The Chic List How I earned my piece of Halston history - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Fashion The Chic List How I earned my piece of Halston history By You Magazine - June 13, 2021 Sometimes in life, things align in the most mysterious ways. In my case, it was the terrific Netflix miniseries Halston, based on the life of the brilliant but tragic eponymous American fashion designer ‒ and a local car-boot sale. Dress, Levinia Konyalian; Shoes, Ancient Greek Sandals. You’re probably thinking that I’ve completely lost my marbles, but let me explain. Every six months or so, I give my wardrobe a detox, recycling the culled items, either by donating them to charity, or selling them on to an appreciative new home. Hence why an ad for a local car-boot sale caught my eye. But when I woke at 6am on the Saturday morning in question to slanting rain and slate-grey skies, my enthusiasm fell through the floor. However, having spent hours packing my Mini Cooper to the brim the night before, I talked myself off the cliff and into the car. At around this time, I’d become engrossed in the aforementioned Halston, starring Ewan McGregor and set in the glamorous playground of 1970s and 80s New York. I was especially interested in his muse, model and jewellery designer Elsa Peretti, who was also part of his Studio 54 crowd. I was captivated by Peretti’s chic bohemian style and the jewellery designs she went on to produce for Tiffany & Co for over 40 years. In fact, it was one of her very first pieces – the bottle necklace – that caught my eye in the TV drama. Peretti was inspired to create it after stumbling upon a flower vase at a flea market. It became a huge hit on the fashion runways and later at Tiffany’s. Back to the car-boot sale. When I arrived, accompanied by my eight-year-old eager to earn himself some extra pocket money, my heart sank. Every single one of the other sellers had professional gazebos and fold-up tables to protect against the rain. I, the idiotic novice, had only a feeble clothes rail and, of course, a car full of dresses, tops, trousers and shoes. As the drizzle fell, I pleaded with the formidable organiser to let me park under one of the trees for cover. She directed me to one with a firm point of her umbrella and I made the tree my boutique, hanging clothes from its branches while my Mini’s boot became my accessories shelf. Five hours later, I had sold almost everything despite the weather. The next day I took a trip to Tiffany’s with my takings and found I had raised enough to buy Elsa Peretti’s Bottle necklace in silver. And I have been wearing it ever since. Pendant, £525, tiffany.co.uk My beloved (and hard-earned) Elsa Peretti Bottle. Cuff, £195, tissafontaneda.com and in store in London This gorgeous piece by ex-Loewe designer Tissa Fontaneda is the perfect finishing touch. Dress, £312.97, Savannah Morrow The Label, net-a-porter.com A touch of boho for warm sunny dates. Jeans, £100, Levi’s, selfridges.com Levi’s are having a revival. Pair with a white shirt and sandals for a casual look. Cardigan, £295, labecalondon.com A feel-good knit to layer over summer whites and creams. Bag, £89.99, shop.mango.com The perfect raffia all-rounder for beach or city. Follow me on Instagram @thestylistandthewardrobe RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Rochelle Humes has launched a gorgeous new edit with Next Shop the YOU Magazine Instagram YOU picks the best new-in buys from M& S Popular in Fashion Laura Jackson has teamed up with Next for the chicest knitwear January 22, 2020 Holly Willoughby’ s birthday dress is another Zara bargain February 10, 2020 The Instagram-famous & Other Stories wool blazer is back in stock August 31, 2022 Lorraine just wore Emma Willis’ Next collection from head to toe March 17, 2020 The prettiest spring dresses under £100 March 1, 2022 Everyone is buying Holly’ s gorgeous gingham Oasis dress May 14, 2020 13 bargain dresses to buy in ASOS’ s extra 20 per cent June 10, 2020 This £20 H& M dress is set to be the social media June 26, 2020 Stacey Solomon x Primark is back for a third collection with July 20, 2020 Searches for this perfect heatwave summer top style are up 5000% August 10, 2020 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved