André Leon Talley’s Most Inspiring Quotes – Forbes
NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 09: Fashion editor Andre Leon Talley attends the Ralph Rucci fashion show … [+]
André Leon Talley was a force of nature in fashion. He died on January 18, after suffering from a heart attack. Talley was 73.
The legendary, veteran fashion journalist, Paris correspondent and the first black Vogue editor, changed the way we look at clothes, fashion and how we have come to identify with our personal style. His career, which spanned five decades, he offered rare insight into the works of Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld, two designers he became close with, and wrote for Vanity Fair, Interview Magazine and Women’s Wear Daily, among others.
Among his books, his memoir The Chiffon Trenches detailed the profound influence of his grandmother on his life, his upbringing in the segregated South, and his life as one of the key fashion journalists in New York and Paris, a city he loved as a lifelong student of the French language. He carried elegance everywhere he went.
Talley was also the subject of a recent documentary called The Gospel According to André, which follows his unlikely story of overcoming insurmountable odds in life. Here are some of his most inspiring quotes, Andre-isms, that capture his personality.
Vogue magazine editor Andre Leon Talley pictured while attending a benefit at Christie’s Auction … [+]
SAVANNAH, GA – NOVEMBER 02: Andre Leon Talley speaks during ‘The Gospel According to Andr’ Q&A … [+]
NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 09: Editor-at-Large for vogue magazine Andre Leon Tally and Editor-in-Chef of … [+]
NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 18: Andre Leon Talley arrives for the Oscar de la Renta Spring/Summer 2003 … [+]
NEW YORK – MAY 14: (L-R) Vogue editor Andre Leon Talley, Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and … [+]