Former Vogue editor André Leon Talley has died. He turned 73 years old.
It writes several international media, including People, but it was TMZ who first reported the death.
Died nine months after the man
According to their sources, Talley died at a hospital in New York on Tuesday. The cause of death is currently unknown.
The former fashion editor was hospitalized and fought against one unknown disease, the website writes further.
It was designer Diane von Furstenberg who first confirmed his passing in a tribute posted on Instagram on Tuesday.
«No one saw the world in a more elegant and glamorous way than you did… no one was more soulful and magnificent than you. The world will be less joyful now. I’ve loved it and laughed with you for 45 years. I will miss your laughter and your loyal friendship “, was among what she wrote.
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Historic
Talley first joined Vogue in 1983 as the magazine’s fashion editor. He rose rapidly in the ranks, and eventually became the right hand of creative editor and editor-in-chief Anna Wintour – a position he held from 1987 to 1995.
When he became a creative editor, it was a story-making move at the time.
Shares touching tribute after death
– There was no higher award she could give me. Anna Wintour made me the highest ranked black man in the history of fashion journalism, he wrote in his book “The Chiffon Trenches”, according to AND! News.
TMZ writes that the late fashion profile will perhaps best be remembered as a pioneer in the fashion world – not only for his style, but for his efforts to get black models on the catwalk.
