Franca Sozzani

The May issue of L'Uomo Vogue is entirely dedicated to Africa, a continent with great potentialities and a strong will to redeem itself.

"REBRANDING AFRICA" is the screamer on the cover.

What does it mean? It means that Africa is a continent...

My lecture at FIT lasted for an hour and a half, so I'm going to do a recap of the main points as it would be pointless to publish it fully.

"Creating a magazine today with great photographers, top models and designer clothes is an old way...

In 2003, when Leymah Gbowee was awarded, alongside two other African women the Nobel Peace Prize, her name became particularly well-known because she employed a rather unusual method to bring to an end a civil war that had been going on for 13 years in Liberia. She launched...

FIT is New York's best-known college for fashion, design, art and communication. FIT is not only a college, as it also features an exhibition space -- the museum at FIT -- that regularly hosts exhibitions on fashion or more technical topics like textiles, design or various personalities. FIT is internationally...

Many cult movies, two Academy Awards and famous all over the world, Barbra Streisand never had a nose job and she is proud of that -- and rightly so. A cute button nose profile wouldn't have enhanced her natural personality.

Gisele Bündchen was told she would not...

Four Stanford alumni came up with an idea to help young university students, creating a funding system which provides online loans to finance their studies or start a small business. Loan rates are obviously low and SoFi was such an instant hit that 40 other U.S. universities -- including Harvard...

The documentary directed by Daniel Junge -- the winner of the Oscar award for this year's Best Documentary Short -- brings to light a common practice in Pakistan, but also in India and Bangladesh, Nepal and Afghanistan, widespread also in present time as a form of punishment when women disobey...

The health concern associated with anorexia and eating disorders, generally speaking, does not seem to wane. Indeed, results of specialized studies show, in the best case scenario, an unchanged outlook with the higher incidence occurring in the teenage female population (although the number of male patients is also on the...

I fully agree with you on the fact that some issues move people away from each other, as nothing like remaining in the dark about problems helps staying happy. Still, I want to talk to you about Africa, but in a positive way and tell you we are going to...

How is it that when we do or say something different from what is commonly accepted it is defined as controversial, thus sparking controversy? As a rule I find it very interesting to hear opinions that are different from mine, and at times they make me think in a different...

Today I had to prepare the speech I will deliver in Harvard on April 2. The first thing you consider is who will be in the audience: Students and also professors. It cannot possibly be a simple "little speech," as it will touch important issues related to health and the...

Many of you have asked me how did it feel to be standing there at the Élysée. Well, I was excited for what was happening to me and for what I represented at that moment: my magazine Vogue and my country. I was the only Italian, and proud of it.

There were two crucial moments yesterday when I received the Légion d'Honneur. The first one occurred during the lunch held at the Italian Embassy, hosted by Ambassador Giovanni Caracciolo di Vietri and attended by all the Italian and French fashion designers. The second one was at the Élysée, with President...

Who is Bill Cunningham? He is the first blogger in history. That is, the first "street photographer." He takes pictures of people in the street, outside and inside fashion shows, but also in the streets of New York, Paris and Milan. For years he has photographed whatever he liked and...

It's hard to review collections seen two days ago, and already online on our site a few hours after the show has ended. I think that everybody talks about fashion, more or less appropriately, and that in any case they are entitled to make their comments and say what they...

At the end of Milan's fashion week, a general assessment of the season has given excellent results. This is of extreme importance, in particular, in such a peculiar time for Italy. It was so great seeing Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo devote to our country their totally...

It's hard for beginners to find their own way, and thus obtain the attention of the press and buyers. But don't think it's easier for "big," well-established designers to renew their style, amaze and keep exciting the general admiration and appreciation.

Respect is almost an unfashionable word....

The exhibition for The Queen's Diamond Jubilee held at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, illustrates a long period in the history of England through the portraits of young Elizabeth realized by Cecil Beaton from the '30s to the '60s.
 
Everything had started years...

The daughters of Barack Obama, the president of the United States of America, have been banned from Facebook. A decision one can understand and share. They are the daughters of the president and exposing their activities, friendships and habits is totally unsafe for someone in that role.

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"Precarious, poorly paid and lost. The under-30 generation is living in Italy its worst season ever, cut off from the idea of progress and promotion that has always supported the generational turnover." (Walter Passerini for La Stampa).

Our country does exactly the opposite of other nations. Young workers are paid...