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His mind, im sure this was make or break. >> all the ladies of society were there. the vogue ladies were sitting in the front row. oh, my goodness, this is it. were doing this show. and he lined his girls up. theyre all perfectly dressed. he would go to the first girl and hed whisper something into her ear and say, dont forget, youre the best. ♪ >> his clothes fit me like this is it. this is the fashion that i would want to wear. no zippers, just get in and out over your head. >> overnight suc...

Simplicity was the keynote. so his name was on the ribbon with which the bottle itself was tied. no one else had done it that way before. and then the fragrance caught on. it became a seller. largest american designer fragrance. the stores couldnt get it fast enough. it was ballistic. >> you get into a taxi in new york, and the taxi driver would say, oh, you smell good, youre wearing halston. once it started to go, everything started to go. >> i began a very large license program. we were the fi...

Me to do this glass? >> no. >> from 74 up to now. and its still not good. >> no one had ever seen a bottle like that. it had a curved neck. max factor people hated it. >> production people at max factor called me and said, you know what this nut is doing now? hes putting out a bottle that looks like a glub. you cant fill it from the top. it wont work. >> they had to get a special stopper. they were talking about the economics of it. >> i dont think halston really cared what they thought. >> it i...

The simplicity was really needed after the 60s. and it was all american. from an all-american boy. >> "halston" premieres tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific only here on cnn tain coffee roasters costa rica paraíso. meet sergio. and his daughter, maria. sergios coffee tastes spectacular. because costa rica is spectacular. so we support farmers who use natural compost. to help keep the soil healthy. and the coffee delicious. for future generations. all for a smoother tasting cup. green moun...

>> during the height of fame in the 1970s, the name halston was fame, status as a groundbreaking stylist to the stars and fixture on the new york party circuit as well as the fashion and life empire mystifying industry insiders and the american public alike. here is a preview. >> it hit me like this is it. this is the fashion that i would want to wear. overnight it was a clean look. the simplicity was really needed after the 60s. it was all-american. from an all-american boy.

>> overnight success. it was a clean look. the simplicity was really needed after the 60s and it was all-american. from an all-american boy. >> wow. joining me now is model pat cleveland who worked with halston through the height of his career and was also a close personal friend. its so good to see you. >> i appreciate being here. thank you. im doing fine. >> great. listen, he was such an icongress designer. really larger than life personality. what was it like to work with halston? >> a big he...

>> it was a funny story. it was a rather windy day and she put her hand on the hat and it ended up to have a dent in it, so when doing all the ceremonies it had a dent in the hat, and everybody copied it put a dent in it, which was so funny. >> the film also follows the ultimate loss of his fashion and life sometime empire that mystified industry insiders and the general public alike. lisa zaye was halstons assistant for nearly ten years at the end of his career. she also we know her, we love he...

Father and reading him over and against someone who is responding to the underside of his arguments. i think its really important and i think john hit it on the head. we cant make a choice between people being wholly virtuous and wholly evil. complexity is our only safety, not simplicity and the like. it seems like we cant -- this is where i kind of disagree with john. not a disagreement but a temperamental difference. i dont rush or jump to the better angels story. i kind of stay at the bottom ...

Or a white supremacist. im not sure where you come down on that. youre shaking your head. why are you shaking your head? >> well, i said in my speech yesterday, this impotent simplicity of asking who is racist or who is white supremacist, it is distracting from what the deep question is which is does racism and white supremacy exist? and if it does exist, then the question, the most important question is are you doing something about it or are you not? because king said so eloquently that what w...

Yesterday, this impotent simplicity of asking who is racist or who is white supremacist, it is distracting from what the deep question is which is does racism and white supremacy exist? and if it does exist, then the question, the most important question is are you doing something about it or are you not? because king said so eloquently that what we have to repent for in this day and age is not just the vitriolic words and violent actions of the bad people, but the appalling silence and inaction...