Vogue legend André Leon Talley dead at 73

Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) Fashion legend André Leon Talley, who served as Vogue’s creative director and editor-at-large, died at age 73 on Tuesday. Talley, who became the first African-American creative director of the magazine in 1988, died at White Plains Hospital from an unknown illness, according to TMZ who first reported the news. His death was confirmed by his friend Darren Walker, the president of the Ford Foundation. “André Leon Talley was a singular force in an industry that he had to fight to be recognized in,” Mr. Walker said in a statement,… Read Full Article