NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- André Leon Talley, the former creative director and editor-at-large of Vogue magazine, died Tuesday, his literary agent David Vigliano confirmed to USA Today. Talley was 73.
Vigliano did not provide any further details, but TMZ, which first reported Talley's death, reported that he died at a hospital in White Plains. It is unknown why he was in the hospital.
"Talley’s career is inextricably entwined with Vogue, where he worked from 1983 to 2013, moving from heading the fashion news division at US Vogue to becoming its creative director, until finally becoming editor-at-large before his eventual departure from the magazine," said the publication Wednesday.
Talley, a native of North Carolina, was hired by Anna Wintour to work at Vogue in 1983 after working at Women's Wear Daily and would serve as the magazine's first African American male creative director. Before he was hired by Wintour, Talley worked for former Vogue editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland.
The fashion icon wrote two memoirs, 2003's "A.L.T.: A Memoir" and 2020's "The Chiffon Trenches." He also served as a judge for over four seasons of "America's Next Top Model."
LISTEN BELOW TO HEAR TALLEY READ FROM "THE CHIFFON TRENCHES:"
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