Halston 1980, red evening dress gift of Chris Royer

Note 3 moments in the timeline for each designer that are interesting to you for possible further research.

1. November 1973: Yves Saint Laurent and Halston participate in a fashion face-off between Paris and New York at the grandiose Palace of Versailles in France; the event becomes known as the divertissement a Versailles (Battle of Versailles). The Americans are hailed as the unofficial winners with New York Times declaring “French Were Good, Americans Were Great”.
2. May 1972: Halston launches his ready-to-wear line “Halston Originals” and shoes the first Ultrasuede shirtdresses in its debut collection.
3. January 1978: Halston moves his headquarters and showroom to the twenty-first floor of the Olympic Tower on Fifth Avenue in New York.
4. 1958: Saint Laurent shows his first couture collection at Dior dubbed the “trapeze”.
5. June 1995: Saint Laurent starts working as an assistant at Christian Dior; he is only 19 years old.
6. May 1954: YSL moves to Paris from Oran, Algeria, and enters a fashion sketch competition; he wins first and third prize and has top design made by Hubert de Givenchy.

 Name the Jewelry designer that collaborated with Halston

Elsa Pretti

What music is playing in the exhibition? If you don’t know describe it.

The music I heard was sort of jazzy but had a fast tempo.