André Leon Talley

André Leon Talley Instagram – Anne Bass died last year on April 1. She was the wife of billionaire, Sid Bass and she was my dear friend. Another great, grand lady who saw in me, the possibility of being a close knit friend, not just a superficial, light bulb in the chandelier of New York, Paris, and Connecticut. She studied art history at Vasssar and became a collector of great contemporary art, which hung on nearly every wall in her homes, as well as for her exceptional gardens. “Perfection is everything to Anne Bass.” I wrote that in her first big Vogue spread in 1988 , which featured the glamorous rooms of her Mark Hampton Fifth Avenue apartment. It also was the apartment where I spent many wonderful evenings at dinner, often with Bass, wearing her Chanel couture, short dinner dresses. Anne and I over the years, had so many wonderful moments as friends. Here in this photo in the spring of 2004, she warmly and most affectionately is photographed with me at the premiere, performance of yours truly, in The Martha Graham Dance Company. I was a guest performer, in the amazingly charming dance, based on the “The Owl and the Pussycat” originally created for Liza Minelli. Ralph Lauren designed my outsized herringbone tweed cape and plus fours, and also the black to the floor Russian greatcoat( I am wearing here.) She clearly showed how happy she was with my performance. Others who attended my seven performances, including matinees, were Diane von Furstenbeg, Lee Radziwil, Karl Lagerfeld , Anna Wintour, Vera Wang. It was a moment for me I will cherish forever.
Anne was the real deal. The last time I saw her was for lunch at Majorelle, with another friend. Her friend, artist Julian Leftbridge called me one day and said. “Anne is not long with us, you are at the top of her list of people she wanted to contact to be told of her battle with cancer.” It was such a sad day for me. I miss Anne as I miss all the great women in my life: my grandmother, Bennie Frances Davis,Julia Reed, Diana Vreeland, Sao Sclumberger, Lee Radziwill and now Anne. #zacposen #vogue #dvf #ralphlauren #JulianLefthbridge #yslfoundation #womensmonth | Posted on 02/Mar/2021 00:52:11