The legendary fashion designer died in 1990.
Getty Elizabeth Taylor dances with American fashion designer Halston (1932 — 1990) at a fundraiser for the Martha GrahamDance Company, circa 1970 Roy Halston Frowick was an American fashion designer who rose to international fame for his groundbreaking designs during his 1970s and ‘80s heyday. The designer, who went by the name Halston, was known for his high-profile clients and celebrity friends, such as Liza Minnelli, Elizabeth Taylor, Bianca Jagger, Andy Warhol, and First Lady Jackie Kennedy, as well as his penchant for partying at then-hotspot, Studio 54 in New York City. Sadly, in March of 1990, Halston’s colorful life came to an end. The famed designer was just 57 years old when he died. A post shared by HALSTON (@halston) Halston spent the last three months of his life in the hospital. He passed away in his sleep on March 26, 1990 at Pacific Presbyterian Medical Center, where he had been hospitalized since December 1989, per the Associated Press. According to an obituary in the Los Angeles Times, Halston died of “Kaposi’s sarcoma involving the lungs.
