André Leon Talley

Acting

André Leon Talley

Born 1948-10-16 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA

André Leon Talley was an American fashion journalist, and the former creative director and American editor-at-large of Vogue magazine. He was the magazine's fashion news director from 1983 to 1987 and then its creative director from 1988 to 1995.

Acting credits

Sex and the City poster
6.5

When Carrie's big step forward in her relationship goes awry, best friends Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha are there to help her pick up the pieces.

Sex and the City

2008

High & Low – John Galliano poster
6.1

Fashion designer John Galliano was widely recognized as one of the most successful names in 1990s and 2000s couture, until his career abruptly ended when he was caught on camera in 2011 hurling antisemitic and racist insults at bystanders in Paris.

High & Low – John Galliano

2024

Very Ralph poster
6.3

The first documentary portrait of fashion icon Ralph Lauren, reveals the man behind the icon and the creation of one of the most successful brands in fashion history.

Very Ralph

2019

Unzipped poster
5.4

Isaac Mizrahi, one of the most successful designers in high fashion, plans his fall 1994 collection.

Unzipped

1995

Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist poster
6.3

The remarkable story of iconoclastic fashion designer Vivienne Westwood as she fights to maintain her brand’s integrity, her principles and her legacy.

Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist

2018

The September Issue poster
6.6

A documentary chronicling Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour's preparations for the 2007 fall-fashion issue.

The September Issue

2009

Harry Benson: Shoot First poster
6.6

What we know today about many famous musicians, politicians, and actresses is due to the famous work of photographer Harry Benson. He captured vibrant and intimate photos of the most famous band in history;The Beatles. His extensive portfolio grew to include iconic photos of Muhammad Ali, Michael Jackson, and Dr. Martin Luther King. His wide-ranging work has appeared in publications including Life, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker. Benson, now 86, is still taking photos and has no intentions of stopping.

Harry Benson: Shoot First

2016

Franca: Chaos and Creation poster
7.4

Director Francesco Carrozzini creates an intimate portrait of his mother, Franca Sozzani, the legendary editor-in-chief of Italian Vogue. From the ridiculous to the sublime, her astonishing but often controversial magazine covers have not only broken the rules but also set the high bar for fashion, art and commerce over the past 25 years. From the legendary “Black Issue" and the “Plastic Surgery issue" Sozzani remains deeply committed to exploring subject matter off limits to most in order to shake up the status quo and occasionally redefine the concept of beauty.

Franca: Chaos and Creation

2016

Intern poster
3.7

A young, underappreciated intern at the ultra-hip magazine Skirt must learn to deal with kissy-face phoniness, model tantrums and bulimic editors, while trying to steal the heart of a dashing British art director from the grips of a supermodel.

Intern

2000

Fresh Dressed poster
6.4

The history of Hip-Hop / Urban fashion and its rise from southern cotton plantations to the gangs of 1970s in the South Bronx, to corporate America, and everywhere in-between. Supported by rich archival materials and in-depth interviews with individuals crucial to the evolution of a way of life--and the outsiders who studied and admired them – Fresh Dressed goes to the core of where style was born on the black and brown side of town.

Fresh Dressed

2015

Catwalk poster
7.8

A documentary following Christy Turlington and other models during spring fashion week in Milan, Paris and New York.

Catwalk

1995

The Capote Tapes poster
5.9

A portrait of the brilliant American writer Truman Capote (1924-84) and the New York high society of his time.

The Capote Tapes

2021

Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston poster
3.2

A glowing, prismatic portrait of the rise and fall of America's first celebrity designer—Halston—the man who was synonymous with fashion in the 1970s, and became the emperor of NYC nightlife. Interviews with friends and witnesses (including Liza Minnelli, Diane Von Furstenberg, André Leon Talley, Anjelica Huston, Bob Colacello, and Billy Joel, among others) round out this glittering evocation of the man who defined the most beautiful and decadent era of recent memory.

Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston

2011

The First Monday in May poster
7.4

Chronicles the creation of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's most attended fashion exhibition in history, "China: Through The Looking Glass," an exploration of Chinese-inspired Western fashions by Costume Institute curator Andrew Bolton.

The First Monday in May

2016

Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards poster
6.1

An in-depth portrait of MANOLO BLAHNIK, self-confessed 'cobbler' and the man regarded by most influential fashion figures as 'the best shoe-maker of the 20th and 21st centuries. A film for anyone who has ever looked longingly at a pair of... 'Manolos'

Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards

2017

Sex and the City: The Wedding Dress Photo Shoot poster
NR

Featurette produced for the “Sex and the City” movie DVD.

Sex and the City: The Wedding Dress Photo Shoot

2008

House of Z poster
7.2

A feature documentary on the life and career of designer Zac Posen.

House of Z

2016

The Gospel According to André poster
6.1

From the segregated American South to the fashion capitals of the world, operatic fashion editor André Leon Talley's life and career are on full display, in a poignant portrait that includes appearances by Anna Wintour, Marc Jacobs, Tom Ford, Bethann Hardison, Valentino, and Manolo Blahnik.

The Gospel According to André

2018

La Machine Mode poster
NR

A private look at the fall 1994 fashion collections in Paris.

La Machine Mode

1994

Arthur Elgort: Models & Muses poster
NR

Famed photographer and Southampton resident Arthur Elgort defined an era of Vogue, introduced the candid ‘snapshot’ style of modern fashion photography, and lensed the legendary supermodels of the ’80s and ’90s. Now, the artist becomes muse and subject in this dynamic and affectionate portrait directed by his son Warren Elgort.

Arthur Elgort: Models & Muses

2025