Andre Leon Talley Quotes

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Andre Leon Talley

Profession : Editor

Birth : October 16, 1949

When my best friends doubt their little black dresses, they call me on the telephone seeking reassurance.

Andre Leon Talley

People need to be edited; life needs to be edited. I need to be edited.

Andre Leon Talley

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.

Andre Leon Talley

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.

Andre Leon Talley

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.

Andre Leon Talley

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.

Andre Leon Talley

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.

Andre Leon Talley

'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.

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I love people - it is not the fashion, it is the people in fashion I love.

Andre Leon Talley

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.

Andre Leon Talley

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.

Andre Leon Talley

Fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez was a major part of my early career.

Andre Leon Talley

Money isn't everything, but it is when you start thinking about putting money away for your retirement days.

Andre Leon Talley

People love fashion exhibits because they can fantasize. They can respond to a dress even if they can never wear a dress like that.

Andre Leon Talley

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.

Andre Leon Talley

I don't tear down. I prefer to build up.

Andre Leon Talley

On 9/11, that morning, I was in a Christian Dior Couture appointment at the Hotel Pierre.

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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.

Andre Leon Talley

Wearing clothes should be a personal narrative of emotion. I always respond to fashion in an emotional way.

Andre Leon Talley

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.

Andre Leon Talley