Book · 2020 · Fashion, history
The Chiffon Trenches
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I love audible. I love audio books. I'm a big fan um and so I downloaded his exceptional biography Andre Leon talleys and it goes into his upbringing from the south as a gay man getting into fashion.
Jason Calacanis · This Week in Startups · Feb 2023 Listen at 7:07 The best things said about it
So I just finished listening to the audio book of Andre Leon Tally's Memoir the chiffon trenches.
Former creative director Andre Leon joins us to talk about his Memoir the chiffon trenches.
And then I did cover some of the things of my upbringing my background but I did not go into the depths of what I have gone into the chiffon trenches in the chiffon trenches.
His new book The chiffon trenches is already a bestseller.
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Why people recommend it
The Chiffon Trenches by André Leon Talley is a bestselling memoir chronicling the late fashion journalist's extraordinary life, rise through the high-society style industry, and experiences as a barrier-breaking Black man in elite spaces. The book was discussed extensively on The Book Review by hosts Gilbert Cruz and Pamela Paul alongside author André Leon Talley himself, who detailed how the work ventured much deeper into his personal background and career tribulations than his previous writings. Additionally, Lauren Christensen recommended the audiobook edition to listeners, while Jason Calacanis brought up the biography on This Week in Startups during discussions about fashion history and his own media consumption habits. Calacanis praised the exceptional narrative for detailing the author's southern upbringing and his journey into the upper echelons of the fashion world. Across these episodes, podcast participants celebrated the book as a compelling, candid, and visually evocative account of a legendary career marked by both immense glamour and profound professional challenges.
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Jason Calacanis I love audible. I love audio books. I'm a big fan um and so I downloaded his exceptional biography Andre Le… 1
“I love audible. I love audio books. I'm a big fan um and so I downloaded his exceptional biography Andre Leon talleys and it goes into his upbringing from the south as a gay man getting into fashion”
Lauren Christensen so I just finished listening to the audio book of Andre Leon Tally's Memoir the chiffon trenches 1
“so I just finished listening to the audio book of Andre Leon Tally's Memoir the chiffon trenches”
André Leon Talley and then I did cover some of the things of my upbringing my background but I did not go into the depths of… 1
“and then I did cover some of the things of my upbringing my background but I did not go into the depths of what I have gone into the chiffon trenches in the chiffon trenches”
Gilbert Cruz former creative director Andre Leon joins us to talk about his Memoir the chiffon trenches 1
“former creative director Andre Leon joins us to talk about his Memoir the chiffon trenches”
Pamela Paul his new book The chiffon trenches is already a bestseller 1
“his new book The chiffon trenches is already a bestseller”
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Andre Leon t is the former editor at Large and creative director of Vogue magazine his new book is called the chiffon trenches”