he wanted me to leave. |
1539 | 01:20:04,550 | 01:20:08,804 | He wanted to make things so unpleasant that I would leave. | He wanted to make things so unpleasant that I would leave. |
1540 | 01:20:10,181 | 01:20:12,642 | I pushed him too hard. | I pushed him too hard. |
1541 | 01:20:12,808 | 01:20:15,728 | I pushed too many licenses down on him. | I pushed too many licenses down on him. |
1542 | 01:20:18,147 | 01:20:20,733 | (dramatic music) | (dramatic music) |
1543 | 01:20:23,736 | 01:20:27,156 | - Things got out of control, and I started not to feel well. | - Things got out of control, and I started not to feel well. |
1544 | 01:20:27,323 | 01:20:29,700 | So I went to the doctor, and he said, | So I went to the doctor, and he said, |
1545 | 01:20:29,867 | 01:20:32,036 | "You have the beginning of an ulcer." | "You have the beginning of an ulcer." |
1546 | 01:20:32,203 | 01:20:36,374 | And it was from the stress. | And it was from the stress. |
1547 | 01:20:41,420 | 01:20:45,049 | I just got to the point where I couldn't deal with it. | I just got to the point where I couldn't deal with it. |
1548 | 01:20:45,216 | 01:20:46,551 | And had to leave. | And had to leave. |
1549 | 01:20:46,717 | 01:20:47,927 | I hated to leave. | I hated to leave. |
1550 | 01:20:48,094 | 01:20:52,974 | I loved Halston, but I had to get out. | I loved Halston, but I had to get out. |
1551 | 01:20:58,020 | 01:21:00,690 | - I saw him frustrated, and like, | - I saw him frustrated, and like, |
1552 | 01:21:00,856 | 01:21:04,485 | "How can this thing come into my life?" | "How can this thing come into my life?" |
1553 | 01:21:04,652 | 01:21:08,281 | And I said, well, maybe you have to drop the whole thing | And I said, well, maybe you have to drop the whole thing |
1554 | 01:21:08,447 | 01:21:12,118 | and come with me, and get outta here. | and come with me, and get outta here. |
1555 | 01:21:12,285 | 01:21:15,538 | We'll just get a boat, you'll take a break. | We'll just get a boat, you'll take a break. |
1556 | 01:21:17,582 | 01:21:23,462 | And he'd say, "I can't go." (sniffles) | And he'd say, "I can't go." (sniffles) |
1557 | 01:21:28,593 | 01:21:31,178 | - They say that when it rains, it pours. | - They say that when it rains, it pours. |
1558 | 01:21:31,345 | 01:21:33,889 | Well, a perfect storm was about to happen | Well, a perfect storm was about to happen |
1559 | 01:21:34,056 | 01:21:36,183 | when his good friend David Mahoney | when his good friend David Mahoney |
1560 | 01:21:36,350 | 01:21:38,686 | threw him into the belly of the whale. | threw him into the belly of the whale. |
1561 | 01:21:38,853 | 01:21:42,565 | (audio screeching) | (audio screeching) |
1562 | 01:21:42,732 | 01:21:45,067 | - The day before the JCPenney show, | - The day before the JCPenney show, |
1563 | 01:21:45,234 | 01:21:47,903 | David made an offer to buy Norton Simon. | David made an offer to buy Norton Simon. |
1564 | 01:21:48,070 | 01:21:50,239 | (gentle instrumental music) | (gentle instrumental music) |
1565 | 01:21:50,406 | 01:21:52,450 | He was gonna take it private, | He was gonna take it private, |
1566 | 01:21:52,617 | 01:21:56,037 | and he could make an awful lot of money doing that. | and he could make an awful lot of money doing that. |
1567 | 01:21:56,203 | 01:21:57,788 | - Takeover mania in America. | - Takeover mania in America. |
1568 | 01:21:57,955 | 01:22:00,041 | Huge corporations are gobbling one another | Huge corporations are gobbling one another |
1569 | 01:22:00,207 | 01:22:02,501 | at a rate unmatched in history. | at a rate unmatched in history. |
1570 | 01:22:02,668 | 01:22:04,545 | - But Esmark came along out of the blue. | - But Esmark came along out of the blue. |
1571 | 01:22:04,712 | 01:22:06,213 | (bell ringing) | (bell ringing) |
1572 | 01:22:06,380 | 01:22:08,466 | They made an outside bid that was better than David's | They made an outside bid that was better than David's |
1573 | 01:22:08,633 | 01:22:10,009 | and won the battle. | and won the battle. |
1574 | 01:22:13,888 | 01:22:15,139 | - I don't know how Halston felt, | - I don't know how Halston felt, |
1575 | 01:22:15,306 | 01:22:17,224 | because after Norton Simon sold him, | because after Norton Simon sold him, |
1576 | 01:22:17,391 | 01:22:19,810 | David Mahoney was, you know, not there. | David Mahoney was, you know, not there. |
1577 | 01:22:19,977 | 01:22:22,396 | - You cannot expect other people | - You cannot expect other people |
1578 | 01:22:22,563 | 01:22:24,649 | to be interested in your welfare all the time. | to be interested in your welfare all the time. |
1579 | 01:22:24,815 | 01:22:27,026 | It's unfair, and it's illogical. | It's unfair, and it's illogical. |
1580 | 01:22:27,193 | 01:22:28,819 | So therefore, you'd better take care of your own instincts | So therefore, you'd better take care of your own instincts |
1581 | 01:22:28,986 | 01:22:30,196 | and your own efforts. | and your own efforts. |
1582 | 01:22:30,363 | 01:22:31,489 | - Dog eat dog, look out for yourself, | - Dog eat dog, look out for yourself, |
1583 | 01:22:31,656 | 01:22:33,324 | or is that what you mean? | or is that what you mean? |
1584 | 01:22:33,491 | 01:22:34,617 | - Well, no, I really don't mean that, | - Well, no, I really don't mean that, |
1585 | 01:22:34,784 | 01:22:37,078 | although that's part of it, Jane. | although that's part of it, Jane. |
1586 | 01:22:37,244 | 01:22:38,663 | - You know how business is. | - You know how business is. |
1587 | 01:22:38,829 | 01:22:40,998 | You know how money is, you know how that is. | You know how money is, you know how that is. |
1588 | 01:22:41,165 | 01:22:43,376 | It's the pollution in the air. | It's the pollution in the air. |
1589 | 01:22:45,086 | 01:22:48,381 | - Esmark wasn't really in the fashion business. | - Esmark wasn't really in the fashion business. |
1590 | 01:22:48,547 | 01:22:50,174 | Except for maybe. | Except for maybe. |
1591 | 01:22:50,341 | 01:22:53,135 | - Feeling smashing, or the height of fashion? | - Feeling smashing, or the height of fashion? |
1592 | 01:22:53,302 | 01:22:55,388 | Playtex once and you'll Playtex for keeps. | Playtex once and you'll Playtex for keeps. |
1593 | 01:22:55,554 | 01:22:57,098 | For comfort to please you. | For comfort to please you. |
1594 | 01:22:57,264 | 01:23:00,267 | - So Halston was put under Joel Smilow, | - So Halston was put under Joel Smilow, |
1595 | 01:23:00,434 | 01:23:02,019 | one of America's toughest bosses, | one of America's toughest bosses, |
1596 | 01:23:02,186 | 01:23:04,522 | according to Fortune Magazine. | according to Fortune Magazine. |
1597 | 01:23:04,689 | 01:23:06,982 | - This is a little teeny company. | - This is a little teeny company. |
1598 | 01:23:07,149 | 01:23:09,318 | You know, sort of a flyspeck. | You know, sort of a flyspeck. |
1599 | 01:23:09,485 | 01:23:11,362 | And so, think of it, | And so, think of it, |
1600 | 01:23:11,529 | 01:23:15,408 | if supposing you owned the New York Yankees, | if supposing you owned the New York Yankees, |
1601 | 01:23:15,574 | 01:23:18,577 | and you also owned a class D farm's team | and you also owned a class D farm's team |
1602 | 01:23:20,246 | 01:23:22,748 | in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. | in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. |
1603 | 01:23:22,915 | 01:23:24,333 | How much time would you spend | How much time would you spend |
1604 | 01:23:24,500 | 01:23:26,585 | with your Bethlehem, Pennsylvania farm team? | with your Bethlehem, Pennsylvania farm team? |
1605 | 01:23:26,752 | 01:23:31,757 | (jazz noir music) | (jazz noir music) |
1606 | 01:23:36,762 | 01:23:40,933 | - In 1983, my uncle asked me to come to dinner | - In 1983, my uncle asked me to come to dinner |
1607 | 01:23:41,100 | 01:23:42,727 | while I was here. | while I was here. |
1608 | 01:23:42,893 | 01:23:46,313 | I had recently graduated from college. | I had recently graduated from college. |
1609 | 01:23:46,480 | 01:23:48,065 | I was very green. | I was very green. |
1610 | 01:23:48,232 | 01:23:49,900 | And he dropped the bomb on me. | And he dropped the bomb on me. |
1611 | 01:23:50,067 | 01:23:52,695 | He said, "Well, would you like to work for me?" | He said, "Well, would you like to work for me?" |
1612 | 01:23:52,862 | 01:23:56,741 | And I just sort of did a somersault and said, | And I just sort of did a somersault and said, |
1613 | 01:23:56,907 | 01:23:58,075 | okay, I would love to work for you. | okay, I would love to work for you. |
1614 | 01:23:58,242 | 01:23:59,452 | When do I start? | When do I start? |
1615 | 01:24:02,121 | 01:24:04,498 | I think maybe he wanted to bring in a family member | I think maybe he wanted to bring in a family member |
1616 | 01:24:04,665 | 01:24:06,667 | who he could trust 100%. | who he could trust 100%. |
1617 | 01:24:08,419 | 01:24:10,629 | There was a new manager there from Esmark | There was a new manager there from Esmark |
1618 | 01:24:10,796 | 01:24:12,298 | who had just come on. | who had just come on. |
1619 | 01:24:13,466 | 01:24:16,844 | Do I have to say his name? (chuckles) | Do I have to say his name? (chuckles) |
1620 | 01:24:17,011 | 01:24:17,511 | - You don't wanna say his name? | - You don't wanna say his name? |
1621 | 01:24:17,678 | 01:24:18,429 | - No. | - No. |
