Ewan McGregor stars as iconic fashion designer Halston as Netflix gives first glimpse at trailer

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Ewan McGregor didn’t know a whole lot about 1960s and ’70s fashion icon Halston before he signed on to play the role in Netflix’s five-part limited series, except maybe that he was best friends with Liza Minnelli. That would be because Halston not only made a huge impact on the fashion world, but also in the social whirl of New York City during his prime years.

The name Halston is synonymous with American fashion and New York City nightlife during the disco era — now, the famed fashionista the subject of a new Netflix docu-series. Moulin Rouge star Ewan McGregor stars as the iconic designer in the Ryan Murphy-produced biopic, which follows the life of the eccentric fashion powerhouse. Before watching the new series, learn more about who Halston was.

Ryan Murphy, follows the life of legendary fashion designer Roy Halston Frowick, portrayed by Ewan McGregor.  is available to stream now, and in honor of the series' release, we're in the mood to shop for clothes that take us back to the '70s in New York City — an era synonymous with glamour, disco and Halston himself.Think billowy gowns to slinky club dresses, featuring statement-making details like metallics, sequins and halter necklines.

If ’70s fashion designer Halston is a creation, a persona, an idea of a person (one with taste), one that eventually gets watered down and then wisps away under the thumb of mass marketing beyond its initial couture means and origins, “Halston,” the glorified SparksNotes posing as prestige mini-series of the rise and fall of the fashion icon created by Sharr White and executive produced by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan is similarly hollow to the mass-marketed garbage he peddled in the ‘80.

Netflix limited series from executive producer Ryan Murphy (Glee, American Horror Story) which follows the eponymous fashion designer known, played here by Golden Globe-winning actor Ewan McGregor, and is based on the biography Simply Halston by journalist Steven Haines.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVTo writer, producer and director Daniel Minahan, fashion designer Roy Halston Frowick, known as Halston, was the “first influencer.”“He’s somebody who really succeeded on marketing and branding himself,” Minahan says, adding that his mark is still left on “our everyday lives and culture” today.The subject of Minahan’s five-episode limited series, aptly titled “Halston” and bowing May 14 on Netflix, first became known as a hat designer, eventually

Ewan McGregor is set to make his debut as legendary fashion designer Halston in Netflix’s limited series of the same name.

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There are only a couple of things you need to know before watching the trailer for “Halston.” First, Ewan McGregor is acting his heart out and you can tell that this is going to be a series that will have folks talking about him for a while. And second, this is a Ryan Murphy production, so expect a very slick, stylish, colorful series.

Netflix has released the first trailer for "Halston," an upcoming miniseries chronicling the story of the fashion icon of the same mononymous name. Golden Globe winner Ewan McGregor plays the titular role and features Broadway actress Krysta Rodriguez as Liza Minnelli and Rory Culkin as Joel Schumacher.

Antonio Ferme editorNetflix released a trailer for the upcoming limited series “Halston,” which stars Ewan McGregor as the titular American celebrity fashion designer and premieres on May 14.Set in New York during the 1970s and ’80s, the limited series will showcase Halston turned his invented name into a worldwide fashion empire that’s synonymous with luxury, sex, status and fame.

After creating shows like “Feud” and “Hollywood”, Ryan Murphy is once again going back in time with “Halston”.

There are only a couple of things you need to know before watching the trailer for “Halston.” First, Ewan McGregor is acting his heart out and you can tell that this is going to be a series that will have folks talking about him for a while. And second, this is a Ryan Murphy production, so expect a very slick, stylish, colorful series.

Netflix series, despite identifying as straight.The actor will be playing the titular role in the forthcoming limited series, following the designer’s hedonistic lifestyle in the 1970s and 1980s.In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, McGregor responded to comments made in 2019 by gay actor Billy Porter, who discussed the narrow range of roles often given to gay actors.“If ‘flamboyantly’ wasn’t in the description of the character, no one would see me ever for anything,” Porter said at

Ewan McGregor has defended his casting as gay fashion designer Halston in a new Netflix series. The Trainspotting star will star in Halston as the titular influential designer best known for designing the pillbox hat worn by Jackie Kennedy at her husband’s inauguration.

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Halston is one of them. In a new limited series project for Netflix, creator Ryan Murphy will tell the story of the late great fashion designer, but his decision to cast Ewan McGregor in the lead role is turning heads and raising eyebrows for a very major reason.