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Andre Leon Talley [1949-0] American

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André Leon Talley is 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.

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I personally go to the airport looking like a homeless person, because I think people will leave me alone. But I dress myself with my luggage - all my luggage matches.	Alone	101
When I do entertain, in the summer, which is rare, I receive my guests on the front porch, set up wicker trays found at Pottery Barn, and serve iced beverages. Anytime I do welcome friends, it's always a tray of canapes or Planters peanuts, jellied candy from Paris, and a good bottle of Sancerre.		102
The little black dress expresses a moment of freedom and individuality every time.	Freedom	103
I just need green. I need to wake up and see grass and squirrels. I don't want to see skyscrapers.		104
When I was a young boy, growing up in Durham, North Carolina, the women in my family were truly passionate about their clothes; nothing was more beautiful to me than women dressing with the utmost, meticulous attention to accessories, shoes, handbags, hats, coats, dresses and gloves to attend Sunday church services.	Family	105
I like the idea of being warm and secure. That's what home should be. That you have a sense of warmth, security, love, and you love the things around you and surround yourself with beauty.	Beauty, Home	106
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.	Amazing, Architecture, Imagination	107
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.		108
I know what it is like to be brought up with unconditional love. In my life that came from my grandmother.		109
I went to Brown to be a French professor, and I didn't know what I was doing except that I loved French. When I got to Paris and I could speak French, I know how much it helped me to establish relationships with Karl Lagerfeld, with the late Yves St. Laurent. French, it just helps you if you're in fashion. The French people started style.		110
People need to be edited; life needs to be edited. I need to be edited.		111
Uggs are comfort shoes, and it's important to have a shoe that gives you a sense of comfort. I have about 15 pair of Uggs - the same shoe, the same color. And I also have the bedroom slippers.		112
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.		113
I will sit in the car on the way to a meeting and just smile. I really mean that. It helps you get through life. If you have nothing to say, smile. Look up at the sky and smile. Just be grateful.	Car, Smile	114
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.		115
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.		116
In the heyday of the Oscars, there were electric sparks flying. When Cher went in her fabulous Bob Mackie dress and her Mohawk, and Bjoerk with her swan dress. Then we thought it was bad taste; now I think it should have been the best dress because she stood out.		117
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.		118
Wearing clothes should be a personal narrative of emotion. I always respond to fashion in an emotional way.		119
It's always great to have things from France at a wedding. It's symbolic of style, of culture, of taste.	Wedding	120
Like Hillary Clinton before her, Mrs. Obama has always been a working woman. She is a lawyer turned hospital administrator turned political right hand. It is a unique resume.		121
Reality TV, although I'm a part of it, I think reality TV is a terrible thing.		122
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.		123
I have always admired stylishly confident women who dress with great authority. This lifelong love of elegance began with the humble wardrobe of my late grandmother Mrs. Bennie Frances Davis.		124
I'd like to be remembered as someone who made a difference in the lives of young people - that I nurtured someone and taught them to pursue their dreams and their careers, to leave a legacy.	Dreams	125
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.		126
Money isn't everything, but it is when you start thinking about putting money away for your retirement days.		201
When my best friends doubt their little black dresses, they call me on the telephone seeking reassurance.		202
The most luxurious item is a beautiful bed and beautiful, simple sheets.		203
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.		204
You can never have too many black pumps. Never!		205
The zenith of elegance in any woman's wardrobe is the little black dress, the power of which suggests dash and refinement.		206
I love people - it is not the fashion, it is the people in fashion I love.		207
What's that show? 'TMZ'? They stand there and say, 'I've got this on this person.' The focus on celebrities can be detrimental because people could be thinking of other things, but it's a part of the culture and it's what sells.		208
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.		209
Why spend money on movies when you can spend it on gas? Or dry cleaning? Or groceries?		210
If you're going to be a model, what's going to get you the job on a go-see and makes you stand out, it might not be your lipstick or your portfolio or what you're wearing, it might come from your core being.		211
I don't tear down. I prefer to build up.		212
'Drekitude' is the lowest point in the lowest ebb. It could be your look. It could be your shoes. It could be that you're standing wrong. 'Drek' is a total, total, total hot mess.		213
Beauty is health. Health is beauty.		214
I think people look great in black. I love that what stands out is the person, especially. Black just conveys a kind of drama, even if it can be quiet drama. It does lend to the wearer a sense of confidence.		215
There are no more Elizabeth Taylors. You could be fascinated by her, she lived so many lives, she lived far, she loved the jewels; she had gaudy taste but she had extraordinary talent.		216
On 9/11, that morning, I was in a Christian Dior Couture appointment at the Hotel Pierre.		217
Stella McCartney, not only is she a designer, she is a mother of four, and she lives for practicality. She understands what a woman needs to wear to work and what a woman needs to wear when it's time to go out and put on the Ritz!		218
First Ladies have always been held like specimens under a media microscope.		219
Uggs can be as chic as heels for women.		220
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.		221
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.		222
I only watch MSNBC for the news.		223
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.		224
I love sitting through long things. I mean, 'Gone With the Wind' I will sit through; I love sitting somewhere for four hours, for anything. I love being on a train. I love sitting down for four hours. I think it's the most wonderful thing to be able to sit somewhere and concentrate on something for more than two hours.		225
I suppose the most daring thing I've ever done is try to water ski. And that was not successful.		226
I only take risks in couture, but I don't take risks in athleticism.		301
Valentino made my day suit for the wedding of Paloma Picasso in Paris.	Wedding	302
In my day you didn't speak until spoken to.		303
Fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez was a major part of my early career.		304
I watch Rachel Maddow, Keith Olbermann, and Chris Matthews. That's what I watch every night. By the time I've watched them, I don't have time to watch reality TV shows.		305
I think it's important that models be healthy.		306
I love Russian culture. I don't know the young Russia, I'm not at all familiar with young Russia, but the old school Russia is good enough for me for the moment.		307
I always feel comfortable, basically in any situation except perhaps airports.		308
Snooki and Honey Boo Boo. These are big celebrities in the U.S. You want to throw up.		309
There is room in today's world for men to wear dresses.		310
People love fashion exhibits because they can fantasize. They can respond to a dress even if they can never wear a dress like that.		311

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