tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post8608264611206447510..comments2024-03-28T12:34:36.511-04:00Comments on A DAY WITH THE MISTRESS BORGHESE: CHIFFON TRENCHESMistress Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-9601994536785324642022-01-26T01:32:05.768-05:002022-01-26T01:32:05.768-05:00Fabulon won't have a Famine of Fashion with hi...Fabulon won't have a Famine of Fashion with him now there, alas, as the great ones cross over, we're having more and more of a Famine of it here.Bohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743017084098726581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-79111129098569354532022-01-19T19:16:47.936-05:002022-01-19T19:16:47.936-05:00He was a real gem in an otherwise cut-throat indus...He was a real gem in an otherwise cut-throat industry. RIP Mr. Talley.Dame Micauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03117354541931050632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-28362424272771193082022-01-19T14:56:53.558-05:002022-01-19T14:56:53.558-05:00I often wonder if we are siblings from other mothe...I often wonder if we are siblings from other mother's?Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-71658639307383153602022-01-19T14:54:34.609-05:002022-01-19T14:54:34.609-05:00Ill see if I can get to the estate sale toots.Ill see if I can get to the estate sale toots.Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-69895805620008963342022-01-19T12:52:00.919-05:002022-01-19T12:52:00.919-05:00I'm not into fashion, and the only Vogue I'...I'm not into fashion, and the only Vogue I'm familiar with is that now defunct laundry detergent in the blue box that dear old mother made us bathe in. He sounds like a fascinating person, though.Deedleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17220174067034720943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-27524505407256777012022-01-19T12:37:25.300-05:002022-01-19T12:37:25.300-05:00Can you use your connections and get it for me? I’...Can you use your connections and get it for me? I’ll love you forever (well, I will anyway).Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-41166343912309430752022-01-19T10:24:05.806-05:002022-01-19T10:24:05.806-05:00I read "The Chiffon Trenches" too, and I...I read "The Chiffon Trenches" too, and I highly recommend it. The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-26097315225321030262022-01-19T10:08:05.983-05:002022-01-19T10:08:05.983-05:00Now THAT'S style!Now THAT'S style!Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-34699982395457932222022-01-19T09:36:25.048-05:002022-01-19T09:36:25.048-05:00Every once in a while, someone managed to break th...Every once in a while, someone managed to break through the racist guardrails. I may have to read the book just for the Wintour gossip.whkattkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18303183404359234168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-10786441026121025542022-01-19T09:13:13.737-05:002022-01-19T09:13:13.737-05:00Talley was an influential fashion journalist who w...Talley was an influential fashion journalist who worked at Women’s Wear Daily, I remember his columns in that as I used to read it religiously. And we saw him once at a show in the city. At 6-feet-6 inches tall, Talley cut an imposing figure wherever he went, with his stature, his considerable influence on the fashion world, and his bold looks. Talk about leaving a visual.Agnes Goldberg-DeWoofshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04844026602594610700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-9988064355191296722022-01-19T09:11:25.585-05:002022-01-19T09:11:25.585-05:00...before heading straight for Grace Mirabella'......before heading straight for Grace Mirabella's corner for a grand bitching session about La Wintour, no doubt! JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-29167451024010053252022-01-19T09:07:02.062-05:002022-01-19T09:07:02.062-05:00I had to ask a friend who he was, but then you rea...I had to ask a friend who he was, but then you realize my fashion plate is Melmac. Dave Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10429379083970699093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-42105769130507473232022-01-19T09:06:09.987-05:002022-01-19T09:06:09.987-05:00Fashion is a very complicated and cut-throat indus...Fashion is a very complicated and cut-throat industry. Mr. Talley had the ability to simplify it and match everything together. He had the most important skill in the fashion industry: Communication skills.Calliopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05227109152450993618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-46395846699760965122022-01-19T09:04:45.894-05:002022-01-19T09:04:45.894-05:00Most people who aren’t involved in the fashion ind...Most people who aren’t involved in the fashion industry wouldn’t know who he was. There is a documentary on him on Amazon, *ducks the flying heel from the Mistress* for free now. If your interested in who he really was , it does a decent job.Asriel https://www.blogger.com/profile/15380578096662203246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-82764903706368580682022-01-19T08:49:34.798-05:002022-01-19T08:49:34.798-05:00You could pull that jacket off. It need a tall per...You could pull that jacket off. It need a tall person.Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-24100549105170717402022-01-19T08:48:15.634-05:002022-01-19T08:48:15.634-05:00And no doubt showing up at the pearly gates tellin...And no doubt showing up at the pearly gates telling the angels...You wore THAT for my arrival?Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-90128038390215090962022-01-19T08:46:44.706-05:002022-01-19T08:46:44.706-05:00I loved his riot times. Especially when in Septemb...I loved his riot times. Especially when in September issue in the back of a car eating lunch and talking about how he can only find larger BDVs to wear!!!!!!Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-54455911451755961792022-01-19T08:44:36.242-05:002022-01-19T08:44:36.242-05:00Not to mention...probably one of two, himself and ...Not to mention...probably one of two, himself and Grace Coddington, that could put Anna in her place.Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-25887056753825141672022-01-19T08:35:31.214-05:002022-01-19T08:35:31.214-05:00I heard about this late last night, and I'm st...I heard about this late last night, and I'm still sad thinking about it. RIP.Robzillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12216487550272584271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-25969897659042405872022-01-19T07:37:52.375-05:002022-01-19T07:37:52.375-05:00He was something else, all right, He was fabulous ...He was something else, all right, He was fabulous at a time when men, especially men of color, did not dare be fabulous, and he had no fucks to give about it.<br />I was shocked when I heard of his passing.<br />RIP.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302478126147924237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-27082319869665321242022-01-19T07:12:11.695-05:002022-01-19T07:12:11.695-05:00What the fuck, 2022?
Really?
And he was THE voice ...What the fuck, 2022?<br />Really?<br />And he was THE voice in fashion. Flawless taste. I remember I read a piece Interview Magazine did with him back in the day and I was hooked. For a Black boy to be taken in by Diana Vreeland and climb the ladder of fashion the way he did? Unprecedented. I loved The gospel According To Andre, that came out in 2017, or so. Highly recommend it.<br />Damn it, 2022!<br /><br />XOXOSixpence Notthewiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11230453585589265578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-33386278822889163332022-01-19T06:43:14.119-05:002022-01-19T06:43:14.119-05:00He forged himself quite the career! Bravo, for him...He forged himself quite the career! Bravo, for him. Glad you got to meet him. How exciting. Well, the world is a bit more dreary now without him, isn't it? Kizzes.uptonkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17711022625137627672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-50842548800162175872022-01-19T06:01:05.828-05:002022-01-19T06:01:05.828-05:00RIP, Mr Talley - Fabulon's a whole lot more st...RIP, Mr Talley - Fabulon's a whole lot more stylish with your presence in the front row! JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-10692309600722376422022-01-19T03:59:33.615-05:002022-01-19T03:59:33.615-05:00One on one - Tally v Nuclear Wintour would have be...One on one - Tally v Nuclear Wintour would have been a sight to seeHelen Lashbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14806155400041511316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-84235547961333696972022-01-19T03:36:45.286-05:002022-01-19T03:36:45.286-05:00First, I NEED that jacket he’s wearing at the Chan...First, I NEED that jacket he’s wearing at the Chanel show. Second, he has my admiration. Third, I just might read the book!Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.com