Halston Roy Halston Frowick was born on April 23, 1932 in Des Moines, Iowa. After about two decades of working Halston was diagnosed with AIDS. He died on March 26, 1990. He had one brother and one sister. His father was James Edward Frowick and he was born in Norway. Halston’s mom was named Hallie Mae. Halston began sewing at a very young age. Growing up in Iowa he did not have much to do. That is why he started sewing. He learned to sew by watching his mom sew everything. He helped sew his moms clothes, hats, and helped her alter her clothes. He moved from Iowa to Indiana at a young age. He attended Benjamin Bosse High School in Evansville, Indiana. After graduating high school in 1950, he went on to go to Indiana University. Lastly, he enrolled at School of Art Institute of Chicago.…show more content… He then opened his own hat business in 1953. His hat business was very popular. Halston’s hat designs brought the fantastic to whimsy; he used all manner of jewels, flowers and fringe to decorate hoods, bonnets and coifs. A lot of famous people bought his hats. For example, radio actress and comedian Fran Allison was the first person to buy a hat. Also, Kim Novak, Gloria Swanson, Deborah Kerr, and Hedda Hopper all bought hats from his store.
Halston’s “big break” was when Chicago Daily News did a story about his fashionable hats. The news article helped his popularity a lot. It helped him open his own shop called the Boulevard Salon. After this store, Halston moved to New York City to work for milliner Lilly Dache. A year into working with her, he was named co-designer at Dache. This helped him become acquainted with several fashion editors and publishers. He left Dache to become head milliner for department store Bergdorf
