Andre Leon Talley
Andre Leon Talley
André Leon Talleyis the former American editor-at-large for Vogue magazine, listed as Contributing Editor in the April 2010 masthead. Talley has been a front-row regular at fashion shows in New York, Paris, London and Milan for more than 25 years. He uses his influence to promote young fashion designers and mentors young talent in other fields...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEditor
Date of Birth16 October 1949
CountryUnited States of America
successful rejects-you idols
Look at 'American Idol,' which I don't look at. Those winners haven't become household names except for Jennifer Hudson, and she was a reject. You can't aim to be a household name. You just have to be successful.
differences people making-a-difference
When I have interns, I always say, 'Handwritten thank-you notes can make a difference.' People remember that - not an e-mail, a handwritten note in an envelope.
grandmother doors orange
The happiest moments of my childhood were spent on my grandmother's front porch in Durham, N.C., or at her sister's farmhouse in Orange County, where chickens paraded outside the kitchen's screen door and hams were cured in the smokehouse.
hug friendly faces
Mrs. Obama has a hug - a sincere and friendly embrace - that has become familiar to countless supporters from coast to coast. And when she talks to you, she focuses all her calm attention on your face.
airports situation feels
I always feel comfortable, basically in any situation except perhaps airports.
shoes white labor-day
The late Estee Lauder says you can never wear white shoes after Labor Day. But of course, in today's world, that does not exist.
watches news
I only watch MSNBC for the news.
thinking healthy important
I think it's important that models be healthy.
men today rooms
There is room in today's world for men to wear dresses.
humble russia paris
One my favorite things is to go to the provinces of Russia and see the 18th century wood churches with the onion dome architecture. These humble wonders of incredible imagination of architects that were obviously not living in places like Paris or London, but they've created these amazing churches.
fashion live-your-life world
You cannot live your life in the elitist world of fashion and not step out or you're disconnected. You have to realize that fashion is not the endgame.
fashion emotional clothes
Wearing clothes should be a personal narrative of emotion. I always respond to fashion in an emotional way.
squirrels needs wake-up
I just need green. I need to wake up and see grass and squirrels. I don't want to see skyscrapers.
believe survival-skills heaven
I do believe there's a heaven. I do believe that God has given me the resilience and the survival skills to withstand the chiffon trenches.