1622 | 01:24:18,596 | 01:24:21,390 | (jazz noir music) | (jazz noir music) |
1623 | 01:24:45,623 | 01:24:49,585 | - My first day at Halston was interesting. | - My first day at Halston was interesting. |
1624 | 01:24:49,752 | 01:24:52,588 | I never seen anything quite like it. | I never seen anything quite like it. |
1625 | 01:24:52,755 | 01:24:55,382 | Here, I'm the kid from Brooklyn, right? | Here, I'm the kid from Brooklyn, right? |
1626 | 01:24:55,549 | 01:24:59,178 | Yet got into this world of Halston's | Yet got into this world of Halston's |
1627 | 01:24:59,345 | 01:25:01,514 | castle, Olympic Tower. | castle, Olympic Tower. |
1628 | 01:25:08,687 | 01:25:10,064 | Look, Ma, I'm on television. | Look, Ma, I'm on television. |
1629 | 01:25:10,231 | 01:25:11,941 | - It's about time. | - It's about time. |
1630 | 01:25:12,107 | 01:25:16,070 | - There was a kind of a pinkie throw, everywhere you went. | - There was a kind of a pinkie throw, everywhere you went. |
1631 | 01:25:18,322 | 01:25:22,326 | Halston was a little bit Hollywood, in my parlance. | Halston was a little bit Hollywood, in my parlance. |
1632 | 01:25:23,828 | 01:25:26,288 | But I thought we hit it off. | But I thought we hit it off. |
1633 | 01:25:26,455 | 01:25:29,250 | (guests chattering) | (guests chattering) |
1634 | 01:25:32,753 | 01:25:35,548 | - You'd never think Carl ever be with Halston. | - You'd never think Carl ever be with Halston. |
1635 | 01:25:35,714 | 01:25:39,176 | I mean, physically, mentally, anything. | I mean, physically, mentally, anything. |
1636 | 01:25:39,343 | 01:25:42,972 | But when Carl came in, in a very strange way, | But when Carl came in, in a very strange way, |
1637 | 01:25:43,138 | 01:25:45,641 | Halston liked him a lot. | Halston liked him a lot. |
1638 | 01:25:45,808 | 01:25:47,184 | - He kept saying, | - He kept saying, |
1639 | 01:25:47,351 | 01:25:49,603 | "I've never had the right kind of management. | "I've never had the right kind of management. |
1640 | 01:25:49,770 | 01:25:51,981 | "And that's part of our problem." | "And that's part of our problem." |
1641 | 01:25:52,147 | 01:25:54,441 | And he gives me a kiss on the forehead. | And he gives me a kiss on the forehead. |
1642 | 01:25:54,608 | 01:25:55,860 | It was wonderful. | It was wonderful. |
1643 | 01:25:56,026 | 01:25:58,654 | And then he says, "You're now the king." | And then he says, "You're now the king." |
1644 | 01:25:58,821 | 01:26:01,448 | And he made, with his own hands, | And he made, with his own hands, |
1645 | 01:26:01,615 | 01:26:04,577 | the crown that he gave me. | the crown that he gave me. |
1646 | 01:26:04,743 | 01:26:07,913 | (jazz noir music) | (jazz noir music) |
1647 | 01:26:08,080 | 01:26:10,583 | - Halston, I think, honestly believed | - Halston, I think, honestly believed |
1648 | 01:26:10,749 | 01:26:15,087 | that Carl Epstein was going to mediate with big business. | that Carl Epstein was going to mediate with big business. |
1649 | 01:26:17,423 | 01:26:19,925 | But I remember thinking to myself, | But I remember thinking to myself, |
1650 | 01:26:20,092 | 01:26:22,928 | well, there are two men in this room. | well, there are two men in this room. |
1651 | 01:26:23,095 | 01:26:26,849 | But there's only one king at Halston Enterprises. | But there's only one king at Halston Enterprises. |
1652 | 01:26:30,227 | 01:26:32,938 | (speaking in foreign language) | (speaking in foreign language) |
1653 | 01:26:33,105 | 01:26:36,358 | - Voila. (chuckling) | - Voila. (chuckling) |
1654 | 01:26:36,525 | 01:26:38,360 | I thought, hey, this is fun. | I thought, hey, this is fun. |
1655 | 01:26:38,527 | 01:26:42,865 | Clothes had to be made for me similar to what he wears. | Clothes had to be made for me similar to what he wears. |
1656 | 01:26:43,032 | 01:26:46,243 | Oh, my wife, my kids are getting all these clothes. | Oh, my wife, my kids are getting all these clothes. |
1657 | 01:26:46,410 | 01:26:50,581 | And then one day, he introduces me to Liza Minnelli. | And then one day, he introduces me to Liza Minnelli. |
1658 | 01:26:52,166 | 01:26:54,710 | I said, you know, this is, to hell with the business. | I said, you know, this is, to hell with the business. |
1659 | 01:26:54,877 | 01:26:55,836 | This is great. | This is great. |
1660 | 01:26:56,962 | 01:27:00,132 | You know, this is the way to live. | You know, this is the way to live. |
1661 | 01:27:00,299 | 01:27:01,967 | - We had budget meetings and, apparently, | - We had budget meetings and, apparently, |
1662 | 01:27:02,134 | 01:27:03,385 | theirs was a disaster. | theirs was a disaster. |
1663 | 01:27:03,552 | 01:27:06,805 | Carl was not doing what we agreed to. | Carl was not doing what we agreed to. |
1664 | 01:27:06,972 | 01:27:08,599 | I'm at the top, | I'm at the top, |
1665 | 01:27:08,766 | 01:27:09,850 | and I don't care what's happening in the engine room. | and I don't care what's happening in the engine room. |
1666 | 01:27:10,017 | 01:27:11,810 | I know the engine isn't running. | I know the engine isn't running. |
1667 | 01:27:11,977 | 01:27:13,854 | And it wasn't. | And it wasn't. |
1668 | 01:27:14,021 | 01:27:15,522 | Turn this into a brand. | Turn this into a brand. |
1669 | 01:27:15,689 | 01:27:17,816 | Turn this into something we can handle, | Turn this into something we can handle, |
1670 | 01:27:17,983 | 01:27:20,277 | and stop having it be this airy-fairy kind of, | and stop having it be this airy-fairy kind of, |
1671 | 01:27:20,444 | 01:27:22,780 | I work when I want to, I'm not inspired, I'm an artist | I work when I want to, I'm not inspired, I'm an artist |
1672 | 01:27:22,947 | 01:27:24,698 | kind of thing. | kind of thing. |
1673 | 01:27:24,865 | 01:27:27,493 | - I read all the personnel files, | - I read all the personnel files, |
1674 | 01:27:27,660 | 01:27:29,745 | and I had my rude awakening. | and I had my rude awakening. |
1675 | 01:27:29,912 | 01:27:33,374 | D. D. Ryan, I have to laugh. | D. D. Ryan, I have to laugh. |
1676 | 01:27:34,500 | 01:27:38,045 | Halston said, "Well, she's the resident geisha." | Halston said, "Well, she's the resident geisha." |
1677 | 01:27:40,965 | 01:27:42,925 | Bill Dugan was another one. | Bill Dugan was another one. |
1678 | 01:27:43,092 | 01:27:45,219 | He said, "Well, he amuses me." | He said, "Well, he amuses me." |
1679 | 01:27:46,303 | 01:27:48,472 | And then he had Victor Hugo. | And then he had Victor Hugo. |
1680 | 01:27:48,639 | 01:27:51,350 | I'll never forget once, he called me, frantic, | I'll never forget once, he called me, frantic, |
1681 | 01:27:51,517 | 01:27:54,103 | Victor Hugo was gonna kill him. | Victor Hugo was gonna kill him. |
1682 | 01:27:54,269 | 01:27:59,149 | - Victor held the entire office captive for several hours. | - Victor held the entire office captive for several hours. |
1683 | 01:27:59,775 | 01:28:01,902 | He was kind of like a mad dog. | He was kind of like a mad dog. |
1684 | 01:28:02,069 | 01:28:03,779 | - Probably shocking to Carl, because I don't think Carl | - Probably shocking to Carl, because I don't think Carl |
1685 | 01:28:03,946 | 01:28:06,198 | was in the habit of taking drugs, period. | was in the habit of taking drugs, period. |
1686 | 01:28:06,365 | 01:28:08,701 | Except, you know, Pepto-Bismol. | Except, you know, Pepto-Bismol. |
1687 | 01:28:09,952 | 01:28:12,413 | - I just decided to duck out and go to the Top of the Sixes | - I just decided to duck out and go to the Top of the Sixes |
1688 | 01:28:12,579 | 01:28:15,582 | and have some gin and tonics. | and have some gin and tonics. |
1689 | 01:28:15,749 | 01:28:18,961 | - It was a crazy never-never land. | - It was a crazy never-never land. |
1690 | 01:28:19,128 | 01:28:22,172 | Then, I checked all the expense stuff. | Then, I checked all the expense stuff. |
1691 | 01:28:22,339 | 01:28:24,049 | And that blew my mind. | And that blew my mind. |
1692 | 01:28:24,216 | 01:28:25,467 | The flowers. | The flowers. |
1693 | 01:28:25,634 | 01:28:28,053 | (jazz noir music) | (jazz noir music) |
1694 | 01:28:28,220 | 01:28:30,472 | - Carl had me in to talk to me about | - Carl had me in to talk to me about |
1695 | 01:28:30,639 | 01:28:33,225 | what was being spent on the flower budget. | what was being spent on the flower budget. |
1696 | 01:28:33,392 | 01:28:35,102 | And I said, | And I said, |
1697 | 01:28:35,269 | 01:28:39,023 | yes, I know what's being spent on the flower budget, Carl. | yes, I know what's being spent on the flower budget, Carl. |
1698 | 01:28:39,189 | 01:28:41,734 | I'm writing up the bills myself. | I'm writing up the bills myself. |
1699 | 01:28:41,900 | 01:28:43,610 | - Esmark believed you could have plastic plants | - Esmark believed you could have plastic plants |
1700 | 01:28:43,777 | 01:28:45,696 | instead of orchid plants. | instead of orchid plants. |
1701 | 01:28:45,863 | 01:28:46,864 | They're plants. | They're plants. |
1702 | 01:28:48,115 | 01:28:50,242 | - Entertainment, which was enormous. | - Entertainment, which was enormous. |
1703 | 01:28:50,409 | 01:28:52,411 | The kitchen cost. | The kitchen cost. |
1704 | 01:28:52,578 | 01:28:55,080 | Example, they would prepare a meal for him | Example, they would prepare a meal for him |
1705 | 01:28:55,247 | 01:28:59,334 | while he's in Montauk, and put it on a private plane, | while he's in Montauk, and put it on a private plane, |
