Late Tuesday night, the news broke that André Leon Talley , former creative director and editor at large of Vogue magazine, had died at 73.
Talley had a long career as a fashion journalist, but he also came to be regarded as a style icon in his own right. The trailblazer knew how to rock a bespoke suit and often showed off his impressive height in floor-length caftans.
We’ve rounded up 49 photos of Talley’s style evolution, from his early magazine days to his years as an essential Met Gala fixture.
1
1980
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Talley and Marina Schiano in New York City circa 1980.
2
1989
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Talley at the Met Gala in 1989 in New York City.
3
1989
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Talley and Naomi Campbell during Tanqueray Sterling Ball in New York City in 1989.
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4
1990
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Talley and Marc Jacobs during the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Show and Cocktail Party in New York City in 1990.
5
1991
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Talley and Sandra Bernhard at the 1991 American Foundation for AIDS Research benefit.
6
1995
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Talley during the Board Aid Lifebeat Benefit in Los Angeles in 1995.
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7
1997
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Talley and Anna Wintour at the Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards in New York City in 1997.
8
1997
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Talley and Cher at the Met Gala in New York City in 1997.
9
1999
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Talley and Wintour at the Met Gala in New York City in 1999.
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10
2000
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Talley and Sophie Dahl at the 2000 VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
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2002
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Talley in New York City in 2002.
12
2003
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Talley and Phillip Bloch at The Hudson New York in 2003.
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13
2004
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Talley during Olympus Fashion Week in New York City in 2004.
14
2004
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Talley and Rene Zellweger during the 2004 Met Gala in New York City.
15
2004
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Talley and Selma Blair during the 2004 CFDA Fashion Awards at the New York Public Library.
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16
2004
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Talley at an Interview Magazine event in New York City in 2004.
17
2005
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Talley and Tracy Reese during Olympus Fashion Week at Bryant Park in New York City in 2005.
18
2005
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Talley and Wintour during Paris Fashion Week in 2005.
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19
2006
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Talley at the 2006 Met Gala in New York City.
20
2006
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Talley and Oscar de la Renta at Morgan Library in New York City in 2006.
21
2007
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Talley during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City in 2007.
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22
2007
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Talley at a Calvin Klein runway show in New York City in 2007.
23
2008
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Talley and Venus Williams at the Met Gala in New York City in 2008.
24
2008
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Talley and Campbell at the 2008 CFDA Fashion Awards in New York City.
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25
2008
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Talley and Wintour at an event at Skylight Studios in New York City in 2008.
26
2009
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Talley at the 2009 Met Gala in New York City.
27
2009
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Talley and Diane von Furstenberg at the Tribeca Film Festival Opening Night Dinner in New York City in 2009.
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28
2010
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Tally at Simyone Lounge in New York City in 2010.
29
2010
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Talley and Kathryn Chalmers at the New York Junior League's 2010 Winter Ball at The Plaza Hotel.
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2010
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Talley and Whoopi Goldberg at the 2010 Met Gala in New York City.
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31
2011
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Talley at the 2011 Met Gala in New York City.
32
2012
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Talley at a Chanel show in Versailles, France, in 2012.
33
2013
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Talley at Milan Fashion Week in 2013.
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34
2013
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Talley and Fern Mallis at 92nd Street Y in New York City in 2013.
35
2014
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Talley at the memorial service for L'Wren Scott at St. Bartholomew's Church in New York City in 2014.
36
2014
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Talley and Wintour backstage at the Carolina Herrera fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City in 2014.
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37
2014
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Tailey and Jennifer Hudson at "Watch What Happens Live" in 2014.
38
2015
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Talley departs The Mark Hotel for the Met Gala in 2015.
39
2015
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Talley and Robin Givhan at her "Battle of Versailles" book signing party in Washington, D.C., in 2015.
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40
2015
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Talley at "Watch What Happens Live" in 2015.
41
2016
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Talley at the Marc Jacobs fashion show during New York Fashion Week in 2016.
42
2017
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Talley leaving The Mark Hotel to attend the 2017 Met Gala in New York City.
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43
2017
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Talley during "Sunday at The Met: Andrew Bolton and Andre Leon Talley" in New York City in 2017.
44
2017
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Talley in New York City in 2017.
45
2018
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Talley at the Carolina Herrera fashion show during New York Fashion Week in 2018.
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46
2018
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Talley at a screening of "The Gospel According to Andre" in Los Angeles in 2018.
47
2019
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Talley at Arise Fashion Week in Lagos, Nigeria, in 2019.
48
2020
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Talley at the Blue Jacket Fashion Show during New York Fashion Week in 2020.
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49
2020
John Lamparski via Getty Images
Talley at the Carolina Herrera show during New York Fashion Week in 2020.
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