Fashion Designer. His birth name was Roy Halston Frowick. Personal designer of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and creator of the pillbox hat. He dropped out of the University of Indiana in 1951 after one semester. He then worked as a window dresser in a department store in Chicago until he opened his own store in New York in 1957. In 1960 his signature pillbox hat appeared on the cover of Harper's Bazaar. His hats were worn by stars such as Lauren Bacall, Liza Minnelli, Barbara Walters, and Elizabeth Taylor. In 1968 he opened his own salon in New York City, which became the toast of the fashion industry. His career was at its high-point in the 1970's. He had a successful line of fragrances as well as clothes made from a fabric known as "Ultra Suede". During this time he was known as one of the central figures of Studio 54. He was the most popular fashion designers of the 1960's. He died from AIDS at the age of 57.
Fashion Designer. His birth name was Roy Halston Frowick. Personal designer of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and creator of the pillbox hat. He dropped out of the University of Indiana in 1951 after one semester. He then worked as a window dresser in a department store in Chicago until he opened his own store in New York in 1957. In 1960 his signature pillbox hat appeared on the cover of Harper's Bazaar. His hats were worn by stars such as Lauren Bacall, Liza Minnelli, Barbara Walters, and Elizabeth Taylor. In 1968 he opened his own salon in New York City, which became the toast of the fashion industry. His career was at its high-point in the 1970's. He had a successful line of fragrances as well as clothes made from a fabric known as "Ultra Suede". During this time he was known as one of the central figures of Studio 54. He was the most popular fashion designers of the 1960's. He died from AIDS at the age of 57.
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