HALSTON MEN'S VINTAGE HOUNDSTOOTH PURE WOOL LUXURY (2) BUTTON CLASSIC (USA)

AMAZING WELL PRESERVED VINTAGE PIECE NO FLAWS! TAILORING SHOULDERS 20" ARMITS 22" SLEEVES 27" LENGTH 34" American fashion designer Halston was born on April 23, 1932, in Des Moines, Iowa. The son of a Norwegian-American accountant and his wife, Halston was originally given the name Roy Halston Frowick. He studied at Indiana University and then at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1959 Halston moved to New York to take a design position with the respected milliner Lily Daché. Halston’s hat designs brought the fantastic to whimsy; he used all manner of jewels, flowers and fringe to decorate hoods, bonnets and coifs. Within a year, he was hired to serve as head milliner for the luxury retailer Bergdorf Goodman. In 1961, Jacqueline Kennedy made his work famous when she wore a pillbox hat of his design to her husband’s presidential inauguration. Halston’s friends and clients soon included some of the most alluring and well-known women in the world, including Rita Hayworth, Liza Minnelli, Marlene Dietrich, and Diana Vreeland. QUICK FACTS Name: Roy Halston Frowick Birth Year: 1932 Birth date: April 23, 1932 Birth State: Iowa Birth City: Des Moines Birth Country: United States Gender: Male Best Known For: Halston was an iconic clothing designer of the 1970s. His sexy, yet elegant dresses became a staple in American discos. Astrological Sign: Taurus Schools School of the Art Institute of Chicago Indiana University