Andre Leon Talley Quotes

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Andre Leon Talley

Profession : Editor

Birth : October 16, 1949

The little black dress expresses a moment of freedom and individuality every time.

Andre Leon Talley

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.

Andre Leon Talley

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.

Andre Leon Talley

I only take risks in couture, but I don't take risks in athleticism.

Andre Leon Talley

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.

Andre Leon Talley

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.

Andre Leon Talley

I suppose the most daring thing I've ever done is try to water ski. And that was not successful.

Andre Leon Talley

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.

Andre Leon Talley

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.

Andre Leon Talley

In my day you didn't speak until spoken to.

Andre Leon Talley

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.

Andre Leon Talley

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.

Andre Leon Talley

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!

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I only watch MSNBC for the news.

Andre Leon Talley

I think it's important that models be healthy.

Andre Leon Talley

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.

Andre Leon Talley

I always feel comfortable, basically in any situation except perhaps airports.

Andre Leon Talley

Snooki and Honey Boo Boo. These are big celebrities in the U.S. You want to throw up.

Andre Leon Talley

You can never have too many black pumps. Never!

Andre Leon Talley

There is room in today's world for men to wear dresses.

Andre Leon Talley