After Revlon ceased production of the clothing portion of the company in 1990 , it was purchased by Borghese in 1991 . In 1996 , sportswear firm Tropic Tex bought the Halston clothing license ( Revlon still retains the rights to Halston fragrances ) and hired designer Randolph Duke to relaunch the line . Duke 's first collection debuted in fall 1997 to critical acclaim . Mariah Carey , Celine Dion and Minnie Driver ( who wore a crimson Halston dress to the 70th Academy Awards ceremony ) were among the celebrities to wear the new Halston creations . By 1998 , Duke left the company after it was sold to Catterton-Simon , a private equity fund . In 1998 , African-American designer , Kevin Hall was hired to design the collection . He left Halston in 2000
70th Academy Awards
70th Academy Awards
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