Ruth Leon recommends… Todd Oldham: The Muchness of André Leon Talley – Met Museum
Ruth Leon recommendsThe Muchness of André Leon Talley
Join designer Todd Oldham behind the scenes at The Met’s Costume Institute. The designer uncovers memories of a cherished friendship and shares the many inspirations that found their way into his bespoke fabrics as he revisits a robe he made for fashion legend André Leon Talley.
Why is this being posted? This is slippeddisc not cheap vogue magazine.
Some years ago Talley and I were wedding guests at the home of a distinguished colleague of his, and he came dressed in a sweat suit, not a leisure suit but a sweat suit, the kind we wore in high school—but never, ever wore outside the gym. He said he didn’t feel like making a fashion statement, though he most certainly did!