Friday, June 6, 2008

Book: A.L.T Andre Leon Talley

It is simply not possible to be up on fashion and not know about Andre Leon Talley. The man who has taken Vogue magazine and revolutionize it's style as well as influenced the style of many designers. Andre Leon Talley credits his grandmother in giving him an 'understanding of luxury.' He graduated from Brown University with a masters in French Literature and soon after met and befriended Diana Vreeland who was then Vogue's fashion director. In 1983, he joined Vogue as a fashion news director and shortly after became Vogue's creative director. In 1998, he became Vogue's Editor at Large and since then has continued to influence fashion as well as promote dozens of fashion designers. For more information on Andre Leon Talley, check out his book and his advice on the stylefax columns.

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Andre Leon Talley and Jennifer Hudson


Andre Leon Talley and Kimora Lee Simmons

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