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André Leon Talley's belongings, including capes and art, net $3.5 million at auction

Christie's auctioned off hundreds of items belonging to the late fashion icon this week. Top-selling items included Andy Warhol paintings and some of Talley's signature custom coats.

The late fashion journalist and icon André Leon Talley was known for his discerning taste and larger-than-life presence.

The creative director and editor-at-large of American Vogue, who died in January 2022 at age 73, famously draped his 6-foot-6-inch frame in bespoke suits, robes, capes and caftans.

So it was only fitting that many of those signature pieces were among the hundreds

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