Naomi Campbell is mourning the loss of her late friend André Leon Talley, who died Tuesday of undisclosed circumstances at the age of 73.
Alongside a collection of throwback photos of the pair posted to Instagram Thursday, Campbell, 51, wrote a lengthy caption sharing some of the highlights of their friendship, “from flying in helicopters in Brazil and landing in a football field in a storm, to running around Moscow buying Russian dolls and typical Russian hats, to dancing around in my hotel room in Paris.”
Addressing the fashion icon, Campbell began the post, “Words cannot describe what it feels like knowing you are no longer with us in the physical form, like everyone who loves you my heart skipped a beat.
“When I heard I reached out to @dvf [Diane von Fürstenberg] who let me know you went peacefully without pain.”
The supermodel also shared a memory from her last trip with Talley in 2019, when the pair traveled to Nigeria.
“Everyone said you would cancel on me last minute and I refused to believe .. and there you came to Lagos with a wheelchair and all, and you embraced everyone and everyone embraced you,” Naomi Campbell wrote.
“You were animated, fun and seeing all the young Nigerian creatives sitting at your feet taking notes with admiration, to going to church on Easter Sunday in Lagos of which you said coming to Africa was like an epiphany for you. Seeing you so happy and in your zone is how I choose to remember you.”
“Your unconditional love and support has never wavered, from encouraging me to pick up the phone and calling Anna Wintour and asking for my first American vogue cover September issue to just sitting in bed ordering room service watching tv. You were Andre a ray of light filled with laughter and positivity that played a huge impact of our ever lasting family ship.”
“Andre is on his way to the other side and will drape you all in divine larger than life luxury. I love you always,” Campbell concluded. “REST EASY KING.”
