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...Speaking by telephone from her Milan office, Sozzani explained that the original concept began to take shape while sitting at the runways of Europe's top designers. "I was at the shows, and of all the (white) models, there was nobody who struck me: not one name, not one face." Indeed, the only young catwalk star who really caught the editor's eye was Ethiopian-born Liya Kebede...
...Kebede, along with Naomi Campbell, Jourdan Dunn and Sessilee Lopez, are the cover girls for four different versions of Vogue's Black issue, with the 100-page spread photographed by star shooter Steven Meisel. Sozzani says that black women stand out "because they are so elegant - it is an innate elegance." Most of the advertisements, however, feature white models, a sign that even a powerful editor can shake the industry's tree only so much...
...Sozzani has turned Vogue Italia into one of the most respected publications in women's fashion, even though it's not among the top sellers (it has a circulation of 120,000 and is written in Italian). The magazine has caught worldwide attention in the past not only for its eye for fashion trends, but for features on terrorism, drug abuse and plastic surgery. Sozzani says she has always aspired to reach beyond Italy, and was quick to react when her colleagues in the U.S. and U.K. were missing this black fashion moment. "I've always wanted to bring...
...Features in the current issue include interviews with director Spike Lee and Edmonde Charles-Roux, the editor of Vogue Paris who quit in 1966 when the publisher wouldn't use a cover of black model. (Sozzani, by contrast, says she had the full support of her superiors.) There is also a profile of Michelle Obama. Sozzani is impressed with both the aspiring President and his spouse. "Neither one of them follow the trends, but they each have their own style," she says...
...Sozzani isn't the only one taking notice of the Chicago super-couple's fashion sense. Michelle Obama recently made Vanity Fair's best-dressed list for the second year running, while Italian designer Donatella Versace says the presumptive Democratic nominee was the inspiration for her Spring 2009 line, as the new "relaxed man" look. One question no fashion maven can answer: Will Obama still meet that description after the rigors still ahead in the campaign...