The name Victor Hugo might bring to mind the author of Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, however, Halston's Victor Hugo is a Venezuelan-born artist and window dresser that was Halston's lover for nearly 16 years. Each and every time Rodriguez was on screen, I couldn't take my eyes off of him. Perhaps that's what the real Victor, who died in 1993, would've wanted.
However, for the weirdest scene involving Victor, Rodriguez isn't even there. During the search for the perfect scent for his signature perfume, Halston has perfumer Adele (Vera Farmiga) sniff Victor's well-worn jockstrap for inspiration. Much like the previously mentioned "coke phone," the image of Farmiga essentially huffing the jockstrap is now seared into my brain.