Career
Born and raised in Alliance, Ohio, George Halley worked on his family"s farm until graduating high school, whereupon he hitchhiked to New York City to pursue his passion for fashion. Halley began his fashion career as a porter at Lord and Taylor"son He progressed to working in the backrooms of several Seventh Avenue dress firms.
His first own collection, launched in 1967, consisted of "romantic" gowns in silk and satin that evoked the antebellum South.
lieutenant was considered "too individualistic" by his employer, who fired him. They separated in 1978.
