BONUS: The Beauty, Style, And Life Of André Leon Talley

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🗓️ 23 January 2022

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A towering figure of the fashion world, André Leon Talley was impossible to ignore. His influence extended well beyond the runway — during his time at Vogue, he was a rare Black editor in a largely white industry, and also a major figure in the LGBTQ+ community.

In this episode of It's Been A Minute, host Sam Sanders discusses Talley's influence and legacy with Saeed Jones and Zach Stafford.

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0:00.0	Hey, consider this listeners.
0:03.8	It's Sunday, which means we've got a bonus episode for you.
0:07.8	About one of the most influential people in American fashion.
0:12.0	Andre Leon Talley died this week at the age of 73, and over his career, Talley worked
0:17.7	for a number of fashion publications, but most prominently for Vogue.
0:22.2	He was a queer black man working in an exceedingly white industry, and at 6'6", he was pretty
0:28.5	hard to miss in the front row of fashion shows in New York and Europe.
0:32.6	But his towering influence extended way beyond those places.
0:37.0	What you're about to hear is a reflection on his influence across fashion and culture,
0:42.0	in an episode from our friends at MPR's It's Been A Minute with Sam Sanders.
0:46.9	Sam is your host for this one, and he will take it from here.
0:52.1	You're listening to It's Been A Minute from NPR.
0:54.6	I'm Sam Sanders.
0:56.1	This week, the Andre Leon Talley.
1:00.4	There aren't enough words in the English language to fully describe him.
1:05.4	But we can try.
1:07.7	I don't live for fashion.
1:09.4	I live for beauty and style.
1:14.1	Fashion is fleeting.
1:15.3	Style remains.
1:17.3	This is Andre Leon Talley in the 2017 documentary, The Gospel According to Andre.
1:23.1	I think that beauty comes in many forms.
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