1706 | 01:28:59,501 | 01:29:03,589 | fly it to Montauk, and deliver it to Halston's house. | fly it to Montauk, and deliver it to Halston's house. |
1707 | 01:29:03,756 | 01:29:06,341 | And that was a company expense? | And that was a company expense? |
1708 | 01:29:06,508 | 01:29:09,678 | That meal must have cost $2,000. | That meal must have cost $2,000. |
1709 | 01:29:09,845 | 01:29:14,183 | - (laughing) It was '80s. | - (laughing) It was '80s. |
1710 | 01:29:14,349 | 01:29:17,102 | - Martha Graham was honored in Paris last night. | - Martha Graham was honored in Paris last night. |
1711 | 01:29:17,269 | 01:29:19,271 | She was presented with the Cross of the Chevalier | She was presented with the Cross of the Chevalier |
1712 | 01:29:19,438 | 01:29:21,065 | of the Legion of Honor. | of the Legion of Honor. |
1713 | 01:29:21,231 | 01:29:24,568 | - The honeymoon ended when he was going to go to Paris | - The honeymoon ended when he was going to go to Paris |
1714 | 01:29:24,735 | 01:29:26,862 | with Martha Graham. | with Martha Graham. |
1715 | 01:29:27,029 | 01:29:29,990 | He's gonna take his staff with him. | He's gonna take his staff with him. |
1716 | 01:29:30,157 | 01:29:33,243 | We calculated the cost of doing that. | We calculated the cost of doing that. |
1717 | 01:29:33,410 | 01:29:36,872 | And just the workroom, it was 125,000. | And just the workroom, it was 125,000. |
1718 | 01:29:37,039 | 01:29:40,584 | So I then told Halston, you can't do it. | So I then told Halston, you can't do it. |
1719 | 01:29:40,751 | 01:29:42,628 | Halston was so incensed. | Halston was so incensed. |
1720 | 01:29:43,879 | 01:29:46,048 | "How dare you say no to me?" | "How dare you say no to me?" |
1721 | 01:29:47,174 | 01:29:48,884 | It was like Jekyll and Hyde. | It was like Jekyll and Hyde. |
1722 | 01:29:49,051 | 01:29:51,053 | Suddenly Mr. Hyde came out. | Suddenly Mr. Hyde came out. |
1723 | 01:29:53,430 | 01:29:55,724 | From then on, I was the enemy. | From then on, I was the enemy. |
1724 | 01:29:57,476 | 01:30:01,105 | - Carl, every morning, would put little sticky notes | - Carl, every morning, would put little sticky notes |
1725 | 01:30:01,271 | 01:30:04,983 | on Halston's table about what had to happen today, | on Halston's table about what had to happen today, |
1726 | 01:30:05,150 | 01:30:07,027 | or what things were gonna be taken away. | or what things were gonna be taken away. |
1727 | 01:30:07,194 | 01:30:09,822 | And he didn't like it. | And he didn't like it. |
1728 | 01:30:09,988 | 01:30:11,657 | - We need to do this, we need to do that. | - We need to do this, we need to do that. |
1729 | 01:30:11,824 | 01:30:14,326 | And it was just like, you're bossing him around? | And it was just like, you're bossing him around? |
1730 | 01:30:14,493 | 01:30:16,620 | Like, no one does that. | Like, no one does that. |
1731 | 01:30:16,787 | 01:30:17,996 | - It was a big struggle. | - It was a big struggle. |
1732 | 01:30:18,163 | 01:30:19,498 | And it got worse and worse, | And it got worse and worse, |
1733 | 01:30:19,665 | 01:30:21,208 | and he started coming in later and later | and he started coming in later and later |
1734 | 01:30:21,375 | 01:30:27,339 | so he wouldn't have to deal with seeing those people. | so he wouldn't have to deal with seeing those people. |
1735 | 01:30:32,469 | 01:30:35,180 | - Be careful, it's a little dark here, hold on. | - Be careful, it's a little dark here, hold on. |
1736 | 01:30:44,481 | 01:30:46,984 | History is filled with wars. | History is filled with wars. |
1737 | 01:30:47,151 | 01:30:49,153 | But you have to understand the difference | But you have to understand the difference |
1738 | 01:30:49,319 | 01:30:51,530 | between strategy and tactics. | between strategy and tactics. |
1739 | 01:30:52,739 | 01:30:54,783 | Strategy is the art of war. | Strategy is the art of war. |
1740 | 01:30:56,243 | 01:30:58,412 | Tactics is the art of battle. | Tactics is the art of battle. |
1741 | 01:31:00,455 | 01:31:04,042 | The only real battle you must never lose is the last one. | The only real battle you must never lose is the last one. |
1742 | 01:31:04,209 | 01:31:06,712 | (ominous music) | (ominous music) |
1743 | 01:31:11,008 | 01:31:14,052 | - There was rumor that a junior designer was coming in | - There was rumor that a junior designer was coming in |
1744 | 01:31:14,219 | 01:31:18,098 | to help with the JCPenney, and just huge workload. | to help with the JCPenney, and just huge workload. |
1745 | 01:31:21,018 | 01:31:23,729 | - In the middle of February, picked up the phone, | - In the middle of February, picked up the phone, |
1746 | 01:31:23,896 | 01:31:28,108 | and this very deep voice said, "John Ridge, this is Halston." | and this very deep voice said, "John Ridge, this is Halston." |
1747 | 01:31:28,275 | 01:31:30,861 | And he said, "Can you come see me?" | And he said, "Can you come see me?" |
1748 | 01:31:31,028 | 01:31:32,571 | So of course, I did. | So of course, I did. |
1749 | 01:31:32,738 | 01:31:36,491 | And it turned out that it wasn't really an interview. | And it turned out that it wasn't really an interview. |
1750 | 01:31:36,658 | 01:31:39,870 | It was, "When can you start?" | It was, "When can you start?" |
1751 | 01:31:40,037 | 01:31:42,831 | And I think he just needed to know there was one head, | And I think he just needed to know there was one head, |
1752 | 01:31:42,998 | 01:31:46,376 | two arms, and that I knew who Charles James was. | two arms, and that I knew who Charles James was. |
1753 | 01:32:04,394 | 01:32:06,521 | - Probably after a month, I went to Carl and said, | - Probably after a month, I went to Carl and said, |
1754 | 01:32:06,688 | 01:32:10,067 | I'm leaving, this is just an impossible situation. | I'm leaving, this is just an impossible situation. |
1755 | 01:32:10,234 | 01:32:11,360 | We were there until eight, nine. | We were there until eight, nine. |
1756 | 01:32:11,526 | 01:32:13,779 | We never knew when we were leaving. | We never knew when we were leaving. |
1757 | 01:32:13,946 | 01:32:17,741 | I can't be responsible for what the workroom cost. | I can't be responsible for what the workroom cost. |
1758 | 01:32:17,908 | 01:32:19,576 | And Carl said to me, | And Carl said to me, |
1759 | 01:32:19,743 | 01:32:22,913 | "Don't leave, things are going to change." | "Don't leave, things are going to change." |
1760 | 01:32:23,080 | 01:32:25,749 | (jazz noir music) | (jazz noir music) |
1761 | 01:32:27,376 | 01:32:30,087 | - There was something called the Werner Report. | - There was something called the Werner Report. |
1762 | 01:32:30,254 | 01:32:33,465 | But it was so hush hush, I didn't see it | But it was so hush hush, I didn't see it |
1763 | 01:32:33,632 | 01:32:37,469 | until probably seven or eight months after I was there. | until probably seven or eight months after I was there. |
1764 | 01:32:37,636 | 01:32:38,971 | When I read it, | When I read it, |
1765 | 01:32:39,137 | 01:32:41,974 | it dawned on me that everything was tactical. | it dawned on me that everything was tactical. |
1766 | 01:32:42,140 | 01:32:44,226 | They were gonna solve their problem | They were gonna solve their problem |
1767 | 01:32:44,393 | 01:32:46,395 | by how we train the staff, | by how we train the staff, |
1768 | 01:32:46,561 | 01:32:50,023 | how we make the staff unafraid of Halston. | how we make the staff unafraid of Halston. |
1769 | 01:32:50,190 | 01:32:54,778 | How they would learn to cope with Halston and his tirades. | How they would learn to cope with Halston and his tirades. |
1770 | 01:32:55,195 | 01:32:56,989 | Mahoney's attitude was, | Mahoney's attitude was, |
1771 | 01:32:57,155 | 01:33:00,784 | we are not gonna try to control Halston. | we are not gonna try to control Halston. |
1772 | 01:33:00,951 | 01:33:04,037 | My strategy was going back to square one. | My strategy was going back to square one. |
1773 | 01:33:05,455 | 01:33:08,583 | Sometimes the kindest thing in the world you can do is | Sometimes the kindest thing in the world you can do is |
1774 | 01:33:08,750 | 01:33:10,168 | to say no to somebody. | to say no to somebody. |
1775 | 01:33:11,628 | 01:33:14,423 | He started coming in at four o'clock in the afternoon, | He started coming in at four o'clock in the afternoon, |
1776 | 01:33:14,589 | 01:33:16,758 | and he wants the workroom to wait for him | and he wants the workroom to wait for him |
1777 | 01:33:16,925 | 01:33:18,635 | to come in at that time. | to come in at that time. |
1778 | 01:33:18,802 | 01:33:21,763 | I told him, it's not gonna happen. | I told him, it's not gonna happen. |
1779 | 01:33:21,930 | 01:33:26,226 | They're gonna leave at five o'clock, period, done, over. | They're gonna leave at five o'clock, period, done, over. |
1780 | 01:33:28,145 | 01:33:30,147 | In the final analysis, | In the final analysis, |
1781 | 01:33:30,314 | 01:33:33,358 | he is like me and everybody else in that place, | he is like me and everybody else in that place, |
1782 | 01:33:33,525 | 01:33:35,068 | an employee. | an employee. |
1783 | 01:33:35,235 | 01:33:36,695 | - Carl was answerable. | - Carl was answerable. |
1784 | 01:33:36,862 | 01:33:39,698 | And, you know, it's all about the bottom line. | And, you know, it's all about the bottom line. |
