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Diane Von Furstenberg Blames JCPenney for Halston’s Downfall

By , the Cut’s financial-advice columnist.  In addition to “My Two Cents,” she writes about work and parenting for the site. Previously, she was the senior features editor at Harper's Bazaar and a senior editor at the Cut. She was also the editorial director for MM.LaFleur. Her work has also been published in Glamour, Art in America, Politico, and other places.
Diane Von Furstenberg.
Diane Von Furstenberg. Photo: Frazer Harrison/2011 Getty Images

“He was one of the reasons I got into fashion,” says Diane Von Furstenberg in a new documentary about Halston founder, Roy Halston Frowick. “He introduced a liberal approach to fashion; a modern approach. But we all make mistakes — sometimes you associate with the wrong names — his was working with JC Penney: he never recovered from that. He lost his heart I think.” [Vogue UK]

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Diane Von Furstenberg Blames JCPenney for Halston’s Downfall