According to Halston's biography, Victor Hugo is an assumed name, a pun on his "huge-o" penis. Victor Hugo, Halston''s lover...not the French author Talking about his love-life before his untimely demise, he was in an on-again-off-again romantic relationship with Victor Hugo. The Truth About The Heartbreaking Death Of Designer Halston Victor Hugo - Quotes, Books & Les Miserables - Biography Halston's death came not long after the downfall of his career, which began to take a . However, none of them lasted long. Roy Halston (1932-1990) - Find a Grave Memorial Hugo was known for his outrageous behavior, which included theft and defacing . . Roy Halston (1932-1990) - Find a Grave Memorial To prepare to play Victor, Rodriguez did extensive . . Victor Hugo was a Venezuelan-born American artist, window dresser, and partner of the designer Halston. Since his death, numerous owners and designers have reinvented the "Halston" label. Designer Halston, Known For Classic Fashions, Dead at 57 - AP NEWS Twenty-nine years after the designer's death, a new documentary explores the rise and fall of a great American fashion designer. Rubell and Schrager's mystical Studio 54 shut down in January of 1980, less than three years after it had . Halston, who was HIV positive, died when he was 57 years old from lung cancer worsened by HIV. Andy Warhol with Victor Hugo, circa 1975. ; 9 Who was the most mourned person in the world? Halston's Friends: Liza Minnelli, Elsa Peretti, Victor Hugo and ... - WWD Who was Halston's lover Victor Hugo? Artist masturbated on designer's ... His . In Netflix's Halston, one of the most turbulent parts of the titular designer's ( Ewan McGregor) life was his up-and-down relationship with Victor Hugo (Gian Franco . He then worked as a window dresser in a department store in Chicago until he opened his own store in New York in 1957. Hugo's death came only three years after Halston's, who died in 1990, aged 57. Studio 54: heady daze of disco decadence - in pictures