TREND HUNTER Magazine (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
(TrendHunter.com) Halston’s models at New York Fashion Week all lounged uneasily when the news broke that Creative Director Marco Zanini was leaving. At the MoMA, the Halston collection lived up to its haute reputation.…
The Bag Snob (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
We've all been eagerly awaiting the Halston collection after news broke of the departure of former Creative Director Marco Zanini. With rumors of internal strife and an unfinished collection, the Halston design team proved itself worthy of the iconic name yesterday at the Museum of Modern Art. Instead of the usual runway show we've come to expect at Bryant park and other locations, Halston...
Catwalk Queen (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Shiny Style has the scoop on the S/S 2009 presentation from the revamped fashion house Halston. By now you'll probably know the story - Harvey Weinstein got fashionistas Rachel Zoe and Tamara Mellon on board to relaunch the 70s powerhouse. Not long afterward, head designer Marco Zanini quit and the future seemed uncertain for the label...
Jezebel (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Roy Halston Frowick, born in 1932, died in 1990. In the mid to late '70s, his designs were extremely popular amongst the jet set Studio 54 types like Bianca Jagger and Anjelica Huston. This Spring 2008 collection, designed by an "in-house team" after head designer Marco Zanini was fired in July, is very clearly Vintage Halston. The shape of every piece is long, lean, languid, drapey and...
Women's Wear Daily (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
According to Harvey Weinstein, this season’s Halston outing was “the greatest comeback in baseball history.” From a less biased perspective, while a clear improvement over fall, the show was more infield hit than home run. But Weinstein’s analogy is otherwise apt, since the clothes were designed by a team following Marco Zanini’s departure. Of course, one could argue that they were actually...
Show & Talk - New York Fashion Week Blog - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
A look from Zanini's fall collection for Halston. Photo: Getty Images It looks like Halston won't appoint a big-name designer to replace Marco Zanini, who helmed the label's revival during February Fashion Week with a fall collection that received mixed reviews but sold impressively around the world. When he was let go almost two months ago, the label was expected to announce...
Women's Wear Daily (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
HALSTON UPDATE: Could Halston be nixing plans to hire a marquee name to replace Marco Zanini? According to sources, the company is opting to move ahead with the in-place design team creating the collections — at least for the foreseeable future. The decision is said to have come after executives at the company met with several designers including Roland Mouret. As reported, Zanini...
