A.L.T.: A Memoir by Talley, André Leon - (c.2003)

New York: Villard. Fine in Fine dj. (c.2003). First Edition. Hardcover. [a lovely, as-new copy, with no discernible wear to either book or jacket]. (B&W photographs) This book by "one of the most striking figures in international style [who] offers a unique and unforgettable memoir of the two women who shaped his dreams, tastes, and character" -- "the grandmother who encouraged his dreams" and Diana Vreeland, Vogue's editor-in-chief, "the legendary fashion doyenne who took him under her wing as he rose to fame in the wild New York of the 1970s." Talley (1948-2022) was Vogue's first African-American male creative director from 1988 to 1995, and served as the magazine's editor-at-large from 1998 to 2013. .