André Leon Talley

André Leon Talley Instagram – “He has no peer,” says Barry Diller. “I’ve never seen Francois do anything that was not original and perfect.”
Diller should know. He had Francois decorate his 305 yacht, as well as his home in Beverly Hills. His wife Diane has lived in his decor most of her adult life. Her Paris flat, her country house have his imprint.
My dear friend, Francois Catroux, age 83, died last weekend in Paris. He passed away peacefully in his sleep after a long illness. One of the greatest Interior architects and decorators, he and his wife, Betty, (seated here) always in black, always dressed by Yves Saint Laurent, even to this day, were wed in 1967. Francois gave Betty unconditional love, for half a century and more. He loved Betty more than life itself. And he also loved his two adult daughters. He had this elegance, that you could only associate with the best of grand high Parisian bohemian style. The Catrouxs, both my good friends, represented everything that is the essence of true French high style. They were void of any affection and pomp and pretentiousness.
Betty, as muse to @ysl is always an icon. She recently had an exhibit curated in Paris, devoted to her basic all black St. Laurent wardrobe. Francoise designed special closets to house her one shade of black
everything. I will miss Francois. He was Alain Delon’s dopperlanger #vogueparis @therealdvf #archdigest #pierrebergé #ysl #yslfoundation 🕊 | Posted on 12/Nov/2020 03:28:19