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Ahead with that plan. he once said you're only as good as the people you dress. halston dressed the best, even designing jackie kennedy's iconic pillbox hat. he changed the game of fashion. >> reporter: it was the free-while party vibe of the 1970s and '80s new york that -- >> his clothes fit me, lie this is the fax i would want to wear. >> reporter: his designs sometimes no more than an expertly cut peet of fabric. he was a visionary, sunglasses, slicked-back hair and parties at studio 54 were his muse. >> they're my designs. >> reporter: halston wasn't from

He really based most of his collection on most of us girls. >> reporter: halston eventually sold his name to j.c. penney, making clothes, perfume, leggage and bedding, losing control of the empire he created, which he would later come to regret. his career in later careers became making one-off looks for friends. >> i'm wearing a classics halston. >> reporter: he was diagnosed with aides in 1988, and died in 1990, but his legacy as the fashion designer of theingly ratti generation lives on. kate bennett, cnn, washington. our thanks to kate for that piece. the all-new film "halston "premieres...