Halston Perfume (Commercial, 1981)

Halston perfume - available as a Christmas gift at Carson Pirie Scott & Co. (in 1981, that is)
This commercial features the actual designer Halston - the man himself. As well as model Pat Cleveland, and ?? (anyone know any of the other names?)
(ending is cut off slightly due to next commercial starting too quickly)
This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 20th 1981.
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[@theakaitaiyo]

Who else has been looking for Halston commercials since watching the Netflux series?

[@ruthwezeman6700]

Me!

[@rebeccapearson2155]

Me ❤️

[@bekind8243]

Me LOL!!

[@ruthwezeman6700]

To anyone who is looking for more content after watching the Halston series, there’s a whole documentary about the Battle at Versailles on here that’s really good.

[@ALICIABOJANGLES]

Me! Also would love to find legit Halston fragrance . Can’t help myself. 😃

[@Dackery.]

Highly recommend the Netflix series. I stumbled upon it and can sincerely say it was terrific. Ewan McGregor deserves an Emmy 👏

[@arod1471]

I feel like Phil Hartman would have played a great Halston. “Hi! I’m Halston!”

[@mjohnson1741]

He would have...that just made me sad.

[@Damaged_lemons]

They could be brothers! I can’t unsee it.

[@snc0023]

Came here looking for this comment

[@scarbourgeoisie]

Or how about Halston saying: Monorail!

[@Queen_of_Mean]

Ummm, he did in 1987 on SNL. I don't think the clip is available anymore. :(

[@joancollins54]

I met HALSTON at STUDIO 54 . He also went to BOND INTERNATIONAL CASINO and was very friendly.

[@animaljustice7774]

Joanie you vixen! lol 😊😂❤

[@Zenobiadream]

Pat Cleveland is stunning

[@raysway5760]

This looks like it was shot it his office, this is how it looked in the Netflix series!

[@Bella-tj4ti]

It was his office. If you watch the documentary you will see it! It was gorgeous.

[@design17]

I’m so happy a lot of people is learning about the genius, who is Halston. And the “Halstonettes” who are: Pat Cleveland, Anjelica Huston, Heidi Goldberg, Karen Bjornson, Beverly Johnson, Nancy North, Chris Royer, Alva Chinn, Connie Cook.

[@Queen_of_Mean]

I had no idea Anjelica Huston was a model for Halston. I've loved her for a long time and was completely unaware. And yes, Halston is, was and will always be a genius.

[@AFaceintheCrowd01]

I hope people find out about Antonio, too.

[@joeridgechua]

His marketing is hilariously dated. The only thing we can learn from him is his eye for high society. Halston never pretended; he kept living until he got noticed.

[@seliamila1005]

@@joeridgechua bruh the ads was made in 1970-1980 of course it was outdated

[@joeridgechua]

@@seliamila1005 There are commercials in that era that are still witty and didn't need to describe everything like a goddamn brochure. If there's one department Halston didn't get, it's advertising.

[@a.a.p3254]

HALSTON did put America on the fashion map and he did it with great Style and class. Something that is missing in the USA now. HALSTON will a Legend Z-14 God Bless him.

[@Bbcream342]

Pat Cleveland is even amazingly photogenic in a video! Wow

[@SXYKITTEN1974]

Halston was a great fashion icon of the 60,70,80s. He lived a sad life and his designs are still beautiful!

[@jordanabeaulieu2530]

Tanesa Sanchez. He lived a sad life? How so?

[@SXYKITTEN1974]

@@jordanabeaulieu2530 Halston was a great designer, many loved him, many hated him, typical life. His downfall was Victor, whom treated him poorly. Halston had a sad life. Why, you ask? Because he was incredibly talented, but the drug use, his battle with AIDS. Like most icons he too lived a sad life at the end. His once fabulous designs being worn by socialites, lining the racks of Bergdorf Goodman, Halston didn’t value his talent, his artistic skills, the more money he made, the more drugs he did. He didn’t realize his beautiful worth till it was no longer. At the end, he had sold off his very own name. He would have given anything to undo his carelessness and get have his name back. He died with regrets, many of them. Regardless, he was loved by many, surrounded by many who claimed to love him as a friend, but many only used him to their advantage. He was a beautiful soul, many downfalls that destroyed his greatness. On one hand he could count his true friends. He just wanted to be loved and be successful. In the end he realized his mistakes. He’s still an icon of an era, that will never be forgotten.

