André Leon Talley's Wardrobe Confuses Us

André Leon Talley, Vogue’s editor-at-large, wore these two ensembles at Valentino’s forty-fifth anniversary celebration in Rome.

Can someone more fashion-inclined than we are explain this?  Was his luggage lost again, or should we expect to see men wearing similar outfits this fall?  We truly do not understand.

Images via Oh No They Didn't and Getty Images

Comments

[theremustbeapony]

After all the lectures that big girls shouldn't hide their bodies in tents/mumus bcuz properly fitted clothing looks better, it's okay for A.L.T. to raid "Fabric by the Foot" and don a bolt!? Boy should either get that girth to the gym or wear a mad big wig ... he is crazy out of proportion.

[Maulleigh]

Did he or did he not lose a bunch of weight? Like, he didn't eat oreos for a year or something and was walking every day. You'd think he'd want to show it off. Maybe he's hiding his baby bump.

[BKinLA]

Girlfriend seriously needs a garter belt.

[Eli]

I am assuming this is just one of those cases of extravagant dressers. Like Galliano. We just see it and move on.

[Titania]

What I don't get is that in the photo on the right, he clearly has a shirt and tie underneath the tarp. Dude, put on a sport coat and you're fine! What's the problem? Are you not wearing any pants?

[Glossed Over]

Hahaha...We love that these comments quite accurately reflect our thought process when looking at these pictures. We went from thinking that his head looked far too small compared to the rest of him, to thinking that color's great on J. Hudson, though the dress itself isn't the most flattering, to wondering if maybe this is just how fashion people dress. (We're rather understated ourselves.)

We do have to say we never once considered Titania's suggestion that ALT isn't wearing pants. We just can't bring ourselves to think about that.

[Monica]

He is just a big...flamboyant...Supreme Court Judge.

[Jo]

I love the kicky diamante buckles on his shoes in the second picture.

The reason ALT is wearing caftans again ought to be obvious: he's sneaking Anna Wintour under them so she can avoid cover charges.

[Sarah]

He used to rock these muu-muu ensembles back in his fat days, but supposedly he lost a ton of weight. He actually decried the muu-muu as his way of covering up, and dreamed of fitting into bespoke suits again in one of his Vogue columns.

I think he probably fell of the diet wagon and is back to gigantic super muu-muus to hide the pudge.

[DC Sports Chick]

I'm reminded of a scene from an episode of "The Simpsons," where Homer gains 61 pounds and has to find new clothes.

Salesman: Well, sir, many of our clients find pants confining, so we offer a range of alternatives for the ample gentleman: ponchos, muumuus, capes, jumpsuits, unisheets, muslim body rolls, academic and judicial robes --

Homer: I don't want to look like a weirdo. I'll just go with a muumuu.

[Blurgle]

I covet Jennifer Hudson's dress, but it looks so good on her that I'd hate to take it away.

[jayleah]

oh no. he fell off the wagon! again! take the oreos away! he must have gained all his weight back. that's so sad. i remember reading all of his little weight-loss tidbits and tricks awhile back in vogue, thinking 'good for you - wish i could afford persona trainers and nutritionists'. guess it really really doesn't matter.

[carla]

Jennifer Hudson's dress is awful. Some one that large should wear black. She looks like a red stuffed carpet

[sahara]

It's the metallic print that makes Jennifer look like a carpet, not the color. Please move on from the stereotype that wearing black would make her look smaller. It may make women FEEL smaller psychologically, but no, after a certain size, you don't LOOK smaller.

That said, she would've looked much better, in a richer red, or a few shades of red, in subtle graduation. But, I guess her dress had to be Valentino; and he probably sees women her size as matronly, regardless of their age. How unfortunate.