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>> 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. it's so good to see you. >> i appreciate being here. thank you. i'm 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 hearted generous person who cared very much about the people he chose to be around him because we a...

I'll pass. during the height of his fame in the '70s, the name halston was synonymous with fashion and style and grand slammer. a new cnn film looks at the iconic designer's meteoric rise to fame and his status as a ground-breaking stylist to stars like jackie kennedy. >> he was dealing with the creme de la creme of women in the world. >> were you the person who put the pill box on jackie kennedy? >> yes, i was. >> that hat was genius. if you look at the inauguration, most of those ladies wore a mink coat. jackie was in a cloth coat, and a cloth hat. >> i never forget the impact that hat had...

>> 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 halston's assistant for nearly ten years at the end of his career. she also we know her, we love her at cnn. she works with us at cnn. so good to have you on. >> thank you. >> let's talk about your ...

Halston style. that's what he was working on before he died. >> that was lisa zay. we love you, lisa, thank you for that. reminder, "halston" airs this sunday night at 9:00 eastern and pacific only here on cnn. i'm brooke baldwin. "the lead" thanks now. >> i hereby order a margarita on this desk at 5:00 p.m. i wanted to see if that can work. "the lead" starts right now. president trump tosses a grenade into the market, sending an order fit for a communist leader. and says that china's president might actually be a safer choice than the head of the fed. breaking this afternoon, news from the ...

I'll get it. get to know geico and see how much you could save on renters insurance. during the height of his fame in the 1970s, the name halston was synonymous with style and glamour. his state as groundbreaking stylist to the stars and fixture on the new york party circuit as well as the ultimate loss of his fashion and lifestyle empire that mystified industry insiders and the general public alike. here's a preview. ♪ >> 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.