Simply Halston Quotes

“Yet this tough, pragmatic man with his finely tuned sense of justice and honor also had a huge, vulnerable heart and respect for the creative spirit that verged on the awestruck.”
― Steven Gaines, Simply Halston: The Untold Story

“Homosexuals make the best friends,” Bianca said, “because they care about you as a woman and they are not jealous. They love you but don’t try to screw up your head.”
― Steven Gaines, Simply Halston: The Untold Story

“The girl behind the counter was incredulous at the sight of Halston in a tuxedo and Elizabeth Taylor in nightgown and mink coat in a White Castle at five in the morning. “Pardon me,” the girl asked, “are you really Elizabeth Taylor?” Taylor said, “Yes, I’m fucking Elizabeth Taylor. Now where’s my ketchup?”
― Steven Gaines, Simply Halston: The Untold Story

“Halston had a sensible, straightforward philosophy of “find out what’s wrong and let’s fix it,” according to Liza.”
― Steven Gaines, Simply Halston: The Untold Story

“establish workrooms in Paris; present a collection twice a year which is then duplicated for private customers; create seventy-five or more garments a year; employ a minimum of three models; and produce handmade, one-of-a-kind confections.”
― Steven Gaines, Simply Halston: The Untold Story

“On that occasion Halston told the Times that ‘fashion is never made by designers. Fashion is made by fashionable people. If Mrs. William Paley wears my hat, it becomes fashion. If it hangs in the stockroom, it’s nothing.”
― Steven Gaines, Simply Halston: The Untold Story

“Norton Simon had lots of money and believed that the $2 million investment to launch a Halston perfume was more than worth the gamble. ‘Of course, it wasn’t my two million,’ Halston said. ‘It was just my name, which is worth a hell of a lot more than two million.”
― Steven Gaines, Simply Halston: The Untold Story

“It seemed that no customer was immune to his appeal. ‘I have no ideal woman,’ he said emphatically. ‘I have a public which is north, south, east, and west.’ Fashion had finally found the universal American designer.”
― Steven Gaines, Simply Halston: The Untold Story

“Halston listened to her thoughtfully, smoking a cigarette, and when Liza was finished with her lament, he said softly, “Gee, I think about my life, and I’ve just had a wonderful life. Always. I was always a success. I’ve always had the best workers. I’ve always had the nicest friends. I always had everything I wanted.’ He smiled his perfect smile at her. ‘I’ve had a great life,’ he said.”
― Steven Gaines, Simply Halston: The Untold Story

“Halston‘s death made international headlines, including the cover of People magazine, which said, ‘He lived so fast his first and last names blew off in the propwash.”
― Steven Gaines, Simply Halston: The Untold Story

“Women’s Wear “the terror tabloid of the fashion world.”
― Steven Gaines, Simply Halston: The Untold Story

“thirty-five dollars each”
― Steven Gaines, Simply Halston: The Untold Story

“These women took one look at these hats and put them right on their newly sprayed and lacquered heads. They didn’t care what happened to their hairdos.”
― Steven Gaines, Simply Halston: The Untold Story

“millinery”
― Steven Gaines, Simply Halston: The Untold Story

“red felt cloche”
― Steven Gaines, Simply Halston: The Untold Story

“He was the only one in the store (Bergdorf Goodman) that Greta Garbo would really talk to.”
― Steven Gaines, Simply Halston