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Beauty is health. Health is beauty.

Andre Leon Talley

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Andre Leon Talley
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: October 16
Autobiographer
Editor
Journalist
Washington
District of Columbia
Andre Leon Talley
Beauty
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In my day you didn't speak until spoken to.
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I think people look great in black. I love that what stands out is the person, especially. Black just conveys a kind of drama, even if it can be quiet drama. It does lend to the wearer a sense of confidence.
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On 9/11, that morning, I was in a Christian Dior Couture appointment at the Hotel Pierre.
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Look at 'American Idol,' which I don't look at. Those winners haven't become household names except for Jennifer Hudson, and she was a reject. You can't aim to be a household name. You just have to be successful.
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I don't tear down. I prefer to build up.
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It's always great to have things from France at a wedding. It's symbolic of style, of culture, of taste.
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Uggs can be as chic as heels for women.
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You cannot live your life in the elitist world of fashion and not step out or you're disconnected. You have to realize that fashion is not the endgame.
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The most luxurious item is a beautiful bed and beautiful, simple sheets.
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I have 4 bedrooms in my house. 1 is for guests, the other 3 are for closets.
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People love fashion exhibits because they can fantasize. They can respond to a dress even if they can never wear a dress like that.
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Wearing clothes should be a personal narrative of emotion. I always respond to fashion in an emotional way.
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I only take risks in couture, but I don't take risks in athleticism.
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When I have interns, I always say, 'Handwritten thank-you notes can make a difference.' People remember that - not an e-mail, a handwritten note in an envelope.
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I personally go to the airport looking like a homeless person, because I think people will leave me alone. But I dress myself with my luggage - all my luggage matches.
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People need to be edited life needs to be edited. I need to be edited.
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At an early age I discovered the beauty in pictures in 'Vogue' magazine and Ebony magazine, and I would read 'The New York Times.' I had to make my own world within my world because I was an only child.
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Money isn't everything, but it is when you start thinking about putting money away for your retirement days.
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