Halston Mug

by Mimi Lipson | Wed, Jul 15, 2009

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[The auction on this Significant Object, with story by Mimi Lipson, has ended. Original price: 39 cents. Final price: $31.]

From AW: The Lost Diaries

Wednesday, June 13, 1979

Halston was having a birthday party for the Dupont twins, so I glued myself together and cabbed to the Pierre to pick up Bianca ($5). She’s still mad at Victor about the sweater, but I think it’s really because she found out that he went to Mick and Jerry’s black and white party at Mr. Chow’s. Bianca’s ass is really getting too wide to wear Halston.

The party was fun. Halston had a birthday cake made up that looked like a giant popper. Victor was passing out these ugly coffee mugs that said “Halston” and had sketches from the fall line on them. Mugs, like from a truck stop. They had wavy American flags on them, too, and when I asked Halston why they had the flags, he said, “Don’t you think it makes them so much more butch?” Maybe I should get some mugs made up for Interview. Are they camp?

Thursday, June 14, 1979

Woke up tired from sleeping on my back so I don’t get any more wrinkles. I’m going use to the vaporizer instead from now on, if I remember to. And I’m still black and blue from the B12 shot that Martha Graham talked me into.

I don’t want mugs for Interview anymore. I’ve decided that they’re tacky. I thought about saving my Halston mug for a time capsule, but I gave it to Brigid instead. She’s probably just going to throw it out or give it to the Salvation Army or something.

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About the author:

Mimi Lipson

Mimi Lipson writes and makes stained glass. Her chapbook Food & Beverage is available at all-seeingeye.blogspot.com.

8 Responses to “Halston Mug”

  1. Jen Collins Says:
    July 15th, 2009 at 2:27 pm

    How could anyone give that mug away?! It’s Old Glorious!

  2. tony2socks Says:
    July 23rd, 2009 at 8:23 am

    That’s fantastic! Ebaying from the ‘other side’ or channeling AW? Either way, I laughed.

  3. Tim Says:
    August 3rd, 2009 at 6:01 pm

    I have a set of 4 still in the box. I love them!!!


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