André Leon Talley, a respected fashion journalist, former creative director and contributing editor of Vogue magazine, told Fox News that his literary agent, David Vigliano, told Fox News that he died at the age of 73.
TMZ reported that Tully died Tuesday at a hospital in White Plains, New York. The reason for his hospitalization is unclear.
Talley was Vogue's director of fashion news from 1983 to 1987 and then creative director, a position he held from 1988 to 1995. He returned to the publication in 1995 and left in 2013 to serve as its editor-in-chief.
Fashion icon André Leon Talley died at the age of 73. (Image courtesy of Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SCAD)
He has also contributed to many other publications, including The New York Times, W, and Interviews.
The writer is revered for his efforts to promote diversity in the fashion world, and his fashion shows often include models of color — especially black ones.
During his tenure at Vogue, Talley worked closely with Anna Wintour. The two are known as a force in the fashion world, although their relationship is said to be sometimes unstable.
Talley works closely with Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour. (Photo: Bertrand Lindolph Petrov/Getty Photo Agency)
He was so closely associated with the magazine that he appeared as a Vogue executive in the 2008 Sex and the City movie.
From March to December 2010, the star also served as a judge for "America's Next Top Model." 2011.
Talley has also authored several books, most recently Chiffon Trench coats: Memoirs, most recently published in 2020. In 2017, he was the subject of the documentary The Gospel of Andrei, which can be broadcast to the maximum extent possible on HBO.
Met Gala, an annual event overseen by Wintour, paid tribute to Talley on Twitter on Tuesday night, sharing four photos of fashion icons in his elements — often wearing a cloak or oversized shawl, his signature look.
"The fashion world has lost another giant today. André Leon Tully, thank you for your pioneering work that has inspired so many of us," the statement read. "Your legacy will live on forever. Rest in peace. ”
In recent years, Tully has worked as a stylist for big names like Michelle Obama and Jennifer Hudson.
Edit: Chihiro Takashi ins