Detroit Institute of Arts hosts conversation with award-winning designer-artists Isabel and Ruben Toledo moderated by fashionista André Leon Talley, former editor-at-large for Vogue
Updated May 4, 2017
May 4, 2017 (Detroit)—The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) is hosting three stars of the art, design and fashion world for a conversation on May 24 at 6 p.m. at the DIA’s Detroit Film Theatre. Renowned artists and designers Isabel and Ruben Toledo will join fashion legend André Leon Talley for a discussion about artistic collaboration. The Talley-directed conversation will explore the Toledo’s lifelong partnership in art, design and life, as well as provide insight into the world of two highly talented artists working in synergy. The event is sponsored by the DIA auxiliary group Friends of Modern and Contemporary Art and is free and open to the public.Between them, Isabel and Ruben Toledo have a repertoire of disciplines, from fashion, costume and furniture design to illustration and animation. Talley is a giant in the fashion world, having been the former editor-at-large for Vogue, a judge on America’s Top Model and a front-row regular at fashion shows in New York, Paris, London and Milan for more than 30 years.
The Cuban-born Toledos met as teenagers and married in 1984. Isabel designs and constructs her namesake women’s wear collections from the Toledos’ legendary New York City studio and participates in New York, Barcelona and Paris Fashion Weeks. She is highly regarded for her iconic lemon grass inauguration dress designed for former First Lady Michelle Obama in 2009. Ruben is a painter, sculptor and fashion chronicler who creates incisive illustrations for top international magazines, journals and fashion retailers, including the New Yorker, Vogue, Louis Vuitton, Nordstrom, Harper’s Bazaar, Visionair and The New York Times. His work has been shown at prestigious institutions including the Costume Institute of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the Pitti Palace in Florence. The Toledo's are currently designing sets and costumes for the Miami Ballet's new production of “The Nutcracker,” which premieres this December.
Talley is a fashion world icon who began his career in New York as an editor for Andy Warhol’s Interview magazine and Women’s Wear Daily. He worked at Vogue for more than 34 years in various positions, including writer, creative director and editor-at-large. He is currently a contributing editor to Vogue, host of both Vogue’s podcast and the live talk show “Full Length” on SiriusXM’s Radio Andy. He has written several books, among them “A.L.T 365” (2005), “Little Black Dress” (2013) and Oscar de la Renta: His Legendary World of Style (2015). He co-authored Valentino: At the Emperor’s Table (2014) with the designer. Talley has curated several fashion exhibitions, including “Joaquín Sorolla and the Glory of Spanish Dress” (2011), “High Style” (2011), Francisco Costa for Calvin Klein Collection (2013) and “Oscar de la Renta: The Retrospective” (2016).
May 4, 2017 (Detroit)—The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) is hosting three stars of the art, design and fashion world for a conversation on May 24 at 6 p.m. at the DIA’s Detroit Film Theatre. Renowned artists and designers Isabel and Ruben Toledo will join fashion legend André Leon Talley for a discussion about artistic collaboration. The Talley-directed conversation will explore the Toledo’s lifelong partnership in art, design and life, as well as provide insight into the world of two highly talented artists working in synergy. The event is sponsored by the DIA auxiliary group Friends of Modern and Contemporary Art and is free and open to the public.Between them, Isabel and Ruben Toledo have a repertoire of disciplines, from fashion, costume and furniture design to illustration and animation. Talley is a giant in the fashion world, having been the former editor-at-large for Vogue, a judge on America’s Top Model and a front-row regular at fashion shows in New York, Paris, London and Milan for more than 30 years.
The Cuban-born Toledos met as teenagers and married in 1984. Isabel designs and constructs her namesake women’s wear collections from the Toledos’ legendary New York City studio and participates in New York, Barcelona and Paris Fashion Weeks. She is highly regarded for her iconic lemon grass inauguration dress designed for former First Lady Michelle Obama in 2009. Ruben is a painter, sculptor and fashion chronicler who creates incisive illustrations for top international magazines, journals and fashion retailers, including the New Yorker, Vogue, Louis Vuitton, Nordstrom, Harper’s Bazaar, Visionair and The New York Times. His work has been shown at prestigious institutions including the Costume Institute of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the Pitti Palace in Florence. The Toledo's are currently designing sets and costumes for the Miami Ballet's new production of “The Nutcracker,” which premieres this December.
Talley is a fashion world icon who began his career in New York as an editor for Andy Warhol’s Interview magazine and Women’s Wear Daily. He worked at Vogue for more than 34 years in various positions, including writer, creative director and editor-at-large. He is currently a contributing editor to Vogue, host of both Vogue’s podcast and the live talk show “Full Length” on SiriusXM’s Radio Andy. He has written several books, among them “A.L.T 365” (2005), “Little Black Dress” (2013) and Oscar de la Renta: His Legendary World of Style (2015). He co-authored Valentino: At the Emperor’s Table (2014) with the designer. Talley has curated several fashion exhibitions, including “Joaquín Sorolla and the Glory of Spanish Dress” (2011), “High Style” (2011), Francisco Costa for Calvin Klein Collection (2013) and “Oscar de la Renta: The Retrospective” (2016).