00:00I'm not saying everyone has to wear
00:01vanilla Blahniks or Prada shoes, but it helps.
00:09Anna Wintour has called you the fashion historian.
00:13The first black creative director at Vogue magazine.
00:17He survived a period of time being the only one.
00:22Everyone was white.
00:23Everyone was thin.
00:24And he knew he had to be better than everybody else.
00:28He opened the door for so many people.
00:31He was like the designer whisperer.
00:33He was passionate about things he hated.
00:36He was passionate about things he loved.
00:38Andre, I love you.
00:39Oh, my God, Andre.
00:42But they're not there at midnight or 1 a.m.
00:45when there's all the thoughts in your head.
00:47Behind this facade of grandeur,
00:50there was this incredible wise man and very brave man.
00:54I don't even know how you wake up every day with all that trauma.
00:58He had his difficult sides.
01:00He had his impossible sides.
01:02But I choose to remember all the good times
01:04that Andre and I had together.
01:08I am of the opinion that we have not yet heard fully
01:13the importance of Andre Leontali.
01:16Andre Leontali.
