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Diana Vreeland
s Framed Letter to André Leon Talley!
$1,150
£858.71
€989.11
CA$1,604.77
A$1,696.66
CHF 911.74
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SEK 10,447.01
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About the Item
André Leon Talley created this postcard stationary from Diana Vreeland’s personal letter written to him praising his report on Yves St. Laurent's collection in 1978, while he was working at Women's Wear Daily (prior to Vogue). This is (1) of (2) copies found tucked inside a soup tureen, THE TASTEMAKER SHOPPE purchased from André's estate sale. THE TASTEMAKER SHOPPE added a Lucite frame to preserve it forever!. This is a meaningful and historical, collectible piece of fashion and culture!
André Leon Talley (1948-2022) was one of the fashion world's first African-American Tastemakers! A 6’-6” tall, elegant, flamboyant, fashion celebrity with impeccable style, signature capes and kaftans. For 60 years, he was an integral part of fashion's history as a journalist, author, stylist, creative director and editor-at-large.
His career started in 1974, when he apprenticed under legendary fashion editor Diana Vreeland at the MET's Costume Institute. They created magic on and off stage, sharing a life of fashion and friendship. After the MET, he took his first job out of college working at Andy Warhol’s Factory, through Vreeland’s introduction. He answered Warhol's phone, which opened the door to NYC's glamorous socialites. Although private, he was part of Studio 54’s disco scene in the 70s, dancing with models, designers, artists, and celebs. After Warhol’s Factory, he went to Paris to run Women’s Wear Daily, then Vogue Magazine. He was Vogue's first African-American Creative Director, then Editor-at-Large. He broke boundaries in an industry dominated by white women. A prominent diversity advocate on and off the runway, supporting emerging designers and models.
He had individual style and southern charm, spoke French eloquently and loved his church, a very soulful person with a big heart. Raised in the (then) segregated deep south, by his strict loving grandmother, who worked as a maid at Duke University. Church was the most important thing in their life. André’s childhood was wonderful yet complex, despite impoverished beginnings, he earned a bachelor’s degree from North Carolina Central University and a master’s from Brown (both) in French Literature. When he 1st arrived in NYC, he and Diane von Furstenberg became and stayed close friends, like family. When he nearly lost everything to pay off debts, including his colonial home on 75 Worthington Rd, White Plains, NY - Furstenberg lovingly took care of his financial situation. Almost immediately following that, he died in the hospital with COVID. Shortly after, the street on which he lived for 18 years, was re-named to "André Leon Talley Way" in his honor. It is this residence that the items we've acquired came from.
We know, it’s hard to find, one-of-a-kind pieces! Shop our listings for new inventory, curated from an Interior Architect and Designer’s POV. THE TASTEMAKER SHOPPE offers an exclusive mix of furnishings, founded solely on good taste, not limited by any style or era!
- Dimensions:Height: 8 in (20.32 cm)Width: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1978
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Scottsdale, AZ
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