I have never really taken much interest in the world of high fashion, and indeed had never heard of André Leon Talley, formerly director of American Vogue magazine, until I listened to this Hardtalk interview with Steven Sackur. Wow! This man should stand against Donald Trump. He has all of Trumps self assurance, but in addition, he is informed, articulate, intelligent, has a moral compass, and of course, style and flamboyance. The prompt for the interview was the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, but André Leon Talley has a personal story to tell which is in itself, remarkable.

Hardtalk Interview with André Leon Talley

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