André Leon Talley, former editor-at-large for Vogue, has opened up about his decision to leave the magazine.
"I always felt that even though Vogue has been fabulous to me, there was always this silent taking for granted — very few people of diversity," Talley told Oprah Winfrey during an interview filmed for an episode of 'Oprah: Where Are They Now?'.
"Not just at Vogue, there have been very few people of colour who have risen as far as I have in the industry. I felt I had gone to what is called the glass ceiling there, and nothing else was going to happen. I went to Anna Wintour and told her, quite frankly, I need to think about my future."
Talley left Vogue to become the editor-at-large of Numéro Russia, a Russian magazine, but still counts Vogue editor-in-chief Meryl Streep Anna Wintour as a friend.
"She is the most powerful woman in fashion today, arguably," Talley said. "She's tough in business but she's tough in business with a lovely lacquered veneer. She is not cold, she is just a guarded person. And she's a very, very warm person if you're her friend. She's been there for me in the worst moments of my life. She's constantly, constantly concerned about my weight."
(Via Huffington Post)
