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Friends. >> halston gave a birthday party for bia nca and jagger. that made 54 the place where everybody went. >> what do you see there? >> it's the only democracy. it's good for everybody on every level of society. >> this is the scene outside of new york disco called studio 54. this is the place that's in with the disco crowd, except that these people are still out. of course, liza minnelli and her kind of celebrities sweep right through the protective flanks of door keepers. >> they are discriminating at studio 54. recently, the president of a wall street brokerage firm was ejected, and he ...

We just needed to pack our lingerie and makeup. >> we'll go to the ming tunes and the forbidden city and one of the best places will be the great wall of china. >> every affair, dinner here, dinner there, everything was choreographed. it was just incredible. >> if it was a cold day you will wear sort of a shawl like this. but this is a china silk. >> he asked me one day, do you dream of what you're doing? obviously, i was exhausted from going to studio 54. all those parties. no, i haven't dreamt. it'll be amazing. you'll be a great designer when you start dreaming. it should come to you in the...

City and one of the best will be the great wall of china. >> every affair, dinner here, dinner there, everything was choreographed. it was just incredible. >> if it was a cold day you will wear a shawl like this. >> he asked me one day, do you dream of what you're doing? obviously, i was exhausted from going to studio 54. i haven't dremt. it will be amazing. you'll be a great designer when you start dreaming. it should come to you in the night and then you know you are thinking about it. >> why don't you show him. put the lights on. those are your things. >> to him, night and day. it was there...

Sitting at the time. >> it's a funny story. it was a windy day. she put her hand on the hat and it ended up to have a dent in it. during the ceremonies it had a dent in the hat. everyone who copied it put a dent in it, which was so funny. >> that was a sneak peek about halston's rise to fame. joining me are the director of halston and one of the film's producers. halston was really a household name as this film dives right into. that was in the '70s and early '80s. for some watching now who might have forgotten, can you remind us how famous he was, how important he was to the moment and how he...

Felt their uncle's legacy has been somewhat forgotten in a way. too much attention has been focused on the glitzy part of halston, not really the substantial part of his accomplishments and his contributions, not only to fashion, but to american business and culture and really to the world that we live in today. so we wanted to correct the record, so to speak. >> and as happens so often with so many designers who design for celebrities and the famous of the day, he was a celebrity himself. he really was, as you mentioned, a fixture in places like studio 54 and on talk shows. he was also, i und...