![]() ![]() The sly wink has become the overly articulated one, the secret language has become a string of cliches. ![]() With its didactic structure and dialogue-early on, there’s a strange rehashing early of Ralph Lauren hawking his wide ties-the series is emblematic of a mass camp that seems to have taken over film and especially television. The miniseries format mostly means that little is spared-we see things even a generous biopic would admit, like his forgotten first and failed attempt at couture, and Halston begging the filmmaker Joel Schumacher to get sober. A Ryan Murphy production, the show sets out to portray the life and influence of Halston, the American designer who, after finding fame as the designer of Jackie Kennedy’s pillbox hat, launched his own brand of American clothes that blended the ease and wearability of sportswear with the taste and culture of couture. Villains with mustaches-don’t see those very much anymore!īut how the dresses changed women’s lives-their raison d’etre, in Halston’s world-isn’t seen. That leaves the question: is Halston, the series, good? The casting-the film’s own entourage of Halstonettes, if you will-is terrific: McGregor stalking around in ever-longer coats Bill Pullman as a pushy then greedy backer Kelly Bishop as a foul-mouthed Eleanor Lambert, creator of the International Best-Dressed List and New York Fashion Week, calling the French fashion establishment “motherfuckers.” You’ll love Victor Hugo, Warhol hanger-on with the perfect mustache. ![]() And Halston is currently in Netflix’s Top 10 streamed programs on the homepage. This is true, actually, on the occasions when consumer desire overrides a critic’s ire, but Halston is near tears because he knows the reviews are right. Embittered and tearful, he proclaims, “Reviews don’t matter.” ![]() The designer asks his last gal standing, a secretary named Sassy who is mostly charged with procuring cocaine for the office, to read him the reviews of his latest collection, a low-priced iteration of his wares for mall retailer JC Penney. Halston will launch on Netflix on 14 May.The final and fifth episode of Halston, the new Netflix miniseries starring Ewan McGregor as the mononymous designer, is named for the fashion designer’s feared adversary: “Critics.” The finale takes place after Halston’s interest in orgies and cocaine binges, and a perilous licensing agreement, have overtaken his life. Our first look at the cast comes courtesy of some Maripol-inspired polaroids that reveal Krysta Rodriguez as Liza Minnelli, Rebecca Dayan as Elsa Peretti, Bill Pullman as David Mahoney, Gian Franco Rodriguez as Victor Hugo, David Pittu as Joe Eula, Sullivan Jones as Ed Austin and Rory Culkin as Joel Schumacher. Directed by Daniel Minahan ( American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace), the series is produced alongside the creator of Pose and American Horror Story, producer Ryan Murphy and his frequent collaborator Ian Brennan. With the hope of expanding his business, Halston got into bed with major corporations and paid the ultimate cost of having his name stolen right before his eyes. As a familiar face at Studio 54 and close friend of Andy Warhol, Grace Jones and Diana Ross, he got there, but as the series portrays it’s another thing to stay there. Netflix’s series starts with Halston’s move to New York, where he moved as a 25-year old with a fledgling business and a dream of a seat at fashion’s high table. ![]()
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