Writer, fashion expert, and former Vogue creative directorAndre Leon Talley passed away on Tuesday.
He had been hospitalized with an unknown illness, reportedTMZ.
Talley had been working at Vogue since 1983, where he started as the fashion news director.
According toPEOPLE, it didn’t take long for Talley to becomeAnna Wintour’s right hand.
When Talley first started at Vogue, he remembers meeting Wintour for the first time.
“I took two stops on the express train.
The note said: “Welcome to Vogue.”
“I was the first Black man to ever be named such.
I owe that to Anna Wintour.
I owe her much.”
In 2016, Vogue created its own podcast and brought Talley on to the project as an interviewer.
And this wasn’t the only time Talley’s position with Vogue ended abruptly and without explanation.
In 2018, Vogue didn’t renew Talley’s contract to be their red carpet correspondent atThe Met Gala.
Other encounters with Wintour left Talley feeling more assistant than friend.
