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. — Andre Leon Talley Copy Share Image
I'm so sick of mermaid dresses, trains, borrowed bling-bling, and a pose. — Andre Leon Talley Copy Share Image
Why spend money on movies when you can spend it on gas? Or dry cleaning? Or groceries? — Andre Leon Talley Copy Share Image
What's that show? 'TMZ'? They stand there and say, 'I've got this on this person.' The focus on celebrities can be detrimental because people… — Andre Leon Talley Copy Share Image
In the heyday of the Oscars, there were electric sparks flying. When Cher went in her fabulous Bob Mackie dress and her Mohawk, and… — Andre Leon Talley Copy Share Image
The most luxurious item is a beautiful bed and beautiful, simple sheets. — Andre Leon Talley Copy Share Image
Fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez was a major part of my early career. — Andre Leon Talley Copy Share Image
You come to Paris, you get true originality, and it's wonderful. — Andre Leon Talley Copy Share Image
First Ladies have always been held like specimens under a media microscope. — Andre Leon Talley Copy Share Image
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. — Andre Leon Talley Copy Share Image
