{"id":171916,"date":"2026-02-19T21:13:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T21:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/171916\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T21:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T21:13:09","slug":"halston-fashion-exhibition-is-worth-a-trek-from-fort-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/171916\/","title":{"rendered":"Halston fashion exhibition is worth a trek from Fort Worth"},"content":{"rendered":"

A blockbuster exhibition honoring fashion pioneer Halston has popped up in an unexpected place: West Texas. Fort Worth fashionistas who are fans of the designer can make a five-hour pilgrimage to Odessa\u2019s newly revamped Ellen No\u00ebl Art Museum<\/a> to view “Halston: Inventing American Fashion.”<\/a><\/p>\n

Halston\u2019s minimalistic fashions are rarely the subjects of retrospectives, although the designer\u2019s dramatic life story recently had a pop-cultural resurgence through a 2021 Ryan Murphy miniseries. “Halston: Inventing American Fashion” assesses the talent that made him a household name. <\/p>\n

Known now for outfitting 1970s icons like Liza Minelli and Bianca Jagger, Halston changed the international reputation of American sportswear as part of the famous 1973 \u201cBattle of Versailles<\/a>\u201d fashion show, holding his own against Paris\u2019 most lauded couturiers. His uniquely louche style still influences contemporary brands like Marc Jacobs, Zac Posen, and Tom Ford, who was briefly the creative director for a revised Halston label.<\/p>\n

The mannequins in the Odessa display are outfitted with 75 ensembles from flowing Ultrasuede daywear to more dramatic draped gowns. The pieces \u201cillustrate how Halston revolutionized fashion by prioritizing comfort, confidence, and modern femininity,\u201d according to a release.<\/p>\n

Although Odessa may seem an odd choice for the show, Halston had deep Texas connections. After he moved on from hat making, Amarillo millionaire Estelle Marsh was his sole backer willing to fund his first Madison Avenue boutique. <\/p>\n

\" The new facade at Ellen No\u00ebl Art MuseumPhoto courtesy of Ellen No\u00ebl Art Museum<\/p>\n

And the recently completed renovation of Odessa’s Ellen No\u00ebl Art Museum has some of the designer\u2019s signature sleek. Designed by architect R.J. Lopez, the renovation includes new galleries and improved circulation, but the centerpiece is a striking transparent fa\u00e7ade, replacing the original brick of the 1985 building.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe renovation project has been over 10 years in the making and in the construction phase for the past two years,\u201d says the museum\u2019s buildings manager, Steve Patton, via a release. \u201cThe completion of the project has resulted in an incredible facility that is a shining star in West Texas, offering programs and exhibits that will be a destination point for people all over the world!\u201d<\/p>\n

“Halston: Inventing American Fashion” will run through March 22. Admission to the Ellen No\u00ebl Art Museum is free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A blockbuster exhibition honoring fashion pioneer Halston has popped up in an unexpected place: West Texas. Fort Worth…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":167320,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[60457,8832,277,116,118,117,1915,12306,27,375],"class_list":{"0":"post-171916","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-worth","8":"tag-designer","9":"tag-exhibits","10":"tag-fashion","11":"tag-fort-worth","12":"tag-fort-worth-headlines","13":"tag-fort-worth-news","14":"tag-museums","15":"tag-odessa","16":"tag-texas","17":"tag-west-texas"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171916"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171916\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=171916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}