96 Quotes by Andre Leon Talley

Mrs. Obama has a hug – a sincere and friendly embrace – that has become familiar to countless supporters from coast to coast. And when she talks to you, she focuses all her calm attention on your face.

At an early age I discovered the beauty in pictures in ‘Vogue’ magazine and Ebony magazine, and I would read ‘The New York Times.’ I had to make my own world within my world because I was an only child.

Money isn’t everything, but it is when you start thinking about putting money away for your retirement days.

The zenith of elegance in any woman’s wardrobe is the little black dress, the power of which suggests dash and refinement.

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 suppose the most daring thing I’ve ever done is try to water ski. And that was not successful.

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.

It’s always great to have things from France at a wedding. It’s symbolic of style, of culture, of taste.

You come to Paris, you get true originality, and it’s wonderful.