rom Bianca Jagger’s dresses at Studio 54 to Jackie Kennedy’s pillbox hat and Liza Minnelli’s stage outfits, the fashion designer Roy Halston – or simply Halston – was the last word in American glamour in the late 1960s and 70s. Now, with the Netflix series Halston telling his story, that name is set to hit the radar of another generation. It comes at a good time – Halston’s disco-worthy designs could provide the perfect inspiration ahead of nightclubs reopening on 21 June in parts of the UK. Halston stars Ewan McGregor as the designer and it is produced by Ryan Murphy, the man behind Pose, The Assassination of Gianni Versace and American Horror Story. Add characters including Minnelli, Elsa Peretti and the models Pat Cleveland and Karen Bjornson dressed in body-skimming fashion, and it is set to appeal to a demographic who like retro glamour and hedonism with their box sets. As with Murphy’s Versace series, and Ridley Scott’s much-anticipated The House of Gucci, Halston’s family have been quick to speak out against the series – adding a layer of controversy. Lesley Frowick, Halston’s niece and chief executive of his archives, released a statement this week complaining that the series was “an inaccurate, fictionalised account” of her uncle’s life. Speaking to Women’s Wear Daily, she added that “salacious things sell”. In addition to this, McGregor has defended his casting as the gay designer over sexuality representation. What is indisputable is Halston’s impact on fashion. Tom Ford’s ultra-sexy 90s look for Gucci – popular on fashionable Instagram feeds – owes a lot to him, and his influence can be seen in London designers advocating a club-appropriate look, including Maximilian, Halpern and Nensi Dojaka.