What André Leon Talley—A 'Dandy Among Dandies'—Wore to His Met Galas
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For André Leon Talley, attending the Met Gala might have felt like a homecoming. In 1974, two years out of Brown University, he interned at the Costume Institute with Diana Vreeland, who became his 'surrogate mother.' In his 2003 memoir, ALT, Talley recalled his first-day-at-the-Met look: ' I'd arrived bright and early, wearing a lemon-yellow V-neck lambswool sweater, which Mama [his grandmother] had bought me back in high school and of which I was quite fond. I hadn't yet learned about six-ply cashmere. I was also wearing navy-blue alpaca trousers, the sort of pants my grandmother liked me to wear to church. I was as proper as could be.'
Talley—who always cut a dashing figure—joined Vogue in 1983 and soon became the magazine's first Black creative director. His early Met Gala get-ups were festooned with sparkling diamond brooches. From the mid-'90s Talley began making sweeping statements, topping off his black-tie with magnificent custom-made court capes and coats, in the most luxurious of fabrics.
The editor, who in later years interviewed guests arriving at the Met for Vogue online, has an important presence in 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style'—spiritually, historically, and materially. On view will be pieces from his magnificent wardrobe, including a caftan by Patience Torlowei, one of his Morty Sills suits, and pieces of his Louis Vuitton luggage. All of which is more than fitting, as Anna Wintour has written, 'André was a dandy among dandies and he radiated joy.'
1983, 'Yves Saint Laurent: 25 Years of Design'
André Leon Talley with Iman. 'The dress was flown over from Paris, just for the evening. The inset panels had glitter that moved inside chiffon windows as she walked,' the editor wrote on Instagram. 'That was her floor-length fur I am carrying, not mine.'
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1989, 'From Queen to Empress: Victorian Dress 1837–1877'
Talley, carrying a fur-lined trench.
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1993, 'Diana Vreeland: Immoderate Style'
Talley with Anne Bass.
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1995, 'Haute Couture'
Talley and Karl Lagerfeld.
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Talley with Gianfranco Ferré.
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Talley with Christian Lacroix.
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1997, 'Gianni Versace'
Karl Lagerfeld, Cher, and André Leon Talley.
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1998, 'Cubism and Fashion'
Andre Leon Talley attends the Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on December 7, 1998. (Photo by Steve Eichner/WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images)
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1999, 'Rock Style'
Talley, in custom Gucci by Tom Ford, with Anna Wintour, in Christian Dior couture.
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2003, 'Bravehearts: Men in Skirts'
Talley in black-tie and diamonds.
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2003, 'Goddess: The Classical Mode'
Talley in a metallic striped court coat.
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Talley in a metallic striped court coat.
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2004, 'Dangerous Liasions: Fashion and Furniture in the 18th Century'
Talley, sumptuous in frilled sleeves and taffeta.
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Talley with Renée Zellweger.
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2005, 'The House of Chanel'
Talley with Patricia Altschul.
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A well-tailored Talley.
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2006 'AngloMania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion'
Talley in a cape by Nicolas Ghesquière for Balenciaga.
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Talley with Naomi Campbell.
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2007, 'Poiret: King of Fashion'
Talley, a vision in navy, with Jennifer Hudson.
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Talley, putting on the Ritz.
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2008, 'Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy'
Talley with Venus Williams.
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Talley and Williams share his cardinal red Chanel Haute couture cape by Karl Lagerfeld.
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2009, 'The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion'
Talley wears his heart on his sartorial sleeve.
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2010, 'American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity'
Talley with and Whoopi Goldberg.
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Talley with and Whoopi Goldberg.
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2011, 'Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty'
Talley, regal in royal blue.
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Talley, regal in royal blue.
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2013, 'PUNK: Chaos to Couture'
Talley carries an embroidered coat.
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2014, 'Charles James: Beyond Fashion'
Talley mixing panache and politics.
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2015, 'China: Through the Looking Glass'
Talley sporting red, white, and blue.
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2018, 'Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination'
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