André Leon Talley
André Leon Talley | |
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 Talley at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival | |
| Born | André Leon Talley October 16, 1948 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | January 18, 2022 (aged 73) White Plains, New York, U.S. |
| Education | North Carolina Central University (BA) Brown University (MA) |
| Occupation | Fashion journalist |
| Years active | 1974–2022 |
| Website | twitter |
André Leon Talley (October 16, 1948 – January 18, 2022) was an American fashion journalist. He was the creative director and American editor-at-large of Vogue magazine.[1] He was the magazine's fashion news director from 1983 to 1987 and then its creative director from 1988 to 1995. He was openly gay.[2]
In 2007, Talley was ranked 45th in Out magazine's "50 Most Powerful Gay Men and Women in America".[3]
Talley died at a hospital in White Plains, New York from a heart attack caused by COVID-19 on January 18, 2022, at the age of 73.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "André Leon Talley's Next Act". The New York Times. May 24, 2018. Archived from the original on May 24, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ↑ Fashion icon André Leon Talley reflects on life as black, gay man
- ↑ Oxfield, Jesse; Michael Idov (March 4, 2007), "‘Out’ Ranks the Top 50 Gays; Anderson Is No. 2", New York Magazine. Archived June 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Vogue Legend Andre Leon Talley Dead At 73". TMZ. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ↑ André Leon Talley, former Vogue editor and fashion icon, dies of COVID complications at age 73