- Received a B.A. in French Literature from North Carolina Central University. Received a Master's in French History from Brown.
- He was the son of Alma Ruth (Davis) and William C. Talley, a taxi driver. He grew up in Durham, North Carolina, and was raised by his maternal grandmother Binnie Francis.
- Contributing editor, Vogue magazine.
- Met Diana Vreeland, who became his mentor, when he volunteered at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- Longtime friends with L'Wren Scott.
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