1785 | 01:33:39,865 | 01:33:41,575 | - That's right, we knew that. | - That's right, we knew that. |
1786 | 01:33:41,742 | 01:33:46,163 | - I suppose he was there to just slowly push Halston out. | - I suppose he was there to just slowly push Halston out. |
1787 | 01:33:46,330 | 01:33:47,581 | They had the brand. | They had the brand. |
1788 | 01:33:47,748 | 01:33:50,584 | Halston was the diva designer | Halston was the diva designer |
1789 | 01:33:50,751 | 01:33:54,379 | that they didn't necessarily need anymore. | that they didn't necessarily need anymore. |
1790 | 01:33:54,546 | 01:33:57,424 | Halston started taking legal counsel. | Halston started taking legal counsel. |
1791 | 01:34:00,052 | 01:34:03,221 | - When I first met him, he was quite distraught. | - When I first met him, he was quite distraught. |
1792 | 01:34:03,388 | 01:34:05,349 | He was so frustrated and so angry | He was so frustrated and so angry |
1793 | 01:34:05,515 | 01:34:09,561 | he had trouble completing sentences and thoughts. | he had trouble completing sentences and thoughts. |
1794 | 01:34:09,728 | 01:34:11,355 | Suddenly he was cast adrift. | Suddenly he was cast adrift. |
1795 | 01:34:11,521 | 01:34:13,190 | Well, I guess I can best put it the way Halston put it, | Well, I guess I can best put it the way Halston put it, |
1796 | 01:34:13,357 | 01:34:16,610 | that the folks from Planet Tampon landed | that the folks from Planet Tampon landed |
1797 | 01:34:16,777 | 01:34:17,903 | on Planet Halston. | on Planet Halston. |
1798 | 01:34:18,070 | 01:34:20,781 | (dramatic music) | (dramatic music) |
1799 | 01:34:20,947 | 01:34:22,032 | - I'm going to pass this back and forth | - I'm going to pass this back and forth |
1800 | 01:34:22,199 | 01:34:23,575 | like this. - Okay, all right. | like this. - Okay, all right. |
1801 | 01:34:23,742 | 01:34:24,659 | - You don't have to worry about. | - You don't have to worry about. |
1802 | 01:34:24,826 | 01:34:26,411 | - I saw him tired at times. | - I saw him tired at times. |
1803 | 01:34:26,578 | 01:34:28,872 | I thought he was really tired. | I thought he was really tired. |
1804 | 01:34:30,040 | 01:34:32,084 | - One time I came in, | - One time I came in, |
1805 | 01:34:32,250 | 01:34:35,670 | and I think he might have had a panic session. | and I think he might have had a panic session. |
1806 | 01:34:38,006 | 01:34:39,633 | He just seemed very stressed. | He just seemed very stressed. |
1807 | 01:34:39,800 | 01:34:40,759 | And I said, can I do anything? | And I said, can I do anything? |
1808 | 01:34:40,926 | 01:34:42,844 | He said, "No, just sit here. | He said, "No, just sit here. |
1809 | 01:34:43,011 | 01:34:44,262 | "Just sit here." | "Just sit here." |
1810 | 01:34:44,429 | 01:34:47,432 | And we sat there for, like, 30 minutes. | And we sat there for, like, 30 minutes. |
1811 | 01:34:47,599 | 01:34:50,268 | Wow, that's new. | Wow, that's new. |
1812 | 01:34:51,770 | 01:34:56,274 | - Halston never asked me what I thought of his collection. | - Halston never asked me what I thought of his collection. |
1813 | 01:35:01,238 | 01:35:04,825 | This time, he asked me what I thought of his collection. | This time, he asked me what I thought of his collection. |
1814 | 01:35:04,991 | 01:35:07,285 | And, honestly, it was like someone had punched me | And, honestly, it was like someone had punched me |
1815 | 01:35:07,452 | 01:35:12,082 | in my stomach, because I knew that he was feeling | in my stomach, because I knew that he was feeling |
1816 | 01:35:12,249 | 01:35:14,209 | not as strong as he had been. | not as strong as he had been. |
1817 | 01:35:14,376 | 01:35:15,961 | And it made me sad. | And it made me sad. |
1818 | 01:35:18,588 | 01:35:20,298 | - If you lived in another epoch | - If you lived in another epoch |
1819 | 01:35:20,465 | 01:35:23,593 | in another time in another city, could you pick it for me? | in another time in another city, could you pick it for me? |
1820 | 01:35:23,760 | 01:35:24,428 | - Oh, no way. | - Oh, no way. |
1821 | 01:35:24,594 | 01:35:25,804 | I like right now. | I like right now. |
1822 | 01:35:25,971 | 01:35:27,139 | And tomorrow's going to be better, | And tomorrow's going to be better, |
1823 | 01:35:27,305 | 01:35:28,807 | and next week is going to be better. | and next week is going to be better. |
1824 | 01:35:28,974 | 01:35:30,767 | No, no, no, I'm the all-time optimist. | No, no, no, I'm the all-time optimist. |
1825 | 01:35:30,934 | 01:35:33,061 | No, I like right now. | No, I like right now. |
1826 | 01:35:33,228 | 01:35:35,605 | - The problem was simply drugs. | - The problem was simply drugs. |
1827 | 01:35:37,941 | 01:35:40,193 | He had gone way too far. | He had gone way too far. |
1828 | 01:35:40,360 | 01:35:42,320 | - I don't do tuxedos. | - I don't do tuxedos. |
1829 | 01:35:42,487 | 01:35:44,281 | - He was out of control. | - He was out of control. |
1830 | 01:35:45,824 | 01:35:50,829 | Out of control was symmetrical with Esmark taking over. | Out of control was symmetrical with Esmark taking over. |
1831 | 01:35:50,996 | 01:35:53,874 | So you tell me which is the chicken and which is the egg. | So you tell me which is the chicken and which is the egg. |
1832 | 01:35:54,040 | 01:35:56,793 | - Some time in that spring, Liza went to Betty Ford. | - Some time in that spring, Liza went to Betty Ford. |
1833 | 01:35:56,960 | 01:36:00,714 | And Halston said, "It's great that things like this exist | And Halston said, "It's great that things like this exist |
1834 | 01:36:00,881 | 01:36:02,007 | "for those who need them. | "for those who need them. |
1835 | 01:36:02,174 | 01:36:03,425 | "Of course, the rest of us | "Of course, the rest of us |
1836 | 01:36:03,592 | 01:36:05,760 | "have to get on and earn a living." | "have to get on and earn a living." |
1837 | 01:36:07,471 | 01:36:11,641 | - Very hard to do an interview about your best friend, | - Very hard to do an interview about your best friend, |
1838 | 01:36:13,059 | 01:36:15,896 | especially if what's popular in that day and age | especially if what's popular in that day and age |
1839 | 01:36:16,062 | 01:36:17,689 | is digging a little. | is digging a little. |
1840 | 01:36:17,856 | 01:36:19,191 | I don't like it. | I don't like it. |
1841 | 01:36:19,357 | 01:36:21,026 | I hated it when they did it to my mother | I hated it when they did it to my mother |
1842 | 01:36:21,193 | 01:36:23,028 | or my father or myself. | or my father or myself. |
1843 | 01:36:23,195 | 01:36:26,698 | And I won't do it to Halston, I just won't. | And I won't do it to Halston, I just won't. |
1844 | 01:36:26,865 | 01:36:28,658 | I refuse. | I refuse. |
1845 | 01:36:33,622 | 01:36:37,292 | (audience applauding) | (audience applauding) |
1846 | 01:36:37,459 | 01:36:40,795 | - In June, he had summer to do for JCPenney, | - In June, he had summer to do for JCPenney, |
1847 | 01:36:42,255 | 01:36:45,383 | Which was way late at that point. | Which was way late at that point. |
1848 | 01:36:45,550 | 01:36:47,511 | - Halston cooled off. | - Halston cooled off. |
1849 | 01:36:47,677 | 01:36:50,055 | He don't want do JCPenney anymore. | He don't want do JCPenney anymore. |
1850 | 01:36:50,222 | 01:36:51,556 | I don't know why, | I don't know why, |
1851 | 01:36:51,723 | 01:36:53,683 | but that's when everything went upside-down. | but that's when everything went upside-down. |
1852 | 01:36:53,850 | 01:36:56,436 | (dramatic music) | (dramatic music) |
1853 | 01:36:57,646 | 01:36:59,147 | - I think he thought that if he went on strike | - I think he thought that if he went on strike |
1854 | 01:36:59,314 | 01:37:02,067 | and didn't design the collections | and didn't design the collections |
1855 | 01:37:02,234 | 01:37:06,238 | that he had some power over the situation, you know. | that he had some power over the situation, you know. |
1856 | 01:37:07,405 | 01:37:09,074 | - I'm getting calls from JCPenney saying, | - I'm getting calls from JCPenney saying, |
1857 | 01:37:09,241 | 01:37:10,909 | "Where are our products? | "Where are our products? |
1858 | 01:37:11,076 | 01:37:12,452 | "Where are the designs? | "Where are the designs? |
1859 | 01:37:12,619 | 01:37:14,829 | "He hasn't approved them." | "He hasn't approved them." |
1860 | 01:37:14,996 | 01:37:18,041 | And whether he was doing that to get revenge on Carl, | And whether he was doing that to get revenge on Carl, |
1861 | 01:37:18,208 | 01:37:20,001 | or whether he was doing it because he was doped up, | or whether he was doing it because he was doped up, |
1862 | 01:37:20,168 | 01:37:21,795 | it wasn't happening. | it wasn't happening. |
1863 | 01:37:21,962 | 01:37:23,380 | - They were very frustrated | - They were very frustrated |
1864 | 01:37:23,547 | 01:37:27,217 | because they couldn't get sketches from Halston. | because they couldn't get sketches from Halston. |
1865 | 01:37:27,384 | 01:37:28,885 | So one day, I drew them a jacket | So one day, I drew them a jacket |
1866 | 01:37:29,052 | 01:37:30,387 | 'cause they had to have a jacket, | 'cause they had to have a jacket, |
1867 | 01:37:30,554 | 01:37:31,680 | and Halston wasn't there, | and Halston wasn't there, |
1868 | 01:37:31,846 | 01:37:35,433 | and I, well, he was not too happy | and I, well, he was not too happy |
