FASHION DESIGNER

Halston

1932 - 1990

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Roy Halston Frowick (April 23, 1932 – March 26, 1990), known mononymously as Halston, was an American fashion designer, who rose to international fame in the 1970s. Halston's minimalist, clean designs, which were often made of cashmere or ultrasuede, were a new phenomenon in the mid-1970s discotheques, and they redefined American fashion. Halston was known for creating a relaxed urban lifestyle for American women. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Halston has received more than 6,685,405 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Halston is the 29th most popular fashion designer.

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FASHION DESIGNERS

Among fashion designers, Halston ranks 29 out of 51. Before him are Rose Bertin, John Galliano, Thierry Mugler, Gianfranco Ferré, Donna Karan, and Charles Frederick Worth. After him are Christian Lacroix, Emanuel Ungaro, Vera Wang, Madeleine Vionnet, Jil Sander, and Sergio Rossi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Halston ranks 123. Before him are Orlando Letelier, Ieng Thirith, Geraldine McEwan, Momoko Kōchi, Anna Moffo, and Tavo Burat. After him are Tomohiko Ikoma, Manuel Puig, Branko Lustig, Paul Virilio, Guillermo Mordillo, and Harry Gregg. Among people deceased in 1990, Halston ranks 71. Before him are Lewis Mumford, Nicola Abbagnano, Samuel Doe, Dexter Gordon, Edmund Conen, and Curtis LeMay. After him are Hussein Onn, Manuel Puig, Georgy Flyorov, Nina Kulagina, Sergei Dovlatov, and Joan Bennett.

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