Andre Leon Talley Quotes

Luxury is...to be able to take control of one's life, health, and the pursuit of happiness in a way that is joyful.

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

Some days are good; some days are not so good. Some days are really exciting. Some days are just tedious. You just have to get up out of bed.

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

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

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

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 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.

I have 4 bedrooms in my house. 1 is for guests, the other 3 are for closets.

The zenith of elegance in any woman's wardrobe is the little black dress, the power of which suggests dash and refinement.

Beauty is health. Health is beauty.

There is room in today's world for men to wear dresses.

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

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

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

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.

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

When I was a young boy, growing up in Durham, North Carolina, the women in my family were truly passionate about their clothes; nothing was more beautiful to me than women dressing with the utmost, meticulous attention to accessories, shoes, handbags, hats, coats, dresses and gloves to attend Sunday church services.

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'm so sick of mermaid dresses, trains, borrowed bling-bling, and a pose.

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

I personally go to the airport looking like a homeless person, because I think people will leave me alone. But I dress myself with my luggage - all my luggage matches.

You come to Paris, you get true originality, and it's wonderful.

When I have interns, I always say, 'Handwritten thank-you notes can make a difference.' People remember that - not an e-mail, a handwritten note in an envelope.