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Envelope addressed to Andre Leon Talley from Karl Lagerfeld

most likely 2007

New York, New York, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

An envelope from Karl Lagerfeld’s stationary addressed to André Leon Talley. The front of the envelope has a black-and-ivory graphic along the left edge with a red border. The rest of the front is white with Lagerfeld’s last name capitalized in black text in the upper right corner. The address lines have handwritten text reading [unsent / Mr. André Leon Talley c.o. Vogue / The Condé Nast Building / 4 Times Square / New York, NY / USA]. The back of the envelope has the same black-and-ivory graphic with a red border as the front but along the right edge. Lagerfeld’s capitalized last name in black text is at the center of the closing fold. The envelope was closed with a vertical rectangular sticker, with [LAGERFELD] in white text against a black background at the top and the rest of the sticker has a red background with three rows of two white circles.

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Catalog reference: 2024.85.5.1

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