Vogue Italia

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title = Vogue Italia


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editor = Franca Sozzani
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frequency = Monthly
circulation = 145,000 (2007)
category = Fashion
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publisher = Condé Nast
firstdate = 1964
country = Italy
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language = Italian
website = [http://www.style.it/cont/vogue/home-vogue.asp www.style.it/cont/vogue/home-vogue.asp]

"Vogue Italia" is the Italian edition of "Vogue" magazine. It is the least commercial of all editions of "Vogue" magazine and has been called the top fashion magazine in the world. [http://books.google.com/books?id=pkeaOOxb_isC&pg=PA16&sig=JJmC6YC-Hmmm6Z5P2Cfbvz_jrSA] 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 established in 1964. [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/femail/article.html?in_article_id=482211&in_page_id=1 Bella Italia: a look into the why Italian Vogue is still on top] .] "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, [ [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1871261,00.html A taste for torture?] ] and Meisel's July 2007 "Rehab", addressing recent celebrity visits to rehab clinics. [ [http://blogs.news.com.au/fullychic/index.php/news/comments/rapid_detox_meisels_emgirls_interrupted_em_push_rehab_chic/ Rapid detox: Meisel’s Girls, Interrupted push rehab chic] ] [ [http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/fashion/article2265124.ece ‘A fun take on rehab chic’ – brave or sick?] ] The July 2008 issue was devoted to black models. The issue featured only black models, photographed by Steven Meisel, and the articles will all pertain to black women in the arts and entertainment. [cite web | url=http://runway.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/18/beauty-and-soul/index.html?ref=fashion | title="Beauty and Soul" | author=Horyn, Cathy | publisher=NY Times | date=2008-06-18| accessdate=2008-07-01] The magazine claimed to showcase black models in response to anger caused by the disinclination of fashion magazines to display black models on their covers. Fashion industry insiders claim black models are featured less often because they are unable to sell. This statement, along with the formation of a protest group in New York that challenges racism in the industry, convinced Italian Vogue's editor, Franca Sozzani to create this issue. [cite web | url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/2162846/Italian-Vogue-shows-black-models-only.html | title="Italian Vogue shows black models only" | author=Cockcroft, Lucy | publisher=Telegraph UK | date=2008-06-20 | accessdate=2008-07-01] The issue included established supermodels like Tyra Banks, Naomi Campbell and Iman, as well as contemporary models, including Jourdan Dunn, Chanel Iman and Sessilee Lopez.

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