Fashion icon Andre Leon Talley dead at 73

Fashion icon and former Vogue editor André Leon Talley has died at age 73.

Fashion icon and former Vogue editor André Leon Talley has died at age 73, a statement released on his official Instagram confirmed late Tuesday.

"It is with great sadness we announce the passing of André Leon Talley on January 18, 2022 in New York," the statement read. "Mr. Talley was the larger-than-life, longtime creative director at Vogue during its rise to dominance as the world's fashion bible."

The cause of his death was not disclosed.

Talley was an American fashion journalist known for his work in shaping U.S. Vogue and fashion as a whole. He was the magazine's fashion news director from 1983 to 1987 and its creative director from 1988 to 1995. He was later made editor-at-large, a position he held until 2013.