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September 6, 2008 4:27 pm
Spotting André Leon Talley at the Yigal Azrouël show on Friday afternoon, we went over to chat. “I like Yigal,” Talley said. “And I like his clothes.” But as we quickly learned, when André comes to a show—even for a friend—it’s not just the runway that he’s taking in. “Look at her pose! Give them your angles,” he teased Miss J of America’s Next Top Model, who was sitting in the front row with fellow judge Nigel Barker. “You truly think you’re Tyra Banks, don’t you?” And if that wasn’t enough intellectual fodder for you—really, what is the difference between Tyra and Miss J? It’s a question I’ve asked myself more than once—Vogue’s editor-at-large offered a new fashion vocabulary bon mot when it came to a certain less-than-inspiring group of audience members who were filing out of Azrouël’s show. “All of these girls are dressing so Front of Book,” he said, referring to the more subdued fashions that are often found in the first half of a fashion glossy. “Where are the Anna Piaggis and the Isabella Blows of this world? Where is the creativity? They’re all so, so predictable. All I see right now is Front-of-Book looks.”
tags: Andre Leon Talley
ha, there are plenty isabella blows in the world, just not in a position to be at the fashion shows. i would be very creative and interesting with my outfit if i went to a fashion show. just give me the means to get there and i will show you!
By deedeeplaystation on 09/8/08 at 6:57 am