{"id":55545,"date":"2022-04-29T20:01:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T20:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&p=55545"},"modified":"2022-04-29T20:01:42","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T20:01:42","slug":"andre-leon-talley-funeral","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/andre-leon-talley-funeral\/","title":{"rendered":"Friends, Family And Fashion Luminaries Celebrate The Life of Andr\u00e9 Leon Talley In New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 7: Andre Leon Talley attends VERSACE V.I.P. Dinner at 1 Beacon Court on February 7, 2006 in New York. (Photo by Billy Farrell\/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At 11:00 a.m. on April 29, close friends, family, and fashion luminaries, including Anna Wintour, Naomi Campbell, Karlie Kloss, Marc Jacobs, Martha Stewart<\/a>, and many more, ventured uptown to celebrate the life of Andr\u00e9 Leon Talley<\/a> at his longtime house of worship, The Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem. The late legendary fashion editor and cultural icon<\/a> died on January 18 at the age of 73, shocking the entire fashion industry.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As the Met Gala approaches in less than three days, fashion’s biggest night out will undoubtedly feel different this year without Talley’s larger-than-life personality. Talley represented what it means to be an American: his hard work and determination paid off, as he went from growing up in small-town North Carolina to becoming the first-ever Black Creative Director at Vogue<\/em>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Talley will be known for his tangible memory, his several books \u2014 New York Times<\/em> bestseller The Chiffon Trenches<\/em>, Valentino<\/em>, A.L.T.: A Memoir<\/em>, A.L.T. 365+<\/em>, and Little Black Dress for Assouline<\/em> \u2014 and contributing to Valentino: At the Emperor’s Table<\/em> and Cartier Panth\u00e8re. Additionally, he installed a new way of thinking for so many in the industry, as he broke<\/span> glass ceilings and opened doors for not only himself, but for others, too. As an executive at Vogue<\/em>, others could finally look at a masthead or screen and see someone who looked like them in a position of power in the industry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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