1869 | 01:37:35,600 | 01:37:37,811 | that I'd given them a sketch. | that I'd given them a sketch. |
1870 | 01:37:39,646 | 01:37:43,108 | But Penney's was very happy about it. | But Penney's was very happy about it. |
1871 | 01:37:43,275 | 01:37:45,652 | And I think that they went away viewing me as a source | And I think that they went away viewing me as a source |
1872 | 01:37:45,819 | 01:37:49,656 | that they could turn to and get something. | that they could turn to and get something. |
1873 | 01:37:49,823 | 01:37:51,866 | And that was kind of the beginning | And that was kind of the beginning |
1874 | 01:37:52,033 | 01:37:55,203 | of my personal relationship with Penney's. | of my personal relationship with Penney's. |
1875 | 01:37:56,496 | 01:37:57,664 | - It is inappropriate | - It is inappropriate |
1876 | 01:37:57,831 | 01:37:59,583 | to have John Ridge involved in areas | to have John Ridge involved in areas |
1877 | 01:37:59,749 | 01:38:02,043 | which do not fall under his responsibilities, | which do not fall under his responsibilities, |
1878 | 01:38:02,210 | 01:38:03,878 | signed Halston. | signed Halston. |
1879 | 01:38:04,045 | 01:38:06,423 | To John Ridge from Carl Epstein. | To John Ridge from Carl Epstein. |
1880 | 01:38:06,590 | 01:38:08,800 | Please keep up the good work. | Please keep up the good work. |
1881 | 01:38:10,010 | 01:38:13,221 | - Carl was hell-bent on isolating Halston. | - Carl was hell-bent on isolating Halston. |
1882 | 01:38:14,472 | 01:38:16,850 | Halston felt that he could no longer work with Carl. | Halston felt that he could no longer work with Carl. |
1883 | 01:38:17,017 | 01:38:19,519 | All he was good at was destroying. | All he was good at was destroying. |
1884 | 01:38:21,229 | 01:38:22,522 | We decided the best thing for Halston | We decided the best thing for Halston |
1885 | 01:38:22,689 | 01:38:24,232 | would be to go to Montauk | would be to go to Montauk |
1886 | 01:38:24,399 | 01:38:28,361 | and give everybody a chance to take a deep breath. | and give everybody a chance to take a deep breath. |
1887 | 01:38:28,528 | 01:38:31,448 | We thought that there would be a deep breath taken also | We thought that there would be a deep breath taken also |
1888 | 01:38:31,615 | 01:38:33,825 | on the part of the Esmark people. | on the part of the Esmark people. |
1889 | 01:38:33,992 | 01:38:35,619 | Turned out not to be the case. | Turned out not to be the case. |
1890 | 01:38:35,785 | 01:38:37,746 | (jazz noir music) | (jazz noir music) |
1891 | 01:38:37,912 | 01:38:40,582 | - Carl started cleaning house. | - Carl started cleaning house. |
1892 | 01:38:40,749 | 01:38:44,002 | D. D. Ryan, Bill Dugan. | D. D. Ryan, Bill Dugan. |
1893 | 01:38:44,169 | 01:38:46,254 | - I was fired. | - I was fired. |
1894 | 01:38:46,421 | 01:38:48,590 | - May I have your attention, please? | - May I have your attention, please? |
1895 | 01:38:48,757 | 01:38:50,008 | - They couldn't touch me | - They couldn't touch me |
1896 | 01:38:50,175 | 01:38:52,052 | because he still had an office there | because he still had an office there |
1897 | 01:38:52,218 | 01:38:54,888 | and I was still his secretary. | and I was still his secretary. |
1898 | 01:38:55,055 | 01:38:57,515 | I remember him calling me. | I remember him calling me. |
1899 | 01:38:57,682 | 01:39:00,810 | Carl held a meeting in front of all the employees | Carl held a meeting in front of all the employees |
1900 | 01:39:00,977 | 01:39:03,063 | at Halston Enterprises. | at Halston Enterprises. |
1901 | 01:39:03,229 | 01:39:07,067 | He said that it would no longer be a one-man show. | He said that it would no longer be a one-man show. |
1902 | 01:39:08,318 | 01:39:09,819 | John David Ridge was promoted | John David Ridge was promoted |
1903 | 01:39:09,986 | 01:39:12,739 | and would be in charge of the design. | and would be in charge of the design. |
1904 | 01:39:14,282 | 01:39:15,742 | He is livid. | He is livid. |
1905 | 01:39:15,909 | 01:39:16,993 | "It's my name on the label. | "It's my name on the label. |
1906 | 01:39:17,160 | 01:39:18,745 | "How dare you?" | "How dare you?" |
1907 | 01:39:18,912 | 01:39:20,872 | - It was his company, his people, | - It was his company, his people, |
1908 | 01:39:21,039 | 01:39:23,458 | his workers, everything. | his workers, everything. |
1909 | 01:39:23,625 | 01:39:25,085 | So, we went back | So, we went back |
1910 | 01:39:25,251 | 01:39:29,881 | and it unraveled into a very unpleasant scenario. | and it unraveled into a very unpleasant scenario. |
1911 | 01:39:30,048 | 01:39:32,592 | - It was like having two chefs in the kitchen. | - It was like having two chefs in the kitchen. |
1912 | 01:39:32,759 | 01:39:35,845 | Everybody was saying, well, let's divide | Everybody was saying, well, let's divide |
1913 | 01:39:36,012 | 01:39:37,180 | the space up there, | the space up there, |
1914 | 01:39:37,347 | 01:39:38,890 | and this half is Halston | and this half is Halston |
1915 | 01:39:39,057 | 01:39:41,935 | and this other half is Halston III with John Ridge. | and this other half is Halston III with John Ridge. |
1916 | 01:39:42,102 | 01:39:44,062 | - At some point, I said no. | - At some point, I said no. |
1917 | 01:39:45,397 | 01:39:48,608 | No, you can get someone else to do it, but I'm not going. | No, you can get someone else to do it, but I'm not going. |
1918 | 01:39:48,775 | 01:39:52,904 | I knew, at this point, I knew Halston pretty well, the man. | I knew, at this point, I knew Halston pretty well, the man. |
1919 | 01:39:53,071 | 01:39:56,324 | - There was a lot of angst going on. | - There was a lot of angst going on. |
1920 | 01:39:56,491 | 01:39:59,160 | And so, I had my first meeting with Roy. | And so, I had my first meeting with Roy. |
1921 | 01:39:59,327 | 01:40:01,037 | "Yes, Bregman, what can I do for you?" | "Yes, Bregman, what can I do for you?" |
1922 | 01:40:01,204 | 01:40:06,251 | And I'd say, well, Roy, that was the beginning. (laughing) | And I'd say, well, Roy, that was the beginning. (laughing) |
1923 | 01:40:11,381 | 01:40:13,091 | He was talking about going into another business. | He was talking about going into another business. |
1924 | 01:40:13,258 | 01:40:15,093 | That's why I started calling him Roy. | That's why I started calling him Roy. |
1925 | 01:40:15,260 | 01:40:17,345 | I said, you don't own your name, pal. | I said, you don't own your name, pal. |
1926 | 01:40:17,512 | 01:40:18,388 | Read the small print. | Read the small print. |
1927 | 01:40:18,555 | 01:40:19,973 | We own your name. | We own your name. |
1928 | 01:40:20,140 | 01:40:22,767 | (dramatic music) | (dramatic music) |
1929 | 01:40:24,436 | 01:40:26,438 | - This was all blowing up. | - This was all blowing up. |
1930 | 01:40:27,647 | 01:40:32,652 | They said to me, "I want you to go in and talk to him." | They said to me, "I want you to go in and talk to him." |
1931 | 01:40:32,819 | 01:40:34,571 | I was there that morning, too, we were sitting, he and I, | I was there that morning, too, we were sitting, he and I, |
1932 | 01:40:34,738 | 01:40:38,032 | in his office, till about one, 1:30 in the morning. | in his office, till about one, 1:30 in the morning. |
1933 | 01:40:38,199 | 01:40:41,369 | And he said to me, "We can do this." | And he said to me, "We can do this." |
1934 | 01:40:41,536 | 01:40:43,663 | I said, we can do what? | I said, we can do what? |
1935 | 01:40:43,830 | 01:40:46,791 | He said, "We can take this over | He said, "We can take this over |
1936 | 01:40:46,958 | 01:40:48,168 | "and get it away from the corporation | "and get it away from the corporation |
1937 | 01:40:48,334 | 01:40:49,544 | "and run it as an." | "and run it as an." |
1938 | 01:40:49,711 | 01:40:52,005 | I said, Halston, it would never work. | I said, Halston, it would never work. |
1939 | 01:40:52,172 | 01:40:53,715 | Where is this money gonna come from? | Where is this money gonna come from? |
1940 | 01:40:53,882 | 01:40:57,010 | I said, do you know how much money you spend? | I said, do you know how much money you spend? |
1941 | 01:40:57,177 | 01:40:58,470 | And how luxurious. | And how luxurious. |
1942 | 01:40:59,721 | 01:41:01,347 | I said, just take a look around. | I said, just take a look around. |
1943 | 01:41:01,514 | 01:41:03,433 | You've had the biggest and the best. | You've had the biggest and the best. |
1944 | 01:41:03,600 | 01:41:07,520 | And this kind of money is not gonna be found again. | And this kind of money is not gonna be found again. |
1945 | 01:41:11,983 | 01:41:15,695 | - They requested, and I put that in quotation marks, | - They requested, and I put that in quotation marks, |
1946 | 01:41:15,862 | 01:41:18,656 | that I not be present at the meeting. | that I not be present at the meeting. |
1947 | 01:41:21,159 | 01:41:22,494 | I'm sitting in my office, | I'm sitting in my office, |
1948 | 01:41:22,660 | 01:41:25,371 | and I felt like having a cup of tea. | and I felt like having a cup of tea. |
1949 | 01:41:25,538 | 01:41:27,248 | So I thought I'd go into the kitchen. | So I thought I'd go into the kitchen. |
1950 | 01:41:27,415 | 01:41:30,627 | I go to the door, put my key in the lock, | I go to the door, put my key in the lock, |
1951 | 01:41:30,794 | 01:41:32,170 | key is not working. | key is not working. |
