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Francisco Costa Set To Recieve André Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award From SCAD

Did You Know There Is An 'Andre Leon Talley' Award?
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Senior Fashion Editor, The Huffington Post

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Andre Leon Talley is many things--a fashion editor, author, reality show judge and soon-to-be talk show host.

What you might not know is that our favorite robe-wearing fashionisto is also the namesake of a Lifetime Achievement Award at The Savannah College of Art and Design. And this weekend the women’s creative director of Calvin Klein Collection, Francisco Costa, will be the recipient of the 2013 award.

Talley, who holds an honorary doctorate at SCAD and serves on the school's board of trustees, will present Costa with the honor along with SCAD president and co-founder Paula Wallace.

“Francisco Costa’s work at Calvin Klein Collection is elegant and utterly timeless,” Wallace told Savannah Morning News. “It is an honor for SCAD to recognize this icon of American fashion with the 2013 André Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award.”

In addition, SCAD will present an exhibit of Costa’s work as well as a moderated conversation with the designer. Costa will discuss his storied career for the event with fashion journalist and Essence's former editor-in-chief, Constance White.

Congrats, Francisco!

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(EXCLUSIVE, Premium Rates Apply) Mariah Carey, Andre Leon Talley (Photo by Sylvain Gaboury/FilmMagic)
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 08: Barbara Walters and Andre Leon Talley attend Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2008 Ralph Lauren Show at Central Park Conservatory Garden on September 8, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage)
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Jennifer Lopez and Andre Leon Talley during Olympus Fashion Week Fall 2005 - Sweetface by Jennifer Lopez and Andy Hilfiger - Backstage Arrivals at The Tent, Bryant Park in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by KMazur/WireImage)
Ralph Lauren Soho Celebrates Fashion's Night Out(04 of21)
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 10: Andre Leon Talley and Janelle Monae attend the Ralph Lauren celebration of Fashion's Night Out at Ralph Lauren Soho on September 10, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by John Parra/Getty Images for Ralph Lauren) (credit:Getty Images)
Vera Wang - Front Row - Spring 2011 MBFW(05 of21)
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 14: Vogue's Editor at Large Andre Leon Talley, tennis player Serena Williams and Vogue magazine editor-in-chief Anna Wintour attend the Vera Wang Spring 2011 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Stage at Lincoln Center on September 14, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for IMG) (credit:Getty Images)
Vera Wang - Front Row - Spring 2011 MBFW(06 of21)
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 14: Vogue's Editor at Large Andre Leon Talley and tennis player Serena Williams attend the Vera Wang Spring 2011 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Stage at Lincoln Center on September 14, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for IMG) (credit:Getty Images)
Chado Ralph Rucci - Front Row - Fall 2011 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week(07 of21)
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NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 14: Actress Whoopi Goldberg (L) and Vogue Editor at Large Andre Leon Talley attend the Chado Ralph Rucci Fall 2011 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at 536 broadway on February 14, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for IMG) (credit:Getty Images)
Tyra Banks & Andre Leon Talley Celebrate America's Next Top Model Premiere(08 of21)
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 08: Tyra Banks and Andre Leon Talley celebrate the cycle 15 premiere of America's Next Top Model at Marea on September 8, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for CW) (credit:Getty Images)
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Andre Leon Talley and Naomi Campbell wearing Alexander McQueen at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York (Photo by Rabbani and Solimene Photography/WireImage)
Rockport Celebrates Fashion's Night Out With Dylan's Candy Bar(10 of21)
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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 08: Andre Leon Talley, Dylan Lauren and Olivia Munn attends Rockport and Dylan's Candy Bar Fashion Night Out Event at Dylan's Candy Bar on September 8, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Rockport) (credit:Getty Images)
Norma Kamali Spring 2012 Collection And Launch Of NORMAKAMALI3D.COM(11 of21)
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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 14: Designer Norma Kamali (L) and editor Andre Leon Talley (R) attend the Norma Kamali Spring 2012 collection and launch of NORMAKAMALI3D at David Rubenstein Atrium on September 14, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for Norma Kamali) (credit:Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 05:Lucy Liu and Andre Leon Talley attend the 11th Annual ACE Awards at Cipriani 42 on November 5, 2007 in New York City.(Photo by Jamie McCarthy/WireImage)
Joaquin Sorolla And The Glory Of Spanish Dress VIP Opening Gala(13 of21)
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NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 07: Oscar de la Renta (L) and Andre Leon Talley attend the Joaquin Sorolla and the Glory of Spanish Dress VIP opening gala at the Queen Sofia Spanish Institute on December 7, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
US Embassy Hosts A Cocktail & Dinner In Honor Of Designer Michael Kors(14 of21)
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PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 07: Anna Wintour and Andre Leon Talley attend a cocktail and dinner hosted in honor of designer Michael Kors during Paris Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2012 at the Embassy Of The United States on March 7, 2011 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 14: (L-R) André Leon Talley, Julius Tennon and actress Viola Davis attend the Vera Wang Fall 2012 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion at The Stage at Lincoln Center on February 14, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week) (credit:Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 9: (ITALY OUT/NY DAILY NEWS OUT/NY NEWSDAY OUT) Donald Trump (R) and Andre Leon Talley attend the Michael Kors Show in Bryant Park February 9, 2005 in New York City. (Photo By Arnaldo Magnani/Getty Images)
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MOSCOW - MAY 24: Marc Anthony and Andre Leon Talley attend the NEON Charity Gala in aid of the IRIS Foundation on May 24, 2010 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Victor Boyko/Neon/Getty Images)
The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards - Red Carpet(18 of21)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 12: TV Personalities Nancy O'Dell (L) and Andre Leon Talley arrive at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images For The Recording Academy) (credit:Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 18: American editor-at-large for Vogue magazine Andre Leon Talley (L) and Russell Simmons attend the Laura Smalls Fall/Winter 2010 presentation at The Plaza Hotel on February 18, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
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Andre Leon Talley and Brooke Shields (Photo by Donato Sardella/WireImage)
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Naomi Campbell, Zac Posen, Andre Leon Talley and Sean 'Diddy' Combs (Photo by Michael Loccisano/FilmMagic)
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