[@charleskerry845]

@@SXYKITTEN1974 did he have a sad life? How many people can say they did what they loved? He had a sad life ,but he enjoyed partying and having fun with people like Liza Minnelli and Andy Warhol . He had a sad life ,he ate well in fancy restaurants, food catered from fancy restaurant's. He lived in beautiful houses . He had a sad life ,he had a ton of sex with probably good looking guys, and did drugs like a rock star .He had a sad life, his name is immortalized in fashion. He probably took wonderful vacations and owned expensive cars and wore beautiful clothes . It is not how long you live, its how well you live and how much fun you had, even if its short. Many people that are in there eighty's can say "I am alive in my eighty's" ,but can they say" I lived life the way I wanted to and had fun" ?

[@PTRAINBOY]

$8.50 ! ...what a deal Tom Ford ! You need to fix your pricing !

[@barbaraespinosavanleer5926]

No one is talking about the price🙀.... fabulous 💋💋💋

[@animaljustice7774]

Cheap! He could have sold it for 20 bucks back then

[@jillybean3688]

Halston was such a classy handsome man. A true visionary. A gifted genius. 👗🕶

[@brianimoto4634]

Yes, I always open my mouth and smile when spritzing my favorite fragrance!

[@dddddadadad1796]

I LOVE IT!!!! I wore this for YEARS! Smelled SOOOO GOOD!

[@highendforever]

Mmmm I was wondering what it smells like

[@longgroove]

@@highendforever apparently a jockstrap with citrus and flowers.

[@7n154]

@@longgroove Were we in gym class together?! Because no one ever forgets my scent.

[@animaljustice7774]

I still wear it

[@animaljustice7774]

@@highendforeverit’s a sexy chypra scent

[@daisyb4614]

I like that he used a lot of models of color, a true pioneer.

[@mesalouis8976]

@@NickyVeehmmm.

[@MOTHATALKS]

Everyone used models of color this myth that nobody wanted to use models of color is pure lies and exaggeration! By today's sick generation

[@CuirPhotodotNet]

.....truly he did....a great pioneer....IMAN STILL TALKS ABOUT WALKING FOR HIM....BILLIE BLAIR walked a lot for him....ALVA CHINN....even STERLING St JACQUES....

[@johnpresnell]

Who else recognizes this as his office, as seen in the Netflix series?

[@javierfernandobirra2943]

I was just thinking the same! Evenmore, I looked on line for real photos of his office! Greetings!

[@KCCardCo]

The 80s was the peak of Glamour. You saw a few things in the 90s comparable, but it really ended in the 80s.

[@gracerampola630]

Watching Halston now on Netflix. Just paused a bit to watch his videos..He is amazing.

[@Hypegreene05]

COME ON PAT CLEVELAND!!!!!!

[@tequiness061]

How attractive the real Halston was! More even than Mcgregor!

[@Danxethenightaway]

Agreed!

[@Queen_of_Mean]

I'm a McGregor fan but Halston was beautiful! Those eyes were amazing.

[@CuirPhotodotNet]

@@Queen_of_Mean ....he was tall too....

[@Cyber_Diva]

Wonderful to see Pat Cleveland! ❤️❤️❤️

[@alfredhitchcock45]

80’s music and film quality

[@oswjim]

to everyone coming here because of the netflix miniseries, go watch the 2019 documentary, much better!!!

[@rend7267]

go watch it where?

[@rend7267]

I found it on Amazon Prime. i've now watched both the series and the doc. both good.

[@joseybarra4524]

Oh my gosh HIGH FASHION MODEL PAT CLEVLAND what a trip.from the 70s all over again.

[@flyfly2850]

We need a New Halston those days for sure.. THANK YOU MR. HALSTON, FOR KEEPING AMERICA ALIVE IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY.

