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
borrow local screening spend
I'm not going to go to the local theater to spend $12... when I can get a screening copy of a film. I don't get screeners myself, but I can borrow from my friends or go to their house to watch.
dry money movies spend
Why spend money on movies when you can spend it on gas? Or dry cleaning? Or groceries?
Snooki and Honey Boo Boo. These are big celebrities in the U.S. You want to throw up.
morning
On 9/11, that morning, I was in a Christian Dior Couture appointment at the Hotel Pierre.
grandmother unconditional-love grand-mother
I know what it is like to be brought up with unconditional love. In my life that came from my grandmother.
new-york children vogue-magazine
At an early age I discovered the beauty in pictures in 'Vogue' magazine and Ebony magazine, and I would read 'The New York Times.' I had to make my own world within my world because I was an only child.
doctors waiting-in-line lines
Waiting in line for something mundane is very boring. Waiting for my doctor to see me and waiting for my dentist to see me, yes, that is boring.
uggs chic heels
Uggs can be as chic as heels for women.
thinking reality tvs
Reality TV, although I'm a part of it, I think reality TV is a terrible thing.
christian morning dior
On 9/11, that morning, I was in a Christian Dior Couture appointment at the Hotel Pierre.
fashion editors way
It's incorrect to assume you can be a fashion editor because you blog, if you don't have experience to look at fashion in a professional way.
style taste france
It's always great to have things from France at a wedding. It's symbolic of style, of culture, of taste.
speak
In my day you didn't speak until spoken to.
new-year party home
I'm usually at home and in bed by 10 o'clock. I do not want to be out at anybody's New Year's Eve party.