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20 minutes with Andre Leon Talley
AS I was staring into a VOGUE magazine i look up to see a rather tall and familiar gentleman. WIthout hesitation i kew exactly whom it was. ANDRE LEON TALLEY! A native of durham and Editor-At-Large of VOGUE. I ran up to him and politely asked him if he would take a picture. He said "Sure." He was rather dressed down aside from his normal Avant Garde looks that he wears. We took several pictures until we got the right one. We then had a talk about school. He also is an alumni of North Carolina Central University. He was interested in hearing more about the new textiles department that was not available when he attended. We then had a brief talk of fashion. As I gripped my sketch book dying to show him and get his honorable feedback! Instead I kept them to myself not to bombard him while on his vacation. We then hugged and parted ways. I still remember that day like it was yesterday! Not many can say that they have met with greatness but I have and it certaintly will not be the last.
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