The Andy Warhol Foundation Berenson, Marisa and Haslton Photograph

One-of-a-kind polaroid glued to board/paper shot by Andy Warhol
Undated

Marisa Berenson (b. 1947) is a supermodel and actress who appeared in the movie Cabaret (1972); dubbed the “it girl” of the ’70s by Yves Saint Laurent. Daughter of a countess and granddaughter of legendary surrealist designer Elsa Schiaparelli, she typified the kind of beautiful, pedigreed party girl that satisfied AW’s taste for high-society glamour. He photographed her dozens of times throughout the ’70s and painted her portrait in 1982.

Halston (1932–1990) was the quintessential American designer of the 1970s and a keystone of AW’s social scene for many years. Born Roy Halston Frowick, he first rose to fame as a milliner for Bergdorf Goodman and designed the iconic pillbox hat that Jacqueline Kennedy wore to her husband’s inauguration in 1961. His slinky jersey dresses captured the languid glamour of the disco era, while his ultra-suede trench coats and shirtdresses initiated a trend toward chic, swank simplicity in the ’70s. He designed costumes for Liza Minnelli—one of his many stylish muses—and Martha Graham’s dancers, among others. A celebrated bon vivant, he was a highly visible fixture of the Studio 54 scene.

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