What is the spark that ignites or sustains creative genius?
For the fashion designer Halston, whose story is now streaming on Netflix starring Ewan McGregor in the title role, he needed to be surrounded by luminous sensual orchids. In fact, when funds were tight during his early days, his assistant tells him to cut down on orchids to save money for the firm. He dismissively replied, that no, that would be impossible. Why? Because the orchids were “part of my process.”
Fashion icon Fern Mallis, the creator of NYFW, says that Halston’s style may have been minimalist, but when it came to orchids, it was “plentiful.”
