Andrè Leon Talley Claims He was Paid Far Less Than His White Counterparts in the Fashion Industry

Last year former Vogue editor Andrè Leon Talley wrote a scorched earth memoir blasting his former mentor Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Winour as an ice queen who cruelly tossed him aside when she no longer had use for him [click here if you missed that]. 

Now Talley is admitting he was paid far less than his white counterparts in the industry...

 

Andrè Leon Talley tells Tamron Hall that he used to make almost $300k when he worked at Vogue but that other fashion editors there at his level made $900k. pic.twitter.com/A7WeKOuxht

— Mario Abad (@MarioAAbad) May 3, 2021

Talley, who is currently facing eviction from his home [click here if you missed that], has been hard pressed to find sympathy from his community after years of being a fashion industry gate keeper notorious for not helping elevate Black designers.