[@karenobyrne8060]

When I first saw the thumbnail, I thought it was Phil Hartman! lol

[@jasonlandry4559]

Same here, I was thinking this was an SNL skit, LOL

[@flwrfan1752]

Phil Hartman did portray Halston in a SNL skit.

[@karenobyrne8060]

@@flwrfan1752 cool !

[@The70sChick]

Back when Halston's perfume smelled good. Nowadays, it's been reformulated so many times, it's unrecognizable.

[@kokobrown007]

Yaass...Pat Cleveland 😍

[@ICXCKINGOFKINGS]

Thank you for this video. Halston was a fashion genius and is missed.

[@NotoriousPND429]

$8.50??? Geez, can we please have those prices again?!

[@madbridesign]

I know people who it’s still their fav perfume. I would have to go to the states for it and then I would buy one for everyone. If you love it there is no other.

[@RADIUMGLASS]

Look how slim everyone is.

[@mk202]

Cocaine.

[@RADIUMGLASS]

@@mk202 😂 no doubt it helped.

[@Avatar610]

And front and center: Halston's muse, Pat Cleveland! I think she was the first African American model to be the 'face' of a major designer.

[@CuirPhotodotNet]

...they truly loved each other....

[@kellesalle9878]

I’m here because of the Netflix series!

[@pmoneywest8099]

HALSTON . OLYMPIC TOWER 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@wendiemorell2543]

I just the perfume. I can't wait to relive my childhood of my Mom smelling so good!

[@marciajayme25]

Halston was amazing 🤩

[@ragdadtx1835]

Oh the 80's Such a great decade...the clothes, the music, the cologne...good times. Simpler times...miss it.

[@mjohnson1741]

I agree the good ole days. All you needed was a bike and change for the ice cream man. If your parents were low on cash they could slang some Amway, Avon or Marykay! lol

[@corriegirl1739]

I'm miss the 80's so much.Id give anything to go back.

[@11dsw]

7os were better...Halston was couture ...not 8os Jc penney... and pre HIV...

[@a.a.p3254]

@@11dsw Halston was still going strong in the 80’s The music Prince, Bowie, Michael Jackson, Madonna Cher. The cars, and the great fashion. Great TV viewing back then. Then came AIDS and the party was over. Still have a bottle of Z-14 Halston put America on the fashion map. God Bless him.

[@11dsw]

@@a.a.p3254 ....HIV/AIDS came in 81..so, the party was over very quickly. Fashion in the 8os may have been the worst in the entire century. The whole shape was an upside down triangle. Big hair, gaudy make up, massive shoulder pads, high waisted pleated tapered pants 😦...How opposite of Halstons beautiful, flowing, feminine luxurious 1970s fashions… I guess the music as a matter of personal taste… The 7os had huge orchestras incorporated into dance music…The 80s were slothed in synth. I was a teenager in the 80s. No matter what party, disco, nightclub we went to it always felt like the “after party“… the 1980s was just a 7os hangover.....The party ended. Now part of iconic nightlife history...Halston is the ultimate in 197os couture..and a fascinating popular culture icon..luckily his unhappy flirt with 8os mall culture has been forgotten. Keep a hold to that Z-14...wow !!!

[@sarahbrennan1342]

Imagine how much the original would be worth today 🌸

[@amarenavanderbilt5459]

I love Halston! ❤️

[@Omgirrl]

PAT CLEVELAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@meljam51]

She is so beautiful!

[@queenmeka896]

Loved the Netflix show.

[@mircas1964]

So elegant and classy..

[@sharfalor4244]

Shame on Netflix for not giving the actual IFF perfumer Bernard Chant his props for this creation. How did he suddenly become a woman named Adele?

[@midnightmilkman1]

Looks like his office in the sky♡

[@rachelgarber1423]

Love Halston cologne in cold weather, too heavy for summer

[@lowe-quay-shush]

There's Pat Cleveland again. Her look was distinctive from all the other models then or now. Tina Chow was great too.

[@jayparmar3794]

Ads have come a long way since 81

[@norijean3279]

He made luxury available to regular people!

[@niapaulino3310]

The Netflix series....Cool.

