Vanessa Grigoriadis

Former long-time Vogue editor André Leon Talley has always been a larger-than-life force in the fashion world. But since stepping up his extracurriculars outside of Vogue--becoming Numéro Russia's editor-at-large, and reportedly developing a late night talk show with NBC--Talley has stepped out of the fashion bible's shadow, and into his own spotlight, starting with a profile in September's Vanity Fair.