Halston, based on the life of the flamboyant designer of the same name. Born Roy Halston Frowick, he became one of the most influential American designers of the 20th century, creating soft, fluid dresses that were as elegant as they were appealing. Fashion designer Halston and Elsa Peretti attend the Fragrance Foundation’s dinner at the Plaza Hotel in 1976. Courtesy Penske Media In his new approach to fashion, he discarded structure, replacing it with draped and wrapped dresses – often made from a single piece of cloth – that were so successful they came to define the fashion of the 1970s. The Studio 54 life