Museum of Arts and Design

MAD Museum mourns the passing of André Leon Talley, whose courage, determination, and brilliance was an inspiration to all. A year ago today, MAD welcomed Talley and Ford Foundation president Darren Walker (@darrenwalker ) for a discussion of Talley’s memoir, The Chiffon Trenches, in which the long-time friends spoke forthrightly on issues of race, representation, and power in the fashion world, a creative sector deeply shaped by hierarchies and boundaries designed to exclude. Talley elevated fashion as an art form and championed style as a material expression of identity and agency, desire, and power. Walker, whose leadership on race, equity, and inclusion both within and outside of the art world is unparalleled, was the ideal interlocutor for the evening’s honest conversation and joyful celebration of Talley’s extraordinary life. A video of the evening’s conversation is available online. Link in bio. #andreleontally #yvessaintlaurent