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The happiest moments of my childhood were spent on my grandmother's front porch in Durham, N.C., or at her sister's farmhouse in Orange County, where chickens paraded outside the kitchen's screen door and hams were cured in the smokehouse.

~Andre Leon Talley

Topics: Chickens Childhood County Cured Door Front Grandmother Happiest Her Kitchen Moments Orange Outside Porch Screen Sister Spent Were Where

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When I do entertain, in the summer, which is rare, I receive my guests on the front porch, set up wicker trays found at Pottery Barn, and serve iced beverages. Anytime I do welcome friends, it's always a tray of canapes or Planters peanuts, jellied candy from Paris, and a good bottle of Sancerre.

~Andre Leon Talley

Topics: Always Anytime Barn Bottle Candy Entertain Found Friends Front Good Guests Paris Peanuts Porch Pottery Rare Receive Serve Set Summer Up Welcome Which

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When my best friends doubt their little black dresses, they call me on the telephone seeking reassurance.

~Andre Leon Talley

Topics: Best Black Call Doubt Dresses Friends Little Me Reassurance Seeking Telephone

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One my favorite things is to go to the provinces of Russia and see the 18th century wood churches with the onion dome architecture. These humble wonders of incredible imagination of architects that were obviously not living in places like Paris or London, but they've created these amazing churches.

~Andre Leon Talley

Topics: Amazing Architects Architecture Century Churches Created Dome Favorite Favorite Things Go Humble Imagination Incredible Like Living London Obviously Onion Paris Places Provinces Russia See Things Were Wonders Wood 18Th Century

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I love Russian culture. I don't know the young Russia, I'm not at all familiar with young Russia, but the old school Russia is good enough for me for the moment.

~Andre Leon Talley

Topics: Culture Enough Familiar Good Know Love Me Moment Old Old School Russia Russian School Young I Love

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It's incorrect to assume you can be a fashion editor because you blog, if you don't have experience to look at fashion in a professional way.

~Andre Leon Talley

Topics: Assume Because Blog Editor Experience Fashion Incorrect Look Professional Way You

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Snooki and Honey Boo Boo. These are big celebrities in the U.S. You want to throw up.

~Andre Leon Talley

Topics: Big Boo Celebrities Honey Throw Up Want You

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There are no more Elizabeth Taylors. You could be fascinated by her, she lived so many lives, she lived far, she loved the jewels; she had gaudy taste but she had extraordinary talent.

~Andre Leon Talley

Topics: Could Elizabeth Extraordinary Far Fascinated Had Her Jewels Lived Lives Loved Many More She Talent Taste You

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On 9/11, that morning, I was in a Christian Dior Couture appointment at the Hotel Pierre.

~Andre Leon Talley

Topics: Appointment Christian Couture Dior Hotel Morning

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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.

~Andre Leon Talley

Topics: Believe Given God Heaven Me Resilience Skills Survival Trenches Withstand

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Editor

Born: October 16th, 1949

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