ニューヨーク・タイムズさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ニューヨーク・タイムズInstagram)「Since 2004, the fashion icon André Leon Talley has lived in an 11-room white colonial just north of New York City. Now, the owners want him out. George Malkemus, the former head of Manolo Blahnik USA, and Anthony Yurgaitis, his business partner and husband, bought the house in 2004 for about $1 million with the understanding that Talley, who took aim at the legends of style Anna Wintour and Karl Lagerfeld in his memoir last year, would live there and pay the couple money each month. They called this “rent,” and the three men signed a two-year lease, renewable for up to eight more years. The lease expired in 2014 and was never re-signed, and the amount of money Talley paid each month varied widely, depending on his income. In November 2020, Malkemus and Yurgaitis sued to evict Talley. In late January, Talley filed a counterclaim, saying he believed these payments were an equity investment intended to result in his ownership of the house. In some ways, the lawsuits are simply the latest cautionary tale about the problems of mixing work and friendship. But more broadly, the problem with the house throws light on a pattern of behavior long endemic to the fashion world, in which gifts, favors and influence were the currency of exchange. Often, it was hard to tell what was business and what was personal. Having now paid $955,558 according to an exhibit attached to the filing, Talley requests that the house be placed in a trust so he can prove his right to ownership. Malkemus contends that he is owed $515,872.96, and that, well, it’s his house. Tap the link in our bio to read more about Talley’s battle with Malkemus and Yurgaitis. Photo by @edeani.」3月1日 0時00分