At Smashbox: André Leon Talley!?

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Wouldn't have believed it if we hadn't taken this picture of him. Vogue's Editor at Large André Leon Talley was there, front row and center, at LA Fashion Week. Also there, Vanity Fair Fashion and Style Director, Michael Roberts. Unusually impressive fashion press for LA to say the least, like Vogue Editor in Chief Anna Wintour showing up at Louis Verdad's fall '05 runway show. The LA Times correctly notes that Talley and Roberts were virtually ignored by photographers - what could they do with all those reality starlets present? - reporting that Talley came for "exploratory" purposes, while Roberts may do a story on LA Fashion Week. What would you give for an advance copy of that?
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