ANDRE LEON TALLEY

Icono de estilo por derecho propio, André Leon Talley es una de las más grandes personalidades del paisaje de la moda del último medio siglo. Ha sido testigo o agente provocador de las empresas más importantes, al lado de los mayores creadores de su tiemp

Honestly and candidly captures fifty sublime years of fashion Manolo BlahnikDiscover what truly happens behind the scenes in the world of high fashion in this detailed, storied memoir from style icon, bestselling author and former Vogue creative director Andre Leon Talley. During Andre Leon Talleys first magazine job assisting Andy Warhol at Interview, a fateful meeting with Karl Lagerfeld began a decades-long friendship and propelled Talley into the upper echelons by virtue of his shared knowledge and adoration of fashion. He moved to Paris as bureau chief of John Fairchilds Womens Wear Daily, befriending fashions most important designers. But as Talley made friends, he also made enemies. A fraught encounter with a member of the house of Yves Saint Laurent sent him back to New York and into the offices of Vogue under Grace Mirabella. There, he developed an unlikely but intimate friendship with Anna Wintour, and as she rose to the top of Vogues masthead, Talley became the most influential man in fashion. The Chiffon Trenches is a candid look at the whos who of the last fifty years of fashion, and proof that fact is always fascinatingly more devilish than fiction. Andre Leon Talleys engaging memoir tells the story of how he not only survived but thrived despite racism, illicit rumours and all the other challenges of this notoriously cutthroat industry to become one of the most legendary voices and faces in fashion.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the pages of Vogue to the runways of Paris, this captivating (Time)memoir by a legendary style icon captures the fashion world from the inside out, in its most glamorous and most cutthroat moments.The Chiffon Trenches honestly and candidly captures fifty sublime years of fashion.Manolo BlahnikNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR Fortune Garden & Gun New York Post During Andre Leon Talleys first magazine job, alongside Andy Warhol at Interview, a fateful meeting with Karl Lagerfeld began a decades-long friendship with the enigmatic, often caustic designer. Propelled into the upper echelons by his knowledge and adoration of fashion, Andre moved to Paris as bureau chief of John Fairchilds Womens Wear Daily, befriending fashions most important designers (Halston, Yves Saint Laurent, Oscar de la Renta). But as Andre made friends, he also made enemies. A racially tinged encounter with a member of the house of Yves Saint Laurent sent him back to New York and into the offices of Vogue under Grace Mirabella. There, he eventually became creative director, developing an unlikely but intimate friendship with Anna Wintour. As she rose to the top of Vogues masthead, Andre also ascended, and soon became the most influential man in fashion. The Chiffon Trenches offers a candid look at the whos who of the last fifty years of fashion. At once ruthless and empathetic, this engaging memoir tells with raw honesty the story of how Andre not only survived the brutal style landscape but thriveddespite racism, illicit rumors, and all the other challenges of this notoriously cutthroat industryto become one of the most renowned voices and faces in fashion. Woven throughout the book are also Andres own personal struggles that impacted him over the decades, along with intimate stories of those he turned to for inspiration (Diana Vreeland, Diane von Furstenberg, Lee Radziwill, to name a few), and of course his Southern roots and faith, which guided him since childhood.The result is a highly compelling read that captures the essence of a world few of us will ever have real access to, but one that we all want to know oh so much more about.

The emperor not only of fashion but also of lart de vivre, Valentino Garavani is in a class all his own. At the Emperors Table is an invitation into his refined world of graceful and cultured living. The remarkable collection of table settings and objets dart housed in his five residences, in Gstaad, London, Rome, New York, and Paris, as well as on his yacht, evoke the grandeur in which he lives and are presented in this first-ever edition with photographs by Oberto Gili. Recipes by Mr. Garavanis personal chefs are also included and bring readers one step closer to discovering his extraordinary surroundings.