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Andre Leon Talley
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: October 16
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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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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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The happiest moments of my childhood were spent on my grandmother's front porch in Durham, N.C., or at her sister's farmhouse in Orange County, where chickens paraded outside the kitchen's screen door and hams were cured in the smokehouse.
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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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One my favorite things is to go to the provinces of Russia and see the 18th century wood churches with the onion dome architecture. These humble wonders of incredible imagination of architects that were obviously not living in places like Paris or London, but they've created these amazing churches.
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The late Estee Lauder says you can never wear white shoes after Labor Day. But of course, in today's world, that does not exist.
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People need to be edited life needs to be edited. I need to be edited.
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Uggs can be as chic as heels for women.
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Reality TV, although I'm a part of it, I think reality TV is a terrible thing.
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I suppose the most daring thing I've ever done is try to water ski. And that was not successful.
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Waiting in line for something mundane is very boring. Waiting for my doctor to see me and waiting for my dentist to see me, yes, that is boring.
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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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Fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez was a major part of my early career.
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I think it's important that models be healthy.
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There is room in today's world for men to wear dresses.
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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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It's incorrect to assume you can be a fashion editor because you blog, if you don't have experience to look at fashion in a professional way.
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The most luxurious item is a beautiful bed and beautiful, simple sheets.
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I'm so sick of mermaid dresses, trains, borrowed bling-bling, and a pose.
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