[@diavolo79]

I thought it was Phil Hartman doing an SNL skit

[@yasmin8851]

I thought this was an SNL skit with Phil Hartman.

[@animaljustice7774]

I wear it and it smells gorgeous still. ❤

[@davidcattin7006]

I still wear Halston cologne!

[@a.a.p3254]

It’s a classic still have a bottle Z-14 Cheers darling 🇨🇦

[@scarbourgeoisie]

The setting for that commercial (with the red carpeting) looks like the setting in the Netflix series. Have to wonder if it was filmed in Halton's actual location at the time.

[@brynperry7281]

yes, Olympic Tower.

I never heard of Halston before I saw the series. But... I am European and born in the 80´s so I am forgiven.

[@a.a.p3254]

Your not forgiven...did you live under a rock...lol

@@a.a.p3254 :-(

[@ellenekanem]

That's not the bottle we saw in the Netflix series!

[@FuzzyMemoriesTV]

What Netflix series was that?

[@madbridesign]

That’s the small atomizer. The full bottle is the same in the series.

[@SXYKITTEN1974]

@@FuzzyMemoriesTV Hslston on Netflix in the USA. What a beautiful icon he was!

[@leokimvideo]

Great jockstrap spray, no wonder it was so popular.

[@buzzcrushtrendkill]

Was this commercial shot in the Halston office? Kinda looks like it.

[@Queen_of_Mean]

Yes, the Olympic Towers.

[@mrpeel3239]

Looks like filmed in his Olympic Tower office?

[@marcianadelospinos9921]

Un Estados Unidos que ya no existe🖤💔

[@MoniqueSinha]

Happy that this is on my feed

[@AFaceintheCrowd01]

That ridiculous fictional jockstrap perfume scene in the series almost had me wretching.

[@Dackery.]

It was obviously scripted for the show. No way anyone would actually believe that happened.

[@Dackery.]

It was for effect. Get over it.

[@asuna8299]

Me too!

[@ellenekanem]

I nearly vomited when the woman sniffed the jockstrap

[@AFaceintheCrowd01]

@@ellenekanem Me too. Why did they have to add that?

[@7n154]

Ngl, I saw the thumbnail and thought it was an SNL skit starring Phil Hartman. So I clicked. Jokes on me.

[@jupitermarx]

Only Glamorous Ones!! Like these but this looks more like 77/79?;)

[@greggmitchell2392]

Dig this early #80s #Halston perfume TV spot - love the head turn at :09 mark - and I believe this was filmed at Halston's Manhattan hi-rise atalier?!

[@rend7267]

I doubt he would've allowed all of that heavy equipment into his space -- lights, cables, full crew of electricians, grips, props... Looks like they built a set, probably at the very large, very tall Kaufman Astoria Stage out in Astoria.

[@greggmitchell2392]

@@rend7267 You could be right, but judging from doc footage I've seen, it looks like his studio with views of the city, the same space, window, carpet, etc. - no matter, still a fab TV commercial!

[@rend7267]

@@greggmitchell2392 I have no inside knowledge of this shoot, just guessing. But professional art directors, set designers and prop masters can re-create with that level of precision... right down to the carpet or backdrop. Maybe someone who was there will tell us.

[@rend7267]

Now that i've seen the documentary i think you might be right about it being filmed in his place, not on a stage. But I do hope the prop people replaced the fragrance with water for the shoot!! We're seeing one or two sprays, but there had to be dozens of rehearsals for lighting, camera angle, hand placement and spray visibility, and then takes and then retakes... no matter how nice the scent, eventually it would've smelled awful.

[@marthawoodworth6907]

Did anyone else love the miniseries? Will there be a Season 2 or is it limited?

[@tiamaso4381]

i think its limited

[@carlitosway1330]

It's limited. Much like you. 😂🤣😂

[@mobbcreep956]

@@carlitosway1330 🌚

[@MA-wm9vr]

@@carlitosway1330 hahahahahahahahahaha

[@Danxethenightaway]

It’s limited

[@menbihabeshawi3983]

after watching the show now I have to buy this perfume lol I have to

[@MA-wm9vr]

lol.

