When emails first arrived, his notes were filled with capitals and colorful emojis, he used all the symbols. Jacobs told the gathering, “This past month I’ve been rereading all of his wonderful letters and notes that I treasure… Letters he wrote on his oversized stationary and bold handwriting. We laughed and sometimes fought, as you weren’t always easy,” which got laughs from his friends in the crowd.Ĭarolina Herrera said in remembrance, “You were the fashion historian of our time.” “What took her over was when she told the story about Andre crossing the Atlantic to be with her when her mother died,” a source at the ceremony told Page Six. We hear that DVF said of Talley: “You had more class and elegance than anyone I’ve ever met. The supermodel said of her late friend, “When we felt we couldn’t get through a door that was closed to us, he pushed it open for me and got me to do things I didn’t think I could.” There were photographers, a big white vintage Rolls Royce that Naomi arrived and left in, and all of the fashion people were there,” they said.Ĭampbell “looked like a goddess” in a big white fur and hat, and said Talley would’ve wanted that during her speech, we’re told. “There were four publicists at the door with iPads checking names. Naomi Campbell arrives at André Leon Talley’s funeral. Sources told us Diane von Furstenberg organized the service and “it was literally like a fashion show,” the second source said. Her speech was definitely the most heartfelt,” they said.ĭesigner Marc Jacobs and supermodel Naomi Campbell also “cried a little” during their speeches, we’re told.īut Talley’s funeral wasn’t all tears, and it felt like a New York Fashion Week reunion. I don’t think she was expecting to cry, but she definitely got emotional. “It was clear she was having a hard time getting through it. Cindy Ord The friends and colleagues were snapped together above in 1999. Getty Images for the Estate of A Talley died in January at the age of 73. The Vogue icon did not wear her signature shades when she spoke, we hear.Īnother source, who described the memorial as a “traditional Black homegoing celebration,” said Wintour “didn’t break down, but she had to pause after she started talking about her mother.” Anna Wintour is seen resting her head with another guest at André Leon Talley’s Celebration of Life. “It was very intentional as if she wanted everyone to see her emotions,” the source said –adding that Wintour made sure to look at attendees as she read. “But what took her over was when she told the story about Andre crossing the Atlantic to be with her when her mother died.” The source told us, “Her words were: ‘He crossed the Atlantic to be with me when my mother died,’ and that’s when she welled up.” “She talked about their friendship,” a source who attended the service told Page Six. Is Celine designer Hedi Slimane still at war with Anna Wintour?īill Nighy denies Anna Wintour romance after Met Gala - but friends say they are a coupleĪnna Wintour was brought to tears when she spoke at her friend and former colleague Andre Leon Talley’s funeral at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem on Friday.
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