Vogue Italia
Amber Valletta on the cover of Vogue Italia
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| Editor-In-Chief | Emanuele Farneti |
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| Categories | Fashion |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 145,000 (2007). |
| Publisher | Condé Nast |
| Year founded | 1965 |
| Company | Vogue Italia |
| Country | Italy |
| Based in | Milan |
| Language | Italian |
| Website | vogue.it/en |
Vogue Italia is the Italian edition of Vogue magazine. Owned by Condé Nast International, it is the least commercial of all editions of Vogue magazine and has been called the top fashion magazine in the world.
Its imagery is frequently shocking and provocative; according to the art director of British Vogue, its photographs "go beyond straight fashion to be about art and ideas".
Vogue Italia was first pubished as Novita (News) in October 1964 until November 1965, when the name was changed as Vogue & Novita, and then again as Vogue Italia in May 1966 until this day.
In 1961, Condé Nast contacted the owner of Novita magazine to invest in a new fashion magazine. From October 1964 until November 1965, the magazine was published as Novita.
In 1965, after 73 years since the birth of Vogue, Vogue Italia was launched, as Vogue & Novita, being the first issue for the month of November 1965. Consuelo Crespi lead the launch until 1966.
In 1966, Franco Sartori was appointed as the first editor-in-chief and under his leadership he changed the name from Vogue & Novita to Vogue Italia, being the May 1966 issue the first issue under the new name. He held the position for 22 years until 1988.
In 1988, Franca Sozzani became the second editor-in-chief for the publication, being the July/August 1988 her first issue for the magazine. Before Vogue Italia, Sozzani worked as editor for Vogue Bambini, and as editor-in-chief for Lei and subsequently for Per Lui, the men's edition of the former. After seeking new possibilites, the position in the magazine was offered and accepted by the italian journalist.
On July 2008, Sozzani create the black issue, featuring only black models in the whole issue. On 22 December 2016 Franca Sozzani died at the age of 66.
On 20 January 2017, it was officially announced by Jonathan Newhouse, CEO of Condé Nast International, that Emanuele Farneti would be the new editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia and L'Uomo Vogue. Farneti was the director of eight different magazines, being the latest GQ Italia.
Vogue Italia and the Italian fashion industry have historically had a symbiotic relationship, with Vogue Italia contributing to Milan's domination of the fashion world.
Recent influential editorials have included Steven Meisel's September 2006 "State of Emergency", a visual play on the War on Terror, and Meisel's July 2007 "Rehab", addressing recent celebrity visits to rehab clinics. and the August 2010 Issue, featuring Kristen McMenamy, shooting on the site of the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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