To: Tips@Fashionista.com
From: Girl@Anewmode.com
A fun tip: I was at Tracy Reese yesterday and a few minutes before the show started Andre Leon Tally was being escorted from the backstage area. But by that time, all the front row seats were filled in, and even though the PR people assured him they had a seat reserved, he refused to take it saying he didn’t want to kick anyone out of their seat and make a whole big thing about it.
They begged and pleaded with him (“No Andre, it isn’t anyone else’s seat, it’s YOUR seat, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let us take you there!”). However, he absolutely refused to budge and insisted on watching the show from standing. They tried convincing him for another few minutes and he was like “Just start your show because I’m not moving anywhere.”
Then they implored: Do you need anything? Water? Coffee? Anything? But he was like “NO I’m fine!” Anyway, they eventually gave up and Andre watched the show with the commoners in the standing section. So who knows, maybe standing room will be the new front row!
And on that note, we saw Julie Gilhart and Meredith Melling-Burke in the standing section of Behnaz today, too. It was for an easier exit, but anyway.
Tags: Andre Leon Talley, Fall 09, Fashion Week, Tracy Reese, Vogue
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See, I always said he was a good guy…
thank god for ALT.
What a nice southern boy. :) We in North Carolina are happy to claim him.
I find it funny that so many people think fashion editors are bitches and they’re just pricks.
I’ve yet to meet a single fashion editor that I would deem bitchy or rude, and I’ve met a few.
What a nice guy. At least he is tall enough.
This is why I love Andre.
- Amanda
http://laceandtea.blogspot.com
How refreshing!!
that is what is called showing class!
Good story. No, GREAT story!!!
Andre is a very good man. He’s not a prima donna unless the situation calls for it, doesn’t push and shove his way through life and has done some truly wonderful things for people in this business who needed a strong , influential helping hand. I have been on the recieving end of his largesse on more than one occasion. His gifts were to coin his phrase”MAJOR”. I have great admiration and respect for him.
fluff
http://emperorsoldclothes.blogspot.com/
i agree love the story he is no pre-madonna Andre has class.
http://fashionmomento.blogspot.com
This is good to hear. Thanks for sharing. Good story.
Wow–that’s wonderful. I love it when people who can be pretentious and arrogant, aren’t.
Maria
http://www.carinanewyork.com
Its nice to know he doesnt follow the other vogue divas attitudes, what a great guy!
ALT really is all that…and a bag of chips!
ALT is a purely class act, and more importanly, remembers what it’s like to be a struggling student/artist who’s in NYC just trying to find their way…. he’s always so nice and is willing to give advice or just a few bon mots to wish you well.
Best wishes to him, and hopefully he can pass off a little class to the rest of the Conde Nasties.
pre-madonna? is that before Jesus’s mother or the pop star?
I think you mean prima donna.
i love ALT!
good guy, good story :)
please, as if this wasn’t a simple act to prove how wonderful he his.