André Leon Talley, a towering, visible figure of the fashion world who made history as a Black editor in an overwhelmingly white industry, died Tuesday. He was 73.
The death of Talley, the influential former creative director and editor at large of Vogue magazine, was confirmed on his Instagram page early Wednesday. No details were given as to the cause of death, but he was known to have had health struggles in recent years.
Dressed in his signature sweeping capes or colorful caftans, Talley was a regular in the front row of fashion shows in New York and Europe for decades, as well as at the Met
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