The Chiffon Trenches
A Memoir
by André Leon Talley
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Fashion, Art, and Nonfiction.
During André Leon Talley's first magazine job, alongside Andy Warhol at Interview, a fateful meeting with Karl Lagerfeld began a decadeslong friendship with the enigmatic, often caustic designer. Propelled into the upper echelons by his knowledge and adoration of fashion, André moved to Paris as bureau chief of John Fairchild's Women's Wear Daily,...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Fashion, Art, and Nonfiction.
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