life with andre

André Leon Talley’s Grandmother Thought He Was Sleeping With Diana Vreeland

When Talley interned for Vreeland, she forbade him from going home one Christmas. Talley, who was staying at a friend’s apartment, received a call from his grandmother, who said she wanted him to come home right away. “I know exactly what you’re doing,” she said. “You’re sleeping with a white woman!” Actually, he wasn’t — he was just eating straight from a can of Hershey’s chocolate syrup he found in the pantry. [Racked]

André Leon Talley’s Grandmother Thought He Was Sleeping With Diana Vreeland