Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston

Plot

A glowing, prismatic portrait of the rise and fall of America's first celebrity designer—Halston—the man who was synonymous with fashion in the 1970s, and became the emperor of NYC nightlife. Interviews with friends and witnesses (including Liza Minnelli, Diane Von Furstenberg, André Leon Talley, Anjelica Huston, Bob Colacello, and Billy Joel, among others) round out this glittering evocation of the man who defined the most beautiful and decadent era of recent memory.

Cast

Patricia Altschul

Self

Phillip Bloch

Self

Thom Browne

Self

Stephen Burrows

Self

Pat Cleveland

Self

Bob Colacello

Self

Richard DuPont

Self

Robert Dupont

Self

Amy Fine-Collins

Self

Anthony Haden-Guest

Self

Halston

Self (archive footage)

Cathy Horyn

Self

Victor Hugo

Self (archive footage)

Anjelica Huston

Self

Billy Joel

Self