André Leon Talley in the Front Row, at the Met Gala, and on the Scene

Though André Leon Talley spent the last few decades living in a house in White Plains, New York, no one can deny that his true home was in the front row of fashion shows in Manhattan, Paris, and Milan. When the longtime Vogue creative director died this week at age 73, remembrances from across the industry praised his erudite responses to the clothing and the sense of grandeur he inspired with his presence. In his 2020 memoir, The Chiffon Trenches, he recalled his feeling of arrival when he first ascended to the front of the pack. “All of my skirmishes… Read Full Article