Mar 2, 2021 - News

Iconic clothing designer's boyhood Des Moines home up for sale

Roy Halston's boyhood home. Photo courtesy of Kyle Kuhns

Roy Halston's boyhood home is for sale in Des Moines.

The intrigue: Halston was an iconic clothing designer from the 1960s until his death in 1990. He designed the pillbox hat worn by Jacqueline Kennedy to her husband’s inauguration in 1961. And he came up with costumes for his friends like Liza Minnelli.

  • The home is located at 3402 School St. It has two bedrooms and a listing price of $179,900.

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