Hotel Splendide Style Guide

What is Hotel Splendide style?

Hotel Splendide names the daytime form of Halston-era 1970s glamour. Lauren Hutton's 1973 Halston-era wardrobe is the anchor — she modelled extensively for Halston and Avedon photographed her across the period in the brand's signature cream wool suits, jersey-knit pieces, and suede knee boots. Bianca Jagger's contribution is more specific: her arrival at Studio 54 on her 30th birthday (May 2, 1977) on a white horse, photographed by Rose Hartman, remains one of the most-circulated images of the era. Jagger's broader 1975–1979 wardrobe — Halston's 1975 cream tuxedo, the white pantsuits, the gold cuff bracelets — is the lineage. The archetype is Halston without the Studio 54 sequins: cream wool single-breasted suit, camel suede knee boot, wide gold cuff, black silk slip dress at the calf, gold hoop earrings. Vogue's archival coverage of both women is extensive; Rose Hartman's Studio 54 photographs and the Halston archive at the Met Costume Institute are canonical references. Contemporary maintainers in 2026: The Row, Khaite, Saint Laurent under Anthony Vaccarello (when he revisits the 1970s register), and any vintage Halston archive.

Hotel Splendide is a five-year window expanded into a decade-spanning vocabulary. Lauren Hutton's 1973 Halston wardrobe, modelled across the brand's collections and photographed by Richard Avedon for Vogue across the year, established the daytime register. Bianca Jagger's 1975–1979 wardrobe, anchored on her May 2, 1977 white-horse entrance at Studio 54 (photographed by Rose Hartman), extended the look into evening with the same Halston DNA: cream wool suits, white tuxedos, gold cuffs. Vogue's archival coverage of both women is extensive; the Met Costume Institute's Halston holdings include pieces from both wardrobes. The archetype refuses the sequined disco version (that's a different archetype, Carnival Modernist or Garden Maximalist) and keeps Halston's daytime restraint. The contemporary maintainers are The Row, Khaite, and Anthony Vaccarello at Saint Laurent when he revisits the 1970s register.

Signature palette

The capsule

1. 01

   Cream wool single-breasted suit

   Vintage Halston archive or The Row's contemporary cream wool suiting. Two-piece, single-breasted, slightly slouchy through the shoulder. The centerpiece of the daytime register — without the suit, the archetype reads as evening only. Skip three-piece variants and skip notched-lapel cuts.

2. 02

   Camel suede knee boot

   Vintage 1970s Stuart Weitzman or contemporary Khaite. Knee-high, slight slouch through the calf, low heel under two inches. Worn under the wide trouser of the cream suit or with a midi skirt. Skip stiletto heels and skip patent leather entirely.

3. 03

   Wide gold cuff bracelet

   Tiffany & Co.'s 'T' cuff or a vintage Elsa Peretti for Tiffany cuff from the 1970s. Worn at the wrist, one wrist only — never stacked. Bianca Jagger's Studio 54 photographs always feature exactly one gold cuff. Skip multiple bracelets and skip diamond-set versions.

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   Black silk slip dress at the calf

   Halston archive slip dress or a contemporary Khaite 'Trish.' Bias-cut, mid-calf, thin straps. Worn alone for evening or under the cream suit jacket for the Bianca Jagger-at-lunch register. Skip satin polyester and skip floor-length versions.

5. 05

   Gold hoop earrings

   Jennifer Fisher's 'Lilly' hoop or any vintage 1970s gold hoop. Small to medium diameter (under two inches), never enormous. Worn alone — the cuff is the second accessory; no necklace. Skip statement earrings and skip drops.

6. 06

   Wide cream silk trouser

   Halston archive or contemporary The Row. Wide leg, no pleat, silk crepe or fine wool. Worn under the cream suit jacket as the matching set, or with a black silk camisole for evening. Skip narrow cuts and skip linen versions.

7. 07

   Black silk camisole or men's-cut white shirt

   The two top options for under the cream suit jacket. Halston's 1975 cream tuxedo on Bianca Jagger was paired with a men's-cut white shirt; her daytime variants used a black silk camisole. Both work. Skip cropped tops and skip ruffled blouses.

What to avoid

• Sequins or metallic fabric — daytime Halston register only
• Neon or saturated colour — cream, gold, mid brown, ink black only
• Athleisure — the silhouette is tailored across day and evening
• Heels above three inches — the boot is knee-high but low-heeled
• Stacked accessories — one cuff, one set of hoops, no necklace