Top 44 Andre Leon Talley Quotes

You can never have too many black pumps. Never!

You cannot live your life in the elitist world of fashion and not step out or you‘re disconnected. You have to realize that fashion is not the endgame.

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

In the heyday of the Oscars, there were electric sparks flying. When Cher went in her fabulous Bob Mackie dress and her Mohawk, and Bjoerk with her swan dress. Then we thought it was bad taste; now I think it should have been the best dress because she stood out.

I’d like to be remembered as someone who made a difference in the lives of young people – that I nurtured someone and taught them to pursue their dreams and their careers, to leave a legacy.

Waiting in line for something mundane is very boring. Waiting for my doctor to see me and waiting for my dentist to see me, yes, that is boring.

I think people look great in black. I love that what stands out is the person, especially. Black just conveys a kind of drama, even if it can be quiet drama. It does lend to the wearer a sense of confidence.

‘Drekitude’ is the lowest point in the lowest ebb. It could be your look. It could be your shoes. It could be that you’re standing wrong. ‘Drek’ is a total, total, total hot mess.

Wearing clothes should be a personal narrative of emotion. I always respond to fashion in an emotional way.

I’m not going to go to the local theater to spend $12… when I can get a screening copy of a film. I don’t get screeners myself, but I can borrow from my friends or go to their house to watch.

Snooki and Honey Boo Boo. These are big celebrities in the U.S. You want to throw up.

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

I love people – it is not the fashion, it is the people in fashion I love.

I do believe there’s a heaven. I do believe that God has given me the resilience and the survival skills to withstand the chiffon trenches.

I only take risks in couture, but I don’t take risks in athleticism.

I always feel comfortable, basically in any situation except perhaps airports.

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

When I do entertain, in the summer, which is rare, I receive my guests on the front porch, set up wicker trays found at Pottery Barn, and serve iced beverages. Anytime I do welcome friends, it’s always a tray of canapes or Planters peanuts, jellied candy from Paris, and a good bottle of Sancerre.

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.

People love fashion exhibits because they can fantasize. They can respond to a dress even if they can never wear a dress like that.

Fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez was a major part of my early career.

Uggs can be as chic as heels for women.

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.

Like Hillary Clinton before her, Mrs. Obama has always been a working woman. She is a lawyer turned hospital administrator turned political right hand. It is a unique resume.

I watch Rachel Maddow, Keith Olbermann, and Chris Matthews. That’s what I watch every night. By the time I’ve watched them, I don’t have time to watch reality TV shows.

I only watch MSNBC for the news.

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.

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.

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

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

I will sit in the car on the way to a meeting and just smile. I really mean that. It helps you get through life. If you have nothing to say, smile. Look up at the sky and smile. Just be grateful.

The most luxurious item is a beautiful bed and beautiful, simple sheets.

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

Valentino made my day suit for the wedding of Paloma Picasso in Paris.

When my best friends doubt their little black dresses, they call me on the telephone seeking reassurance.

I love Russian culture. I don’t know the young Russia, I’m not at all familiar with young Russia, but the old school Russia is good enough for me for the moment.

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

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.

Stella McCartney, not only is she a designer, she is a mother of four, and she lives for practicality. She understands what a woman needs to wear to work and what a woman needs to wear when it’s time to go out and put on the Ritz!

Why spend money on movies when you can spend it on gas? Or dry cleaning? Or groceries?

Look at ‘American Idol,’ which I don’t look at. Those winners haven‘t become household names except for Jennifer Hudson, and she was a reject. You can’t aim to be a household name. You just have to be successful.

I don’t tear down. I prefer to build up.

I have always admired stylishly confident women who dress with great authority. This lifelong love of elegance began with the humble wardrobe of my late grandmother Mrs. Bennie Frances Davis.

Beauty is health. Health is beauty.