[@FatBabyCheeks]

This video is sending me to Netflix! Who can say that?

[@JorgeAlvarez-1111]

Me2! As i got very nostálgic witt the series. From the abusive father to all the events. Happy to reliive all this memories on the month of my 60th bday.

[@ihavethehighground5436]

"-Halston para el mundo!"

[@bernadettecraig7785]

the show was fantastic as i have never heard of him before till,the netflix,and ewan mcgregor played the part to a t. 💄

[@cami5054]

These comments are simply a blast I loved the indoor and outdoor dining with Bill Pullman. Anyone know where? Tavern on the Green ?

[@jonathancineus6424]

Thought it was a old video of Phil Hartman!

[@arthurmumford3634]

Is it just my eyes or was that Phil Hartman from SNL?

[@remyazharyyosef1811]

Is it still available?

[@joecampos5624]

He has a mens clone it's my favorite of all time now you can't even get it...on Ebay they are asking $300...I'm very unhappy I loved it so much...catalyst

[@asuna8299]

Catalyst was my favorite! It was the absolute best..

[@sammysoppy3361]

kinda looks like Phil Hartman

[@jakecavendish3470]

When Halston touches you, have a good wash

[@musicsavage]

It looks like a Ferrero Rocher commercial but with perfume.

[@deniseevans6484]

There is 1 Halston brand that I am looking for, it is in the cream color bottle, and it is like a yellow or gold color perfume lotion. I purchased it in the late '80, early '90.. Need to know the name of it Please.. If anyone knows exactly.. Thank you😀

[@johnnynotty]

Who else is watching this before watching the new Netflix series

[@jucutan]

I heard he did alot of coke at Studio 54

[@prbsnoop1974]

Mmmm I'm getting notes of Victor's jockstrap

[@bahhumbug9824]

They're spraying themselves with eax de jockstrap. HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

[@deif_harb9512]

is this perfume still sold now?

[@a.a.p3254]

Yes,darling.

[@VincentSandoya]

El regalo.repetido a mis tias cuando era niño en navidad todas olian igual 😂😂

[@giacomosirressi8524]

Bella serie su netflix e bravo Mcgregor

[@DaGleese]

Back then: if you buy this product you'll attract a man. Today: if you buy this product you'll be too good for men

[@nenalinda777]

Yo viendo la pinche serie 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪 en Netflix y queriendo ser una chica HALSTON.

[@robertbruno6959]

Ohh, the men's z-14 & z21 reeked. You could choke on it. But it was popular

[@theredheadsaidNYC]

I thought that was Phil Hartman in the thumbnail

[@cami5054]

But did the fragrance in part resemble a jock strap of his lover ? 🤔 I mean I liked it back then just sayin

[@Danxethenightaway]

Netflix bought me here. My grandmother 👵🏼 had a empty Halston perfume bottle, and I always wondered who the hell is Halston ? These tacky 80’s commercial are giving me life lol

[@dannycarrington1601]

Tacky?! Nothing involving Pat Cleveland is ever tacky.

[@Danxethenightaway]

I was born in 91. Can you please tell me who Pat Cleveland is ?!

[@dannycarrington1601]

@@Danxethenightaway She's the model Halston hands the bottle to at the beginning. Pat Cleveland was a print and runway model for virtually every major American and Parisian fashion designer throughout the 70s; she still models occasionally.

[@Danxethenightaway]

@@dannycarrington1601 Thank you for this info!

[@CuirPhotodotNet]

@@Danxethenightaway .....she is also one of the most....technically advanced models in the history of Haute Couture....perfection....and a bit of a ham too...which made the designers love her....Her...and Halston were a match made in heaven.....

[@normabundez]

Tuve uno.

[@laverne849]

PAT CLEVELAND Beste! PAT CLEVELAND más linda!

[@tyralikadiamondstar8960]

The perfume now does not smell like the original and bottle was charged too

[@lazyengineer85]

Imagine the perfume you buy fragrance inspired from jockstrap smell...

[@imsuchahotdog]

It's not true, simply made up by Netflix.

[@victorias9541]

Music name?