Andre Leon Talley Says Anna Wintour is "Not Capable of Human Kindness"

[petty 9,412]

Andre Leon Talley, the former editor-at-large for American Vogue, is writing a memoir called "The Chiffon Trenches." And he is ripping editor-in-chief Anna Wintour to shreds. Wintour famously pressured Talley to lose a significant amount of weight when he worked for the magazine. For Talley, the last straw was when Wintour coldly replaced him as a red-carpet interviewer at the Met Gala with YouTuber Liza Koshy.

- He has "huge emotional and psychological scars" from her.

- She is "not capable" of human kindness

- She only keeps celebrities, politicians, designers, and other rich & famous people around her: "She has mercilessly made her best friends people who are the highest in their chosen fields... I am no longer of value to her."

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you can't act surprised when someone who treats everyone like trash ends up treating you the same. It's just your turn luv. 

#K*NDNESSPUNKS

[Lord Temptation 11,209]

Ever since Ms Wintour became official sponsor of the Kardashian royal dynasty, Vogue has suffered and lost alot of it’s credibility 

Andre, we believe you sis. Tell it, gurl. Speak on it 

[Daylight Jokers 14,958]

What in the Miranda Priestly...

[I LOVE GGD 1,247]

and who is surprised about this?

[ice bear 1]

Ditch ha from vogue and put Iris van Harpen in her place

[Daylight Jokers 14,958]

Seeing Liza Koshy and James Charles at the Met Gala made the event feel a little cheap tbh.

[Nino 12]

He looked unhealthy as one of the faces of an industry literally based on image. Seems like the same old story we've heard about her 100 times where she's a powerful woman at the top of her industry who gets shat on for being assertive. He could have left the company at any time but chose not to. 

3 minutes ago, Lord Temptation said:

Vogue has suffered and lost alot of it’s credibility 

Vogue lost it's credibility decades ago when covers started going to celebrities instead of models and the focus turned to selling perfume and dumpy mall brands to middle class people. Ironically both changes that happened immediately after Anna Wintour took control.

[androiduser 7,438]

never liked him and never liked her... he's as good as she is, that's why he stuck for so long

[Maleficent 6]

From Weisberger's Devil Wears Prada Novel: 

“Have you ever noticed that she [Miranda Priestly] has no friends, Emily? Have you? Sure, her phone rings day and night with the world's coolest people, but they're not calling to talk about their kids or their jobs or their marriages, are they? They're calling because they need something from her. It sure seems awesome looking in, but can you imagine if the only reason anyone ever called you was because they—”

 

[Mythos 3,199]

Is she his mother or what? If he didnt like the job, then move to something else. 

[lifeasgeorge 9,427]

6 minutes ago, LGs LM said:

Seeing Liza Koshy and James Charles at the Met Gala made the event feel a little cheap tbh.

it's just how the vma's feels so cheap now. it's their own fault for inviting youtubers, reality tv stars, influencers... they're trying to relate to the younger generation when no one wants to tune in for these mediocre stars 

[Nino 12]

1 minute ago, Mythos said:

Is she his mother or what? If he didnt like the job, then move to something else. 

It's literally a hit piece on a powerful, successful woman the world has always been foaming at the mouth to tear down for not smiling and baking cakes all day. He knew what he was doing  

[Maleficent 6]

Furthermore: 

“I'd come to realize that her “friends” all fell into one of two categories. There were those she perceived as “above” her and who must be impressed. This list was short, but it generally included people like Irv Ravitz, Oscar de la Renta, Hillary Clinton, and any first-rate, A-list movie star. Then there were those “below” her, who must be patronized and belittled so they don't forget their place, which included basically everyone else: all Runway employees, all family members, all parents of her children's friends—unless they coincidentally fell into category number one—almost all designers and other magazine editors, and every single solitary person in the service industry, both here and abroad. ”

Weisberger said all this back in 2003, it took a while for the truth to reveal itself. 

[Mythos 3,199]

Just now, Nino said:

It's literally a hit piece on a powerful, successful woman the world has always been foaming at the mouth to tear down for not smiling and baking cakes all day. He knew what he was doing  

I mean, its a job, they are there to work, not drink tee and gossip about boys.

[Lord Temptation 11,209]

11 minutes ago, Nino said:

He looked unhealthy as one of the faces of an industry literally based on image. Seems like the same old story we've heard about her 100 times where she's a powerful woman at the top of her industry who gets shat on for being assertive. He could have left the company at any time but chose not to. 

Vogue lost it's credibility decades ago when covers started going to celebrities instead of models and the focus turned to selling perfume and dumpy mall brands to middle class people. Ironically both changes that happened immediately after Anna Wintour took control.

Sure, it probably started in the mid 90s when “celebrity front row” at Paris/Milan/NYC/London fashion week became a thing. But Vogue was still in high repute at least until the 2008-2009 financial crisis. I think that one event changed the entire media industry. 

I remember in the early 2000s, my era of coming of age when I first started reading magazines and newspapers, when the Brazilian supermodels (Giselle, Adriana etc) were taking over and it was all about curves, bling, tanned skin...a break away from the heroin chic and grunge of the 90s. Denim jeans were selling for $500 in 2006-2007. Vogue was still VOGUE in the early and mid 2000s.

The degeneration started after 2008-2009. Ironically, after Anna became fictionalised by Hollywood in that Devil Wears Prada flick.