1952 | 01:41:34,130 | 01:41:35,715 | I couldn't understand, why the key? | I couldn't understand, why the key? |
1953 | 01:41:35,882 | 01:41:38,426 | So I run around to the front door. | So I run around to the front door. |
1954 | 01:41:39,719 | 01:41:43,306 | And there's a guy working on the door there, a locksmith. | And there's a guy working on the door there, a locksmith. |
1955 | 01:41:43,473 | 01:41:45,308 | He's changing the locks. | He's changing the locks. |
1956 | 01:41:46,601 | 01:41:48,603 | I said, who hired you? | I said, who hired you? |
1957 | 01:41:48,770 | 01:41:49,729 | - Mr. Halston. | - Mr. Halston. |
1958 | 01:41:50,980 | 01:41:58,530 | - I stormed into that meeting, and I just blew my top. | - I stormed into that meeting, and I just blew my top. |
1959 | 01:41:59,697 | 01:42:02,200 | Even his lawyer was shocked. | Even his lawyer was shocked. |
1960 | 01:42:02,367 | 01:42:04,577 | - (laughing) No, Halston didn't change the locks. | - (laughing) No, Halston didn't change the locks. |
1961 | 01:42:04,744 | 01:42:05,912 | He was locked out. | He was locked out. |
1962 | 01:42:07,831 | 01:42:10,208 | Carl admitted he changed the locks. | Carl admitted he changed the locks. |
1963 | 01:42:10,375 | 01:42:12,085 | - Job is done, Mr. Epstein. | - Job is done, Mr. Epstein. |
1964 | 01:42:12,252 | 01:42:13,753 | - You actually admitted it. | - You actually admitted it. |
1965 | 01:42:13,920 | 01:42:15,588 | - I admitted it? | - I admitted it? |
1966 | 01:42:15,755 | 01:42:18,758 | - In Women's Wear Daily, several months later. | - In Women's Wear Daily, several months later. |
1967 | 01:42:18,925 | 01:42:23,388 | When there was a story about trouble at the Olympic Tower. | When there was a story about trouble at the Olympic Tower. |
1968 | 01:42:25,932 | 01:42:29,853 | - I said, look, that's it, I've had it. | - I said, look, that's it, I've had it. |
1969 | 01:42:30,019 | 01:42:31,437 | You know, I don't wanna have to think about | You know, I don't wanna have to think about |
1970 | 01:42:31,604 | 01:42:33,022 | somebody changing the locks. | somebody changing the locks. |
1971 | 01:42:33,189 | 01:42:35,733 | Either he goes or I go. | Either he goes or I go. |
1972 | 01:42:40,780 | 01:42:43,032 | - When Epstein gave 'em the signal, they said, | - When Epstein gave 'em the signal, they said, |
1973 | 01:42:43,199 | 01:42:45,577 | "We're done, you're done." | "We're done, you're done." |
1974 | 01:42:45,743 | 01:42:49,455 | And Halston was out. | And Halston was out. |
1975 | 01:42:54,419 | 01:42:56,129 | - It was weird. | - It was weird. |
1976 | 01:42:56,296 | 01:43:02,135 | It was surreal that this coup d'etat happened so quickly. | It was surreal that this coup d'etat happened so quickly. |
1977 | 01:43:07,140 | 01:43:10,351 | - I was very heartbroken for him. | - I was very heartbroken for him. |
1978 | 01:43:10,518 | 01:43:12,896 | He was like a man without a country. | He was like a man without a country. |
1979 | 01:43:13,062 | 01:43:14,272 | The Halston name, | The Halston name, |
1980 | 01:43:15,815 | 01:43:18,610 | that was the most important thing in his entire life, | that was the most important thing in his entire life, |
1981 | 01:43:18,776 | 01:43:23,031 | could be used by that corporation | could be used by that corporation |
1982 | 01:43:23,197 | 01:43:24,616 | without his consent. | without his consent. |
1983 | 01:43:24,782 | 01:43:28,328 | - Halston Enterprises and Organization MINE, | - Halston Enterprises and Organization MINE, |
1984 | 01:43:28,494 | 01:43:32,874 | a symbolic signing of the licensing agreement for Mexico. | a symbolic signing of the licensing agreement for Mexico. |
1985 | 01:43:34,959 | 01:43:39,672 | (speaking in foreign language) (vibrant music) | (speaking in foreign language) (vibrant music) |
1986 | 01:43:41,299 | 01:43:42,175 | - Hola. | - Hola. |
1987 | 01:43:42,342 | 01:43:44,344 | ♪ Halston ♪ | ♪ Halston ♪ |
1988 | 01:43:45,386 | 01:43:47,805 | (dramatic music) | (dramatic music) |
1989 | 01:44:00,443 | 01:44:02,278 | - Week after week, month after month, | - Week after week, month after month, |
1990 | 01:44:02,445 | 01:44:06,324 | he realized that he didn't have much clout anymore | he realized that he didn't have much clout anymore |
1991 | 01:44:06,491 | 01:44:07,784 | with the company. | with the company. |
1992 | 01:44:10,620 | 01:44:11,913 | - When one comes in to make a company healthy, | - When one comes in to make a company healthy, |
1993 | 01:44:12,080 | 01:44:15,458 | it depends how you define health. | it depends how you define health. |
1994 | 01:44:15,625 | 01:44:17,502 | - People were suddenly at peace, | - People were suddenly at peace, |
1995 | 01:44:17,669 | 01:44:21,339 | had comfortable jobs, were not being shouted at. | had comfortable jobs, were not being shouted at. |
1996 | 01:44:22,924 | 01:44:24,342 | - We had not much to do. | - We had not much to do. |
1997 | 01:44:24,509 | 01:44:25,969 | No movie star. | No movie star. |
1998 | 01:44:26,135 | 01:44:27,512 | No celebrity. | No celebrity. |
1999 | 01:44:27,679 | 01:44:30,890 | JCPenney, and that's it. | JCPenney, and that's it. |
2000 | 01:44:31,307 | 01:44:33,142 | And not even, because at one point | And not even, because at one point |
2001 | 01:44:33,309 | 01:44:35,186 | they used to do everything in China. | they used to do everything in China. |
2002 | 01:44:35,353 | 01:44:37,563 | We just would send the pattern, | We just would send the pattern, |
2003 | 01:44:37,730 | 01:44:40,692 | and they used to make everything there. | and they used to make everything there. |
2004 | 01:44:44,362 | 01:44:45,738 | - Carl told me one day | - Carl told me one day |
2005 | 01:44:45,905 | 01:44:48,700 | that he was gonna sell off all the samples. | that he was gonna sell off all the samples. |
2006 | 01:44:53,746 | 01:44:58,001 | - That was his record that should be in a museum, | - That was his record that should be in a museum, |
2007 | 01:44:58,167 | 01:45:01,671 | and they decided to sell those important pieces | and they decided to sell those important pieces |
2008 | 01:45:01,838 | 01:45:04,090 | for 25 bucks, 50 bucks apiece. | for 25 bucks, 50 bucks apiece. |
2009 | 01:45:08,177 | 01:45:09,303 | - But it was just stuff sitting there, | - But it was just stuff sitting there, |
2010 | 01:45:09,470 | 01:45:11,848 | year after year, doing nothing. | year after year, doing nothing. |
2011 | 01:45:15,977 | 01:45:18,980 | - Some pieces went here, some pieces went there. | - Some pieces went here, some pieces went there. |
2012 | 01:45:19,147 | 01:45:25,236 | But the mother lode of it is gone, eliminated, erased. | But the mother lode of it is gone, eliminated, erased. |
2013 | 01:45:26,070 | 01:45:27,989 | It was hostile. | It was hostile. |
2014 | 01:45:28,156 | 01:45:30,158 | - There was nothing personal about it. | - There was nothing personal about it. |
2015 | 01:45:30,324 | 01:45:32,285 | If you want to call something personal, | If you want to call something personal, |
2016 | 01:45:32,452 | 01:45:33,828 | I really didn't give a damn | I really didn't give a damn |
2017 | 01:45:33,995 | 01:45:36,497 | what Halston's reaction would be. | what Halston's reaction would be. |
2018 | 01:45:36,664 | 01:45:38,374 | We were beyond that. | We were beyond that. |
2019 | 01:45:38,541 | 01:45:41,419 | - Why not give it to a museum? | - Why not give it to a museum? |
2020 | 01:45:44,672 | 01:45:45,882 | - And then there was a bookcase | - And then there was a bookcase |
2021 | 01:45:46,049 | 01:45:48,426 | full of video tapes of the shows. | full of video tapes of the shows. |
2022 | 01:45:48,593 | 01:45:50,178 | Said to Carl, well, I want these tapes. | Said to Carl, well, I want these tapes. |
2023 | 01:45:50,344 | 01:45:52,388 | He said, "No, Halston has copies." | He said, "No, Halston has copies." |
2024 | 01:45:52,555 | 01:45:54,057 | (static crackling) (audio screeching) | (static crackling) (audio screeching) |
2025 | 01:45:54,223 | 01:45:55,850 | (video beeping) - How do you do? | (video beeping) - How do you do? |
2026 | 01:45:56,017 | 01:45:57,143 | I'm Halston. | I'm Halston. |
2027 | 01:45:57,310 | 01:45:58,770 | - Carl said he was gonna erase them | - Carl said he was gonna erase them |
2028 | 01:45:58,936 | 01:46:01,898 | and sell the blanks to the next tenant. | and sell the blanks to the next tenant. |
2029 | 01:46:05,401 | 01:46:07,278 | (models cheering and laughing) | (models cheering and laughing) |
2030 | 01:46:07,445 | 01:46:09,238 | - Everyone thinks you're an overnight success. | - Everyone thinks you're an overnight success. |
2031 | 01:46:09,405 | 01:46:12,033 | I had worked very hard for 20 years. | I had worked very hard for 20 years. |
2032 | 01:46:12,200 | 01:46:13,076 | This is. | This is. |
2033 | 01:46:13,242 | 01:46:16,120 | ♪ Happy birthday to me ♪ | ♪ Happy birthday to me ♪ |
2034 | 01:46:17,997 | 01:46:21,959 | (video humming) (static crackling) | (video humming) (static crackling) |
2035 | 01:46:22,126 | 01:46:24,337 | (audio screeching) | (audio screeching) |
2036 | 01:46:24,504 | 01:46:27,215 | - There is no home in Iowa, you see. | - There is no home in Iowa, you see. |
2037 | 01:46:27,381 | 01:46:32,136 | (static hissing) | (static hissing) |
2038 | 01:46:48,194 | 01:46:50,822 | - I really wanted to show this photo. | - I really wanted to show this photo. |
