
This past May, Teyana Taylor made jaws drop with her Met Gala look. "I immediately thought of André Leon Talley, the ultimate Black dandy who loved nothing more than to dress in a dramatic cape," Marie Claire fashion editor Lauren Tappan wrote at the time.
Speaking to editor-in-chief Nikki Ogunnaike for the cover of Marie Claire's Changemakers issue—an interview also recorded for Ogunnaike's podcast "Nice Talk"—Taylor opens up about working on the look with the legendary Carter.