Cloth bound hardcover collection of four original Vogue Magazine advance retail trade editions, March 1 through April 1937, gifted to the legendary fashion designer years after the initial publication, in 1971.  Inscribed to the front marbled endpage, "Happy Birthday Halston – / Love / Richard 1971".  Large 4to. Approximately 700 pp. Scattered mild toning, a handful of pages lacking, overall in fine condition. While it is impossible to confirm, one wonders if some of the pages may have been removed by Halston to use as inspiration or sources for his own work.

We believe the inscription to be from the artist Richard Gallo, who like Halston's partner Victor Hugo, spanned the performance and fashion worlds. "Also known as “Lemon Boy” because of his tendency to demarcate the boundaries of his street performances with lemons, Gallo maintained no separation between his art and life. Whether walking around downtown, making an appearance at Max’s Kansas City, performing on the sidewalks in front of luxury stores on Fifth Avenue, or lounging in his apartment, Gallo’s signature outfits were immediately recognizable. The outfits were alternately pieced together from store-bought articles or made specifically for Gallo, most frequently by the designers Ronald Kolodzie and Phillip Haight. Gallo’s aesthetic was characterized by queer, overtly sexual, hyper-masculine camp, sort of like Tom of Finland goes to Studio 54." (Paul Michael Brown, "Richard Gallo in Louisville," Burnaway, 2019)