96 Quotes by Andre Leon Talley

The late Estee Lauder says you can never wear white shoes after Labor Day. But of course, in today's world, that does not exist.

The little black dress expresses a moment of freedom and individuality every time.

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 just need green. I need to wake up and see grass and squirrels. I don't want to see skyscrapers.

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.

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

I personally go to the airport looking like a homeless person, because I think people will leave me alone. But I dress myself with my luggage - all my luggage matches.

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

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.