André Leon Talley

André Leon Talley (born October 16, 1949) is the former American editor-at-large for Vogue magazine, listed as Contributing Editor in the April 2010 masthead. Talley has been a front-row regular at fashion shows in New York, Paris, London and Milan for more than 25 years. He uses his influence to promote young fashion designers and mentors young talent in other fields.

Early life

Talley was born October 16, 1949, in Washington, D.C., as the son of Alma Ruth Davis and William C. Talley, a taxi driver. His parents left him with his grandmother, Bennie Davis, who was a cleaning lady at Duke University, Durham North Carolina. Davis, raised him and, he claims, gave him an "understanding of luxury." His grandfather was a “sharecropper”.

Talley grew up in the Jim Crow Era South where the segregation was clear. He recalls “for a long time my grandmother would not allow white people to come into our house. That was her rule. The only white man who ever came into the house was the coroner.” His love for fashion was cultivated at an early age by his grandmother, Bennie, and his discovery of Vogue magazine, which he first found in the local library.

Talley

Talley (Welsh: Talyllychau) is a community and small village in Carmarthenshire, Wales.The population taken at the 2011 census was 494.

The community is bordered by the communities of: Llansawel; Cynwyl Gaeo; Llansadwrn; Manordeilo and Salem; and Llanfynydd, all being in Carmarthenshire.

It is the site of the ruined Talley Abbey, a former Premonstratensian foundation destroyed in about 1536 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

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Coordinates: 51°58′34″N 3°59′28″W / 51.976°N 3.991°W / 51.976; -3.991

Talley (name)

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