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" I only take risks in couture, but I don't take risks in athleticism. "

Andre Leon Talley

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" I personally go to the airport looking like a homeless person, because I think people will leave me alone. But I dress myself with my luggage - all my luggage matches. "

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" In the heyday of the Oscars, there were electric sparks flying. When Cher went in her fabulous Bob Mackie dress and her Mohawk, and Bjoerk with her swan dress. Then we thought it was bad taste; now I think it should have been the best dress because she stood out. "

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" Like Hillary Clinton before her, Mrs. Obama has always been a working woman. She is a lawyer turned hospital administrator turned political right hand. It is a unique resume. "

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" Reality TV, although I'm a part of it, I think reality TV is a terrible thing. "

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" Stella McCartney, not only is she a designer, she is a mother of four, and she lives for practicality. She understands what a woman needs to wear to work and what a woman needs to wear when it's time to go out and put on the Ritz! "

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" I think people look great in black. I love that what stands out is the person, especially. Black just conveys a kind of drama, even if it can be quiet drama. It does lend to the wearer a sense of confidence. "

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" Beauty is health. Health is beauty. "

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" I'd like to be remembered as someone who made a difference in the lives of young people - that I nurtured someone and taught them to pursue their dreams and their careers, to leave a legacy. "

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" People need to be edited; life needs to be edited. I need to be edited. "

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" When I was a young boy, growing up in Durham, North Carolina, the women in my family were truly passionate about their clothes; nothing was more beautiful to me than women dressing with the utmost, meticulous attention to accessories, shoes, handbags, hats, coats, dresses and gloves to attend Sunday church services. "

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" Wearing clothes should be a personal narrative of emotion. I always respond to fashion in an emotional way. "

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" I have always admired stylishly confident women who dress with great authority. This lifelong love of elegance began with the humble wardrobe of my late grandmother Mrs. Bennie Frances Davis. "

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" I went to Brown to be a French professor, and I didn't know what I was doing except that I loved French. When I got to Paris and I could speak French, I know how much it helped me to establish relationships with Karl Lagerfeld, with the late Yves St. Laurent. French, it just helps you if you're in fashion. The French people started style. "

Andre Leon Talley

" I will sit in the car on the way to a meeting and just smile. I really mean that. It helps you get through life. If you have nothing to say, smile. Look up at the sky and smile. Just be grateful. "

Andre Leon Talley

" I like the idea of being warm and secure. That's what home should be. That you have a sense of warmth, security, love, and you love the things around you and surround yourself with beauty. "

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" I just need green. I need to wake up and see grass and squirrels. I don't want to see skyscrapers. "

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" Uggs are comfort shoes, and it's important to have a shoe that gives you a sense of comfort. I have about 15 pair of Uggs - the same shoe, the same color. And I also have the bedroom slippers. "

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" The little black dress expresses a moment of freedom and individuality every time. "

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" I know what it is like to be brought up with unconditional love. In my life that came from my grandmother. "

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" The late Estee Lauder says you can never wear white shoes after Labor Day. But of course, in today's world, that does not exist. "

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" The most luxurious item is a beautiful bed and beautiful, simple sheets. "

Andre Leon Talley

" I always feel comfortable, basically in any situation except perhaps airports. "

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