Looking for love in all the wrong places. ALT exceeded those he clung to in intelligence and grandeur, and was a magnificent pain in the ass by all accounts. Had he realized his superpower was his outsiderness, and sorted how to work it, the world might have come to his door, because we hunger for authenticity, even in the (s)hallowed halls of fashion. Godspeed, great man.
Thanks to programs like “Fashion Television” he seemed to be ubiquitous in the world of fashion. I mean was a Chanel show really a Chanel show if he wasn’t present for the run through? It wasn’t until later when I read about Vreeland and their time together at The Met that I realized, wow hard work and intelligence, not money or family connections. What a rare thing to see in that world. I remember some years ago while living in NYC, ALT was interviewing his friend Manolo at Rizzoli, the back room was incredibly packed but I still did my best to grab a look. Not for the shoe designer, but for the man the myth and the legend that was ALT, that presence, that voice. Just to feel that he was real and at one time all of that world was real.
Thanks for championing the not so young. It’s more important now than ever.
Looking for love in all the wrong places. ALT exceeded those he clung to in intelligence and grandeur, and was a magnificent pain in the ass by all accounts. Had he realized his superpower was his outsiderness, and sorted how to work it, the world might have come to his door, because we hunger for authenticity, even in the (s)hallowed halls of fashion. Godspeed, great man.
Thank you for this.
Thanks to programs like “Fashion Television” he seemed to be ubiquitous in the world of fashion. I mean was a Chanel show really a Chanel show if he wasn’t present for the run through? It wasn’t until later when I read about Vreeland and their time together at The Met that I realized, wow hard work and intelligence, not money or family connections. What a rare thing to see in that world. I remember some years ago while living in NYC, ALT was interviewing his friend Manolo at Rizzoli, the back room was incredibly packed but I still did my best to grab a look. Not for the shoe designer, but for the man the myth and the legend that was ALT, that presence, that voice. Just to feel that he was real and at one time all of that world was real.
Thanks for championing the not so young. It’s more important now than ever.