2039 | 01:46:50,988 | 01:46:55,451 | So, my grandparents, this is Hallie Mae and James Edward. | So, my grandparents, this is Hallie Mae and James Edward. |
2040 | 01:46:55,618 | 01:46:57,495 | (gentle guitar music) | (gentle guitar music) |
2041 | 01:46:57,662 | 01:46:59,247 | They were working class. | They were working class. |
2042 | 01:46:59,413 | 01:47:04,085 | My grandmother, I'm not sure, made it past ninth grade. | My grandmother, I'm not sure, made it past ninth grade. |
2043 | 01:47:04,252 | 01:47:06,003 | They had four children. | They had four children. |
2044 | 01:47:07,922 | 01:47:09,841 | My father first. | My father first. |
2045 | 01:47:10,007 | 01:47:13,719 | And then Roy Halston Frowick came along in 1932. | And then Roy Halston Frowick came along in 1932. |
2046 | 01:47:18,057 | 01:47:19,142 | You know, times were tough. | You know, times were tough. |
2047 | 01:47:19,308 | 01:47:21,561 | Grew up in the Depression era. | Grew up in the Depression era. |
2048 | 01:47:24,188 | 01:47:26,649 | Halston and my father weren't close with their father. | Halston and my father weren't close with their father. |
2049 | 01:47:26,816 | 01:47:29,527 | They loved him, but he had a temper. | They loved him, but he had a temper. |
2050 | 01:47:32,280 | 01:47:34,615 | My grandmother took him under her wing | My grandmother took him under her wing |
2051 | 01:47:34,782 | 01:47:37,910 | and was sort of protecting him. | and was sort of protecting him. |
2052 | 01:47:38,077 | 01:47:42,456 | She was a sweet, sweet, soft-spoken, very mellow woman, | She was a sweet, sweet, soft-spoken, very mellow woman, |
2053 | 01:47:42,623 | 01:47:46,669 | and you just felt so calm around her. | and you just felt so calm around her. |
2054 | 01:47:51,716 | 01:47:54,760 | When she passed away, Halston was in the middle of JCPenney, | When she passed away, Halston was in the middle of JCPenney, |
2055 | 01:47:54,927 | 01:47:56,929 | but he didn't tell them anything. | but he didn't tell them anything. |
2056 | 01:47:57,096 | 01:47:59,265 | He just said he had to leave. | He just said he had to leave. |
2057 | 01:48:01,267 | 01:48:02,894 | He suffered silently. | He suffered silently. |
2058 | 01:48:06,564 | 01:48:10,067 | Halston wasn't estranged from his family per se, | Halston wasn't estranged from his family per se, |
2059 | 01:48:10,234 | 01:48:12,528 | it's just that the family's very conservative. | it's just that the family's very conservative. |
2060 | 01:48:12,695 | 01:48:16,490 | He felt that they wouldn't understand his lifestyle | He felt that they wouldn't understand his lifestyle |
2061 | 01:48:16,657 | 01:48:19,368 | with Victor there, and although he was constantly trying | with Victor there, and although he was constantly trying |
2062 | 01:48:19,535 | 01:48:21,746 | to get him out of his life, and I was there. | to get him out of his life, and I was there. |
2063 | 01:48:21,913 | 01:48:23,581 | And eventually he did. | And eventually he did. |
2064 | 01:48:25,917 | 01:48:29,086 | I kept trying to tell him to reconnect with his siblings, | I kept trying to tell him to reconnect with his siblings, |
2065 | 01:48:29,253 | 01:48:31,255 | telling him, they're not gonna judge you. | telling him, they're not gonna judge you. |
2066 | 01:48:31,422 | 01:48:33,090 | The family's there for you. | The family's there for you. |
2067 | 01:48:33,257 | 01:48:35,676 | And at a certain point, | And at a certain point, |
2068 | 01:48:35,843 | 01:48:39,305 | I helped him organize the first family reunion in Montauk. | I helped him organize the first family reunion in Montauk. |
2069 | 01:48:48,814 | 01:48:51,108 | He let his hair down | He let his hair down |
2070 | 01:48:51,275 | 01:48:54,654 | and was the brother that he was 40 years prior. | and was the brother that he was 40 years prior. |
2071 | 01:48:59,533 | 01:49:02,828 | But he was who he was, so he had to plan it, | But he was who he was, so he had to plan it, |
2072 | 01:49:02,995 | 01:49:05,248 | every moment of it. | every moment of it. |
2073 | 01:49:05,414 | 01:49:08,584 | They got all white sweat suits for one event, | They got all white sweat suits for one event, |
2074 | 01:49:08,751 | 01:49:12,296 | and they got all Army uniforms for the safari. | and they got all Army uniforms for the safari. |
2075 | 01:49:14,173 | 01:49:16,759 | - He loved life and you could tell that about him. | - He loved life and you could tell that about him. |
2076 | 01:49:16,926 | 01:49:17,969 | You could tell. | You could tell. |
2077 | 01:49:20,346 | 01:49:25,101 | - I think he just wanted, maybe to slow down a little. | - I think he just wanted, maybe to slow down a little. |
2078 | 01:49:25,268 | 01:49:26,769 | Being a regular person. | Being a regular person. |
2079 | 01:49:28,104 | 01:49:30,564 | Here, he was Halston. | Here, he was Halston. |
2080 | 01:49:30,731 | 01:49:33,901 | But I think inside, he was, you know, Roy. | But I think inside, he was, you know, Roy. |
2081 | 01:49:38,781 | 01:49:41,033 | - It came to a point where he said, | - It came to a point where he said, |
2082 | 01:49:41,200 | 01:49:44,620 | "I'm not gonna be able to go back to designing, | "I'm not gonna be able to go back to designing, |
2083 | 01:49:44,787 | 01:49:47,290 | "so you need to kind of pursue your own life." | "so you need to kind of pursue your own life." |
2084 | 01:49:47,456 | 01:49:49,292 | You know, he didn't want to hold me back. | You know, he didn't want to hold me back. |
2085 | 01:49:49,458 | 01:49:54,130 | So I decided to move to California. | So I decided to move to California. |
2086 | 01:49:54,755 | 01:49:57,800 | (gentle guitar music) | (gentle guitar music) |
2087 | 01:49:57,967 | 01:50:00,803 | It was a difficult decision to make. | It was a difficult decision to make. |
2088 | 01:50:00,970 | 01:50:02,471 | But I bought a car | But I bought a car |
2089 | 01:50:02,638 | 01:50:04,932 | and told him I wanted to take him for a drive | and told him I wanted to take him for a drive |
2090 | 01:50:05,099 | 01:50:08,269 | up the Hudson River to blow off the stink. | up the Hudson River to blow off the stink. |
2091 | 01:50:12,064 | 01:50:14,442 | It was a beautiful, sunny Sunday. | It was a beautiful, sunny Sunday. |
2092 | 01:50:14,608 | 01:50:16,819 | And at certain point, through the chatter, he said, | And at certain point, through the chatter, he said, |
2093 | 01:50:16,986 | 01:50:19,322 | "Well, I have to tell you something." | "Well, I have to tell you something." |
2094 | 01:50:19,488 | 01:50:20,906 | And he revealed to me at that point | And he revealed to me at that point |
2095 | 01:50:21,073 | 01:50:23,034 | that he was sick with HIV. | that he was sick with HIV. |
2096 | 01:50:24,493 | 01:50:28,039 | And I just shut down and started freaking out. | And I just shut down and started freaking out. |
2097 | 01:50:29,957 | 01:50:32,668 | And he said, "It's not a death sentence." | And he said, "It's not a death sentence." |
2098 | 01:50:32,835 | 01:50:34,879 | So I did the stiff upper lip thing, | So I did the stiff upper lip thing, |
2099 | 01:50:35,046 | 01:50:37,298 | 'cause he didn't like people to cry, | 'cause he didn't like people to cry, |
2100 | 01:50:37,465 | 01:50:38,924 | and just went along with it like, | and just went along with it like, |
2101 | 01:50:39,091 | 01:50:41,594 | no, it's not a death sentence, no. | no, it's not a death sentence, no. |
2102 | 01:50:45,389 | 01:50:46,891 | But you have to remember, | But you have to remember, |
2103 | 01:50:47,058 | 01:50:49,393 | so many people were getting sick in those days. | so many people were getting sick in those days. |
2104 | 01:50:49,560 | 01:50:52,313 | - The fashion industry here is being devastated by AIDS. | - The fashion industry here is being devastated by AIDS. |
2105 | 01:50:52,480 | 01:50:54,190 | - When Perry Ellis died in 1986, | - When Perry Ellis died in 1986, |
2106 | 01:50:54,357 | 01:50:56,192 | his company denied it was AIDS-related. | his company denied it was AIDS-related. |
2107 | 01:50:56,359 | 01:50:58,110 | - There is no drug, there is no treatment, | - There is no drug, there is no treatment, |
2108 | 01:50:58,277 | 01:51:01,113 | there's no vaccine, there's no prevention, there is no cure. | there's no vaccine, there's no prevention, there is no cure. |
2109 | 01:51:01,280 | 01:51:03,074 | - No one was beating it. | - No one was beating it. |
2110 | 01:51:04,575 | 01:51:05,785 | I was terrified. | I was terrified. |
2111 | 01:51:06,952 | 01:51:09,205 | I was scared for him. | I was scared for him. |
2112 | 01:51:09,372 | 01:51:10,498 | - I didn't wanna leave. | - I didn't wanna leave. |
2113 | 01:51:10,664 | 01:51:12,124 | I kept asking him and asking him, | I kept asking him and asking him, |
2114 | 01:51:12,291 | 01:51:14,377 | and even the last day I said, I can stay here. | and even the last day I said, I can stay here. |
2115 | 01:51:14,543 | 01:51:17,338 | I can live here, I can be your nurse, I can take you, | I can live here, I can be your nurse, I can take you, |
2116 | 01:51:17,505 | 01:51:19,507 | I can get your stuff if you don't want to go out. | I can get your stuff if you don't want to go out. |
2117 | 01:51:19,673 | 01:51:24,053 | And he was like, "No, I don't want you to do that." | And he was like, "No, I don't want you to do that." |
