Best known for his long career at Vogue, André Leon Talley has been and still is one of the most influential, powerful, unique, and electric characters of the fashion industry. He has long stood out even in the peacockish world of couture and has become the high fashion world's first major African-American tastemaker, who's known both for his exquisite taste and enviable intellect. From the segregated American South to the fashion capitals of the world, operatic fashion editor André Leon Talley's life and career are on full display, in a poignant portrait that includes appearances by Anna Wintour, Marc Jacobs, Tom Ford, Valentino, Manolo Blahnik, and others.