The former creative director at Vogue and author was notified by mail by France’s minister of culture Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin. In an interview Monday, Talley said he was “totally surprised” by the honor and had no idea he was in the running. “Listen. It was the best day of my life. I say that with sincerity to be a commanding officer of the de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of France, and to be recognized by the Republic of France is a great honor.
Asked about his contribution to France, Talley said, “I am a person who has appreciated the relevancy of France — the culture, the history, and every aspect of refinement, style, architecture, gardens, fashion, haute cuisine, Versailles, churches, the history — even its bad history, i.e., the revolution and the guillotine. I think I am a custodian of France.”
Talley lived in France again from 1989 to 1995. His first visit to the country occurred years before in 1971. Before starting at Brown, he spent a summer in Avignon as an exchange student. Living in a French residence with a French family was “very challenging,” Talley said. “I was very young but I did it. There were very few Black people in the program, but it was very wonderful and rewarding.”
Given the nationwide calling for racial equity, Talley acknowledged the poignancy of the distinction at this point in the country’s history. He said, ”I am very proud to be an African American man, who grew up in the segregated Jim Crow South to receive this prestigious honor from the Republic of France. Of all the education and experiences that I have had in the world, I think this represents a great deal to my race and my people. I hope that it will make people, who look like me, really proud.
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