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==Personal life==
In 2007, Talley was ranked 45th in ''[[Out (magazine)|Out]]'' magazine's "50 Most Powerful Gay Men and Women in America".<ref name="out">Oxfield, Jesse; Michael Idov (March 4, 2007), [http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2007/04/out_ranks_the_top_50_gays_ande.html "'Out' Ranks the Top 50 Gays; Anderson Is No. 2"], ''New York Magazine''. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070606235032/http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2007/04/out_ranks_the_top_50_gays_ande.html |date=June 6, 2007 }}</ref> During his May 29, 2018, appearance on ''[[The Wendy Williams Show]]'', when asked about his [[sexual orientation]], Talley stated, "No, I'm not heterosexual; I'm saying I'm fluid in my sexuality, darling."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OdI54rXzc0]{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921210402/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OdI54rXzc0
Talley was a practicing Christian, attending the [[Abyssinian Baptist Church]] in [[Harlem]].<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|last1=Friedman|first1=Vanessa|last2=Bernstein|first2=Jacob|date=January 19, 2022|title=André Leon Talley, Editor and Fashion Industry Force, Dies at 73|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/style/andre-leon-talley-dead.html|access-date=January 19, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In 2018, fashion critic [[Robin Givhan]] wrote that church attendance was among the chief elements that "influence the way he judges beauty and prioritizes grace."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Robin|first=Givhan|date=June 8, 2018|title='Race does define me,' says André Leon Talley — and now the fashion icon is ready to talk about it|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/06/08/race-does-define-me-says-andre-leon-talley-and-now-the-fashion-icon-is-ready-to-talk-about-it/|access-date=January 19, 2022|issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
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[[Michelle Obama]] posted, "André Leon Talley was a one-of-a-kind presence who changed the face of fashion and beauty for a generation of girls just like me. He will be missed, but I know his legacy will continue inspiring people for years to come".<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=michelleobama |author= Michelle Obama |author-link= Michelle Obama |number=1484009132663398401 |title=André Leon Talley was a one-of-a-kind presence who changed the face of fashion and beauty for a generation of girls just like me. He will be missed, but I know his legacy will continue inspiring people for years to come."|date=January 19, 2022}}</ref>
Other figures who have paid tribute to Talley include [[Mariah Carey]], [[Naomi Campbell]], [[Beyoncé]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 20, 2022|title=Beyoncé: Rest In Peace André Leon Talley|url=https://www.beyonce.com/image/rest-in-peace-andre-leon-talley/|access-date=January 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120072956/https://www.beyonce.com/image/rest-in-peace-andre-leon-talley/|archive-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref> [[Viola Davis]], [[Diane von Fürstenberg]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 19, 2022|title=André Leon Talley tributes pour in: 'Heaven is going to be too fabulous now'|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-01-19/andre-leon-talley-death-celebrity-tributes-fashion-designers|access-date=January 20, 2022|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Bette Midler]], [[Kim Kardashian]], [[Zendaya]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bitsky|first=Leah|date=January 19, 2022|title=Kim Kardashian, Zendaya and more stars pay tribute to André Leon Talley|url=https://pagesix.com/2022/01/19/stars-pay-tribute-to-andre-leon-talley-after-death/|access-date=January 20, 2022|website=Page Six|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Oprah Winfrey]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=André Leon Talley Remembered By Oprah Winfrey, Viola Davis, Kerry Washington and More|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/andr-leon-talley-remembered-oprah-152556357.html|access-date=January 20, 2022|website=www.yahoo.com|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Jeremy O. Harris]],
His memoir, ''The Chiffon Trenches'', topped [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]'s fashion best-sellers chart and sold out at several book stores following the news of his death.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=January 19, 2022|title=Sales of André Leon Talley's Memoir Soaring Following Fashion Editor's Death|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/product-recommendations/books/andre-leon-talley-memoir-chiffon-trenches-read-buy-book-online-1287038/|access-date=January 20, 2022|magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref>
==Books==
[[File:TalleyatBarnes&Noble.JPG|thumb|upright|Talley fielding questions at New York book signing, June 10,
* With Richard Bernstein, ''MegaStar'', with an introduction by [[Paloma Picasso]], [[Indigo Books]], 1984, {{ISBN|978-0-394-62305-4}}
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