
Here, take a look at real photos of Halston’s incredible life. The cast will also feature Krysta Rodriguez as Liza Minnelli, Rebecca Dayan as Elsa Peretti, and Gian Franco Rodriguez as Victor Hugo. A new Netflix miniseries out now on the streaming platform, chronicles the rise and eventual fall of Halston, played by Ewan McGregor. But his story was also full of drama, with exorbitant spending habits, a penchant for drug use, and a history of explosive love affairs. A regular at Studio 54 and friends with A-listers like Liza Minnelli, Andy Warhol, and Bianca Jagger, Halston was an early influencer. Despite being portrayed, Minnelli wasn’t involved. The new Netflix series profiles the rise of Minnelli’s best friend, fashion designer Roy Halston Frowick. The iconic American designer had a glamorous social life. Krysta Rodriguez plays Liza Minnelli in 'Halston' and no, Rodriguez hasn't met the icon, even though it’s all reporters seemingly want to talk to her about. She refuses to say anything negative about. She was one of few people who ever could.

As Vanity Fair recalls, she was cohost at a 1992 tribute to Halston, where she remembered him as someone who was always 'daring me to be better than I ever thought I could be. When Halston had his infamous meltdown during rehearsals, Minnelli was the only one able to calm him down.

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His designs were worn by seemingly everyone: athletes at the 1976 Olympics, movie stars, and First Ladies–he even designed Girl Scouts' uniforms. Halston's hard-partying lifestyle eventually led to his ousting from his own design company in the 1980s, but Minnelli always stood by his side until his death in 1990. Born into humble Midwest beginnings, Roy Halston Frowick would become one of the most widely recognized names in fashion in the '70s and '80s. Known as the first superstar fashion designer, Halston capitalized on the changing styles and consumer culture in the second half of the 20th century, revolutionizing fashion while also building a business empire.
