Remembering André Leon Talley

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🗓️ 21 January 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

André Leon Talley became a major part of the global fashion zeitgeist while navigating being one of the few, if not the only, Black, queer man at his level. Sam is joined by author and poet Saeed Jones and Zach Stafford, host of the podcast In the Deep, to remember the late fashion editor and celebrate Talley's legacy.

Read Saeed Jones' essay on André Leon Talley here and Zach Stafford's essay here.

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0:00.0	You're listening to It's Been a Minute from NPR.
0:02.4	I'm Sam Sanders.
0:03.9	This week, the Andre Leon Talley.
0:08.2	There aren't enough words in the English language
0:10.8	to fully describe him.
0:13.2	But we can try.
0:15.6	I don't live for Sasha, I live for beauty and style.
0:21.6	Fashion is fleeting, style remains.
0:25.1	This is Andre Leon Talley in the 2017 documentary,
0:28.8	the gospel according to Andre.
0:31.1	I think that beauty comes in many forms.
0:36.2	It could be a flower, it could be a gesture,
0:39.7	it could be so many things, so many things.
0:43.5	Andre was a fashion editor, most notably at Vogue Magazine.
0:47.7	And he was also larger than life.
0:50.7	The phrase I have seen used in almost every story
0:53.6	and every interview I've read about him.
0:56.0	But really, Andre was larger than life.
0:59.8	He was a six foot six queer, loud black man who towered,
1:04.7	literally and figuratively over the fashion world,
1:07.6	usually while wearing a very dramatic cape.
1:10.9	But this is not a shirt to sleep in, okay?
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