Fashion Maven André Leon Talley Dies At 73

André Leon Talley, a trend legend who made his mark as the previous artistic director of Vogue, has reportedly handed away. Talley was battling a long-term sickness, in accordance with still-developing stories.

TMZ was among the many first to report the passing of Talley after confirming the information with a supply who says that the enduring trend maven handed away on Tuesday (Jan. 18) in White Plains, N.Y.

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Talley was instrumental to Vogue’s imaginative and prescient and course within the ’80s and ’90s, when he labored his manner up the journal ranks to finally turn into the information director — which he helmed from ’83 to ’87 — after which ascended to Vogue’s artistic director in ’88.

He held that submit for 7 or so years, and earlier than lengthy … he was heading up all of Vogue because the EAL — with a slight break in between — till 2013, when he left the corporate. Even after his official departure, nevertheless, he continued to contribute to Vogue in various capacities … together with podcast appearances.

Talley swiftly rose within the ranks at Vogue, changing into shut with the journal’s editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, leaving Vogue in 1995 and relocating to Paris, France. There, Talley rejoined the workers at W Journal, and as famous above, formally left Vogue after changing into its editor-at-large in 2013.

Amongst Talley’s achievements, he was recognized for bringing about variety within the trend world and held his personal as a trendy innovator who sat within the entrance pews of among the world’s high runway occasions. In Could 2020, Talley printed a memoir about his early days in Durham, N.C. to his rise within the trend world titled The Chiffon Trenches.

After the information went huge, many within the trend world took to social media to honor Talley’s life and legacy. We’ve got these reactions under this submit.

André Leon Talley was 73.

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