HALSTON, Sundance Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival NY Premiere, In select theaters May 24 | Opens in LA May 31| CNN. America�s first superstar designer, Halston rose to international fame in the 1970s, creating an empire and personifying the dramatic social and sexual revolution of the last century.
Reaching beyond the glamour and glitz, acclaimed filmmaker Fr�d�ric Tcheng reveals Halston�s profound impact on fashion, culture, and business.
HALSTON captures the epic sweep of the life and times of the legendary designer Roy Halston Frowick, the man who set women free with his unstructured designs and strove to �dress all of America.” Framing the story as an investigation featuring actress and writer Tavi Gevinson as a young archivist diving into the Halston company records, Tcheng expertly weaves rare archival footage and intimate interviews with Halston�s family, friends and collaborators including Jacqueline Kennedy, Liza Minelli, Andy Warhol and Iman. What results is a behind-the-headlines look into the thrilling struggle between Halston�s artistic legacy and the pressures of big business.
