“The inimitable fashion veteran shares the scandals and name-dropping details of his sartorial career . . . Talley mixes the serious and the saucy with equal heft. Though his legacy speaks for itself, this balanced, entertaining memoir is dramatic proof in print. A heartfelt and often eyebrow-raising memoir perfect for armchair fashionistas or high-fashion insiders.” —Kirkus Reviews

“The writing is deliciously good, and, as a narrator, Talley is both incisive and dizzyingly unreliable, which adds to the fun.” —The Guardian

“Yes, The Chiffon Trenches offers up plenty of delicious gossip and envy-inducing name-drops. But in the midst of all the glamour, the book also has heartbreak. Talley writes beautifully and sorrowfully.” —Shondaland

“The Chiffon Trenches is a moving, at times heartbreaking, account of one dreamer’s front-row view of an industry that despite his best hopes didn’t always love him back. Now an éminence grise, [Talley] pulls no punches with his side of the story.” —Town & Country