Andre Leon Talley: Race, fashion and Vogue

Published: June 24, 2020, 7 a.m.

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Since George Floyd died in Minneapolis with a white police officer\\u2019s knee on his neck, new conversations about racism and discrimination have begun all over the world. It\\u2019s not just about policing, it\\u2019s about business, sport, culture \\u2013 every aspect of life. HARDtalk\\u2019s Stephen Sackur speaks to Andr\\xe9 Leon Talley, who was creative director of American Vogue magazine when the fashion industry was almost devoid of senior black men. He\\u2019s just written a controversial memoir of his life in what he calls \\u201cthe chiffon trenches\\u201d.

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