Andre Leon Talley

I think people look great in black. I love that what stands out is the person, especially. Black just conveys a kind of drama, even if it can be quiet drama. It does lend to the wearer a sense of confidence. ”

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. ”

I went to Brown to be a French professor, and I didn't know what I was doing except that I loved French. When I got to Paris and I could speak French, I know how much it helped me to establish relationships with Karl Lagerfeld, with the late Yves St. Laurent. French, it just helps you if you're in fashion. The French people started style. ”

People love fashion exhibits because they can fantasize. They can respond to a dress even if they can never wear a dress like that. ”

I love sitting through long things. I mean, 'Gone With the Wind' I will sit through; I love sitting somewhere for four hours, for anything. I love being on a train. I love sitting down for four hours. I think it's the most wonderful thing to be able to sit somewhere and concentrate on something for more than two hours. ”

I love people - it is not the fashion, it is the people in fashion I love. ”

It's incorrect to assume you can be a fashion editor because you blog, if you don't have experience to look at fashion in a professional way. ”

I know what it is like to be brought up with unconditional love. In my life that came from my grandmother. ”

There are no more Elizabeth Taylors. You could be fascinated by her, she lived so many lives, she lived far, she loved the jewels; she had gaudy taste but she had extraordinary talent. ”

People need to be edited; life needs to be edited. I need to be edited. ”