Andre Leon Talley's Death Brings Reflections on Black People in Fashion - Bloomberg

To many, the fashion editor André Leon Talley, who died Jan. 18 at 73, was singular. His knowledge of fashion history, his kindness in a notoriously relentless industry, and his love of glamour could not be beat. And throughout his career, which began with an internship at Andy Warhol’s Interview magazine and included roles at Women’s Wear Daily, W and Vogue, he was also one of the few Black people working in a place of mainstream prominence in fashion.

“He was quite a figure, and quite a striking figure,” said the supermodel Beverly Johnson. “Really opinionated and loud and fabulous and striking and, being the only Black person in the front rows of the fashion shows, really taking up that space that we needed him to take up.”

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