The dark sides of being Carrie Bradshaw, one can easily imagine, are as long as a grocery list: contributing to the materialistic culture of Manhattan! Perpetuating unrealistic standards of romance! Not being able to go to a bar in New York (Midtown or Murray Hill especially) without women bum-rushing you! Et cetera.
Quvenzhané Wallis Adorably Stymies Vogue's Attempts to Talk Fashion
"Ooooooh," says a chastened-sounding Quvenzhané Wallis in this interview. "I forgot to do my homework today!" Vogue's André Leon Talley sat down with the youngest-ever Academy Award nominee and attempted repeatedly to get her to talk about fashion. "Is pink your favorite color?" he asks. "Do you think you're going to be…
André Leon Talley Really, Really Dislikes Rick Santorum
"I am really upset," said André Leon Talley. The most recent Republican presidential debate had aired the night before, and the spectacle of moderator Juan Williams being booed did not sit well with the Vogue editor. (Williams proved unpopular with the crowd for challenging, among other things, Newt Gingrich's assertion…
Spanish Art and Spanish Dress Come Together Quite Nicely
On display now at the Queen Sofia Spanish Institute museum in Manhattan is the show "Joaquin Sorolla and the Glory of Spanish Dress," which was conceived by designer Oscar de la Renta and curated by Vogue's André Leon Talley. Last night, the two spoke about the genesis of the exhibition, and how they managed to track…
Particularly Spazzy Tyra Teaches You To Walk In Heels
Do you want to spend five minutes of your life watching André Leon Talley sit Tyra Banks on his knee and talk in goofy voices about stilettos? Of course you do. Talley offers a brief history of high-heeled footwear, while Tyra bops around sharing tips for how to walk in heels and how to make them slightly less fucking…
Kate Moss Makes Out With Transsexual Model For LOVE
- The first cover of LOVE's "androgyny" issue has dropped, and it features Kate Moss and Lea T., K-I-S-S-I-N-G. Hot. Brazilian Lea T., who was born male, was Riccardo Tisci's friend and assistant before he convinced her to begin modeling. [@THELOVEMAGAZINE]
André Leon Talley Is Ready For A Nicely Dressed Lesbian President
Talley would welcome a lesbian commander-in-chief, especially if she resembled Julie Andrews, wore "ankle-length skirts, grazing the Manolo Blahnik kitten heels," and kept her "butch trouser suit for weekends at Camp David." Also: "No plaid lumberjack shirts at any time."
Harper's Bazaar And Katy Perry Riff On Iconic 50s Vogue
- Katy Perry, shot by Alexi Lubomirski for the subscriber cover of the new Harper's Bazaar, looks gorgeous, if a bit crusty-lipped. She also looks a lot like Jean Patchett on the iconic Erwin Blumenfeld Vogue cover from January, 1950. [JustJared]
Competing Isabella Blow Biographers Attack Each Other
- Detmar Blow and Tom Sykes are trading jibes with Lauren Goldstein Crowe over their dueling Isabella Blow biographies, both of which hit U.S. bookstore stores this week. Everyone is sniping at everyone over the email, sometimes in ALLCAPS!!!
