American - Editor | October 16, 1949 -
You can never have too many black pumps. Never!
Andre Leon Talley
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I like the idea of being warm and secure. That's what home should be. That you have a sense of warmth, security, love, and you love the things around you and surround yourself with beauty.
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Waiting in line for something mundane is very boring. Waiting for my doctor to see me and waiting for my dentist to see me, yes, that is boring.
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When I do entertain, in the summer, which is rare, I receive my guests on the front porch, set up wicker trays found at Pottery Barn, and serve iced beverages. Anytime I do welcome friends, it's always a tray of canapes or Planters peanuts, jellied candy from Paris, and a good bottle of Sancerre.
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I love people - it is not the fashion, it is the people in fashion I love.
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I only take risks in couture, but I don't take risks in athleticism.
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If you're going to be a model, what's going to get you the job on a go-see and makes you stand out, it might not be your lipstick or your portfolio or what you're wearing, it might come from your core being.
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I don't tear down. I prefer to build up.
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When my best friends doubt their little black dresses, they call me on the telephone seeking reassurance.
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One my favorite things is to go to the provinces of Russia and see the 18th century wood churches with the onion dome architecture. These humble wonders of incredible imagination of architects that were obviously not living in places like Paris or London, but they've created these amazing churches.
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Wearing clothes should be a personal narrative of emotion. I always respond to fashion in an emotional way.
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First Ladies have always been held like specimens under a media microscope.
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