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A fashion icon’s remarkable story
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sional life. I’ve read some criti-
cism of the film’s failure to delve
more deeply and critically into
how Talley achieved what he did
and into his personal failings. The
criticism seemed to me to miss
the point entirely; in some ways,
there is no way to explain how a
person moves through such chal-
lenging circumstances to find his
voice with such clarity. Director
Kate Novack’s approach avoids
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asking direct questions for which
answers will oversimplify the in-
quiry. Instead, she shows us Talley
being his voluble yet tender-heart-
ed self, demonstrates his connec-
tion to his origins and his capacity
to build lasting ties with people
across a particular broad spectrum
of time, class, race, and context.
That’s the story. It’s a depic-
tion of the resilience of someone
who came from the margins, who
is still in some sense an outli-
er -- and who manages to shift
developing aesthetically pleasing
and safe spaces to enjoy. The ren-
ovations include fixing drainage
pipes, painting over chipped door
frames, and transplanting yard
plants to areas with more light.
New green technology has been
added to all 116 units, including
water saving fixtures and low
energy lighting that will save in
excess of 1,000 gallons of water
and reduce energy consumption
by at least 60 percent a year, re-
spectively.
The nonprofit will soon host
a garden party to celebrate the
opening of the first of many com-
munity gardens built in partner-
every conversation in which he
participates, just by showing up
as himself. Even in the world of
fashion, which many would see as
frivolous, a story like this one has
potential to teach and inspire.
Darleen Ortega is a judge on
the Oregon Court of Appeals and
the first woman of color to serve
in that capacity. Her movie review
column Opinionated Judge ap-
pears regularly in The Portland
Observer. Find her movie blog at
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ship with City Repair, another
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