Larger than life fashion journalist, stylist, creative director and editor André Leon Talley passed away unexpectedly on January 18, 2022. In this episode of love, respect, admiration and reflection, Laverne and her exceptional guests remind us why the world, the fashion world in particular, will miss the late great André Leon Talley. Iconic fashion designer and André’s longtime friend Norma Kamali shares stories starting from their early days in 1970’s New York City and Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post journalist Robin Givhan offers an industry perspective from the last 25 years of his life. Both are intimate, knowing, and candid, and say the same thing: there will never be another ALT.
A New Line: Robin Givhan Interviews André Leon Talley (2017) (courtesy of Washington Post Live Events)
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More Links of Interest:
A.L.T. by André Leon Talley
Chiffon Trenches by André Leon Talley
The Gospel According to Andre (Documentary Official Trailer)
A Memorial for André Leon Talley (NYT)
André Leon Talley, the Pioneering Vogue Editor, Has Died at 73 (Vogue)
Norma Kamali: I Am Invincible (book)
Grace Jones Studio 54 New Years Eve Party (costume designed by Norma Kamali)
Jessye Norman (Opera Legends Documentary, YouTube)
ALT on Meeting Lagerfeld and Being Correct (YouTube)
John Fairchild, author of Fashionable Savages
Hilton Als' Profile (The New Yorker, 1994)
The Collection of André Leon Talley (Christie’s)
ALT Recent Auction (The Cut)
Laverne Cox and André Leon Talley on Watch What Happens Live 2015
Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Show Reinvents Lingerie (TIME, 2019)
André Leon Talley Dishes on Galliano, McQueen, and Lagerfeld, Darling (Interview Mag, 2020)
Andre Leon Talley Day (WWD, 2022)
Other Episodes Mentioned Relevant:
The Spirituality of Club Culture w/ Honey Dijon
Diary: Where Fashion Meets Art
The Legendary Life of Connie Fleming, Part I and Part II
CREDITS:
Executive Producers: Sandie Bailey, Alex Alcheh, Lauren Hohman, Tyler Klang & Gabrielle Collins
Producer & Editor: Brooke Peterson-Bell
Associate Producer: Akiya McKnight
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