{"id":4518,"date":"2022-01-20T00:06:42","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T00:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/?p=4518"},"modified":"2022-01-20T00:06:45","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T00:06:45","slug":"rip-andre-leon-talley-19-photos-of-the-fashion-icon-through-the-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/?p=4518","title":{"rendered":"RIP Andre Leon Talley: 19 Photos of the Fashion Icon Through the Years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Tuesday night, news broke that legendary Vogue editor Andre Leon Talley had died at age 73.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Good bye darling Andre,&#8221; Diane Von Furstenberg wrote on her Instagram, breaking the news. &#8220;No one saw the world in a more elegant and glamorous way than you did.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout his career, the 2020\u00a0<em>Out<\/em>100 honoree has worked in the fashion industry&#8217;s most elite circles, many times as the only Black person there. He served as the creative director to\u00a0<em>Vogue\u00a0<\/em>before later serving as the vaunted publication&#8217;s editor at large. He also has served as a fashion consultant to names like Michelle Obama and was the subject of the documentary film\u00a0<em>The Gospel According to Andre<\/em>. Here, we go back through the years and look at a few snaps of Talley&#8217;s life in fashion, where he sat row at front shows and made friends with some of the biggest names in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"1006\" src=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-83819636.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-83819636.jpg 655w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-83819636-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-83819636-150x230.jpg 150w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-83819636-450x691.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><figcaption>Andre Leon Talley and Naomi Campbell at a Gianni Versace Show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"889\" src=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-98811607.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-98811607.jpg 655w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-98811607-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-98811607-150x204.jpg 150w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-98811607-450x611.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><figcaption>Andre Leon Talley and Miss J Alexander at Sean John Fashion Show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"889\" src=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-105789660.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-105789660.jpg 655w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-105789660-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-105789660-150x204.jpg 150w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-105789660-450x611.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-107474572.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-107474572.jpg 655w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-107474572-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-107474572-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-107474572-450x301.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><figcaption>Andre Leon Talley and Mariah Carey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-109084374.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-109084374.jpg 655w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-109084374-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-109084374-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-109084374-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><figcaption>Andre Leon Talley and Anna Wintour at a Donna Karan Show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"982\" src=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-109808465.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-109808465.jpg 655w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-109808465-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-109808465-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-109808465-450x675.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-109817037.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-109817037.jpg 655w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-109817037-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-109817037-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-109817037-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><figcaption>Andre Leon Talley and Grace Coddington<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"879\" src=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-111617041.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-111617041.jpg 655w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-111617041-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-111617041-150x201.jpg 150w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-111617041-450x604.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-112023107.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-112023107.jpg 655w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-112023107-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-112023107-150x123.jpg 150w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-112023107-450x368.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><figcaption>Andre Leon Talley and Karl Lagerfeld<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"992\" src=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-112420964.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-112420964.jpg 655w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-112420964-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-112420964-150x227.jpg 150w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-112420964-450x682.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-112918968.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-112918968.jpg 655w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-112918968-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-112918968-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-112918968-450x280.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><figcaption>Andre Leon Talley and Kristen McMenamy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-130453307.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-130453307.jpg 655w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-130453307-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-130453307-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-130453307-450x333.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"982\" src=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-163129340.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-163129340.jpg 655w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-163129340-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-163129340-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-163129340-450x675.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><figcaption>Andre Leon Talley and Karl Lagerfeld<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-452854805.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-452854805.jpg 655w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-452854805-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-452854805-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-452854805-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><figcaption>Andre Leon Talley and Beyonce<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-579190926.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-579190926.jpg 655w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-579190926-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-579190926-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-579190926-450x298.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><figcaption>Andre Leon Talley and Diana Ross at Studio 54<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"975\" src=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-582218727.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-582218727.jpg 655w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-582218727-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-582218727-150x223.jpg 150w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-582218727-450x670.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><figcaption>Andre Leon Talley and Marina Schiano<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-635933907.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-635933907.jpg 655w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-635933907-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-635933907-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gettyimages-635933907-450x302.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><figcaption>Andre Leon Talley and Karl Lagerfeld<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"981\" src=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ss21-m-neumel-1094269-che-fl-v-1610043843.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ss21-m-neumel-1094269-che-fl-v-1610043843.jpeg 655w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ss21-m-neumel-1094269-che-fl-v-1610043843-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ss21-m-neumel-1094269-che-fl-v-1610043843-150x225.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ss21-m-neumel-1094269-che-fl-v-1610043843-450x674.jpeg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><figcaption>Andre Leon Talley for Ugg<br>2021 advertising campaign for Ugg.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday night, news broke that legendary Vogue editor Andre Leon Talley had died at age 73. &#8220;Good bye darling Andre,&#8221; Diane Von Furstenberg wrote on her Instagram, breaking the news. &#8220;No one saw the world in a more elegant and glamorous way than you did.&#8221; Throughout his career, the 2020\u00a0Out100 honoree has worked 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