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I love Russian culture. I don't know the young Russia, I'm not at all familiar with young Russia, but the old school Russia is good enough for me for the moment.

Andre Leon Talley

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Andre Leon Talley
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: October 16
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Washington
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Luxury is...to be able to take control of one's life, health, and the pursuit of happiness in a way that is joyful.
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I'm so sick of mermaid dresses, trains, borrowed bling-bling, and a pose.
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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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I just need green. I need to wake up and see grass and squirrels. I don't want to see skyscrapers.
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I love people - it is not the fashion, it is the people in fashion I love.
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I do believe there's a heaven. I do believe that God has given me the resilience and the survival skills to withstand the chiffon trenches.
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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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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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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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