2118 | 01:51:24,220 | 01:51:27,306 | So I left. | So I left. |
2119 | 01:51:37,400 | 01:51:41,028 | - He handled it the way he had to handle it. | - He handled it the way he had to handle it. |
2120 | 01:51:41,195 | 01:51:43,489 | You know, denial, and then fighting it and saying, | You know, denial, and then fighting it and saying, |
2121 | 01:51:43,656 | 01:51:44,698 | "No, this is not gonna take me." | "No, this is not gonna take me." |
2122 | 01:51:44,865 | 01:51:47,451 | And then finally realizing it had. | And then finally realizing it had. |
2123 | 01:51:49,161 | 01:51:51,956 | (solemn music) | (solemn music) |
2124 | 01:51:59,213 | 01:52:00,965 | He decided to sell the house. | He decided to sell the house. |
2125 | 01:52:12,393 | 01:52:15,813 | (gentle piano music) | (gentle piano music) |
2126 | 01:52:15,980 | 01:52:17,690 | - He decided he was gonna live | - He decided he was gonna live |
2127 | 01:52:17,857 | 01:52:22,278 | his last moments of his life with his family in California. | his last moments of his life with his family in California. |
2128 | 01:52:24,363 | 01:52:26,657 | He didn't want anybody to know, | He didn't want anybody to know, |
2129 | 01:52:26,824 | 01:52:30,828 | so I didn't tell anybody until I had to tell my dad. | so I didn't tell anybody until I had to tell my dad. |
2130 | 01:52:35,374 | 01:52:39,587 | - He left, and he completely hid away | - He left, and he completely hid away |
2131 | 01:52:39,753 | 01:52:41,839 | and didn't want anybody to see him. | and didn't want anybody to see him. |
2132 | 01:52:42,006 | 01:52:44,383 | - We would write him letters. | - We would write him letters. |
2133 | 01:52:48,554 | 01:52:51,432 | - I did not know that he was ill. | - I did not know that he was ill. |
2134 | 01:52:51,599 | 01:52:53,726 | I wish I could call him now. | I wish I could call him now. |
2135 | 01:52:56,187 | 01:52:59,982 | - That was a period of people I knew | - That was a period of people I knew |
2136 | 01:53:00,733 | 01:53:03,611 | that they will never come back. | that they will never come back. |
2137 | 01:53:03,777 | 01:53:05,237 | But I remember them. | But I remember them. |
2138 | 01:53:06,697 | 01:53:08,782 | I don't regret those times. | I don't regret those times. |
2139 | 01:53:08,949 | 01:53:10,326 | I am alone, though. | I am alone, though. |
2140 | 01:53:11,827 | 01:53:13,412 | And you are a voyeur. | And you are a voyeur. |
2141 | 01:53:16,582 | 01:53:18,334 | - I tried to find out what was going on, | - I tried to find out what was going on, |
2142 | 01:53:18,501 | 01:53:21,253 | and then I heard the stories that he was in California, | and then I heard the stories that he was in California, |
2143 | 01:53:21,420 | 01:53:25,049 | driving along the coast in a convertible Rolls-Royce, | driving along the coast in a convertible Rolls-Royce, |
2144 | 01:53:25,216 | 01:53:29,470 | enjoying his life with his sunglasses and his hands out, | enjoying his life with his sunglasses and his hands out, |
2145 | 01:53:30,930 | 01:53:32,473 | enjoying the breeze. | enjoying the breeze. |
2146 | 01:53:33,891 | 01:53:35,392 | That's how I see him. | That's how I see him. |
2147 | 01:54:31,532 | 01:54:36,328 | (epic music) | (epic music) |
2148 | 01:54:41,375 | 01:54:46,005 | - He passed away the night of the Academy Awards, actually. | - He passed away the night of the Academy Awards, actually. |
2149 | 01:54:46,755 | 01:54:49,008 | And his name was up on a television screen. | And his name was up on a television screen. |
2150 | 01:55:00,853 | 01:55:03,606 | We had a beautiful ceremony, | We had a beautiful ceremony, |
2151 | 01:55:03,772 | 01:55:06,984 | and we played Fanfare for a Common Man. | and we played Fanfare for a Common Man. |
2152 | 01:55:07,151 | 01:55:10,863 | ("Fanfare for the Common Man") | ("Fanfare for the Common Man") |
2153 | 01:55:13,157 | 01:55:14,450 | Halston was a common man. | Halston was a common man. |
2154 | 01:55:14,617 | 01:55:16,160 | He came from nowhere. | He came from nowhere. |
2155 | 01:55:17,786 | 01:55:21,582 | At the end, he said, "I just wanna fade away." | At the end, he said, "I just wanna fade away." |
2156 | 01:55:21,749 | 01:55:25,586 | But as somebody like him, he couldn't just fade away. | But as somebody like him, he couldn't just fade away. |
2157 | 01:55:29,965 | 01:55:31,258 | - The death of a great American designer. | - The death of a great American designer. |
2158 | 01:55:31,425 | 01:55:33,093 | His name was Halston. | His name was Halston. |
2159 | 01:55:33,260 | 01:55:35,471 | He was only 57 when he died in California. | He was only 57 when he died in California. |
2160 | 01:55:35,638 | 01:55:37,681 | Yesterday he died as the result of AIDS. | Yesterday he died as the result of AIDS. |
2161 | 01:55:37,848 | 01:55:39,016 | - With AIDS. - The cause, | - With AIDS. - The cause, |
2162 | 01:55:39,183 | 01:55:40,601 | AIDS-related cancer. | AIDS-related cancer. |
2163 | 01:55:40,768 | 01:55:44,605 | - We profoundly hope that it has a positive impact | - We profoundly hope that it has a positive impact |
2164 | 01:55:44,772 | 01:55:47,232 | on the public in becoming increasingly aware | on the public in becoming increasingly aware |
2165 | 01:55:47,399 | 01:55:50,319 | of this terrible problem, and doing something about it. | of this terrible problem, and doing something about it. |
2166 | 01:55:50,486 | 01:55:53,030 | (upbeat music) | (upbeat music) |
2167 | 01:55:57,951 | 01:55:59,662 | - Five months later, | - Five months later, |
2168 | 01:55:59,828 | 01:56:04,041 | Halston Enterprises closed its Olympic Tower headquarters. | Halston Enterprises closed its Olympic Tower headquarters. |
2169 | 01:56:04,500 | 01:56:07,044 | (audio screeching) | (audio screeching) |
2170 | 01:56:09,880 | 01:56:11,715 | Today, fashion is fast. | Today, fashion is fast. |
2171 | 01:56:13,926 | 01:56:18,555 | And high up above the streets, in his beloved Olympic Tower, | And high up above the streets, in his beloved Olympic Tower, |
2172 | 01:56:21,266 | 01:56:23,227 | a private investment firm. | a private investment firm. |
2173 | 01:56:25,562 | 01:56:27,898 | It's morning again in America. | It's morning again in America. |
2174 | 01:56:30,317 | 01:56:33,070 | - Does it look pretty much the same? | - Does it look pretty much the same? |
2175 | 01:56:35,197 | 01:56:37,074 | - Oh, sure it's fun and it's not fun, | - Oh, sure it's fun and it's not fun, |
2176 | 01:56:37,241 | 01:56:40,494 | and it's upbeat and downbeat and everything else, you know. | and it's upbeat and downbeat and everything else, you know. |
2177 | 01:56:40,661 | 01:56:44,540 | But as my mother says, it's the price you have to pay. | But as my mother says, it's the price you have to pay. |
2178 | 01:56:45,874 | 01:56:46,583 | Thank you. | Thank you. |
2179 | 01:56:48,419 | 01:56:49,253 | Okay? | Okay? |
2180 | 01:56:49,420 | 01:56:50,254 | It's a wrap. (laughing) | It's a wrap. (laughing) |
2181 | 01:57:06,353 | 01:57:11,108 | ♪ I am for a life around the corner ♪ | ♪ I am for a life around the corner ♪ |
2182 | 01:57:11,525 | 01:57:15,946 | ♪ That takes you by surprise ♪ | ♪ That takes you by surprise ♪ |
2183 | 01:57:16,113 | 01:57:20,492 | ♪ That comes leaves all you need ♪ | ♪ That comes leaves all you need ♪ |
2184 | 01:57:20,659 | 01:57:22,870 | ♪ And more besides ♪ | ♪ And more besides ♪ |
2185 | 01:57:23,036 | 01:57:27,708 | ♪ I am for a life and time by numbers ♪ | ♪ I am for a life and time by numbers ♪ |
2186 | 01:57:28,417 | 01:57:32,796 | ♪ Blast in fast and low ♪ | ♪ Blast in fast and low ♪ |
2187 | 01:57:32,963 | 01:57:37,050 | ♪ Add 'em up, account for luck ♪ | ♪ Add 'em up, account for luck ♪ |
2188 | 01:57:37,217 | 01:57:39,636 | ♪ You never know ♪ | ♪ You never know ♪ |
2189 | 01:57:39,803 | 01:57:44,767 | ♪ I am into friendship and plain sailing ♪ | ♪ I am into friendship and plain sailing ♪ |
2190 | 01:57:44,933 | 01:57:49,146 | ♪ Through frenzied ports o'call ♪ | ♪ Through frenzied ports o'call ♪ |
2191 | 01:57:49,313 | 01:57:53,525 | ♪ O shake the hand to beat the band ♪ | ♪ O shake the hand to beat the band ♪ |
2192 | 01:57:53,692 | 01:57:56,195 | ♪ With love is all ♪ | ♪ With love is all ♪ |
2193 | 01:57:56,361 | 01:58:00,991 | ♪ Or nothing to the man who wants tomorrow ♪ | ♪ Or nothing to the man who wants tomorrow ♪ |
2194 | 01:58:01,617 | 01:58:05,871 | ♪ There's one in every town ♪ | ♪ There's one in every town ♪ |
2195 | 01:58:06,038 | 01:58:10,417 | ♪ A crazy guy, he'd rather die ♪ | ♪ A crazy guy, he'd rather die ♪ |
2196 | 01:58:10,584 | 01:58:13,170 | ♪ Than be tied down ♪ | ♪ Than be tied down ♪ |
2197 | 01:58:13,337 | 01:58:18,091 | ♪ I am for the man who drives the hammer ♪ | ♪ I am for the man who drives the hammer ♪ |
2198 | 01:58:18,258 | 01:58:22,638 | ♪ To rock you till the grave ♪ | ♪ To rock you till the grave ♪ |
2199 | 01:58:22,805 | 01:58:29,394 | ♪ His power drill shocks a million miles away ♪ | ♪ His power drill shocks a million miles away ♪ |
2200 | 01:58:29,978 | 01:58:34,858 | ♪ I am for the revolution's coming ♪ | ♪ I am for the revolution's coming ♪ |
2201 | 01:58:35,025 | 01:58:39,238 | ♪ I don't know where she's been ♪ | ♪ I don't know where she's been ♪ |
2202 | 01:58:39,404 | 01:58:41,698 | ♪ For those who dare... ♪ | ♪ For those who dare... ♪ |