I was doing the Black Issue in 2006 and then went to Africa for Uomo Vogue. I've worked with Gucci and Fendi, committed to create jobs. Fifty percent of those ads went to non-government organizations in Africa. [Nelson] Mandela was on the cover, it helped create attention.
Franca SozzaniEverything inspires me. It could be a movie. It could be a book. It could be a house. It could be one word - I'll think for hours and hours about one word sometimes. It could be anything.
Franca SozzaniToday it's normal. Photos used to be a support to the text, but we turned things around, reducing the words to a minimum.
Franca SozzaniI was living in the moment that feminism came out of, and I think it's only through the work that women are doing today that they are making out better than men. So it's important that you are a feminist in your mind but that you have an attitude sometimes like men.
Franca SozzaniIn โCurvy,โ they are superhappy with their sizes. We help them dress fashionably. We say: Itโs pointless for you to buy leggings, take this because this will look good on you. We help them choose. We donโt talk about diets because they donโt want to be on a diet, but itโs not a ghetto. Why should these women slim down? Many of the women who have a few extra kilos are especially beautiful and also more feminine.
Franca SozzaniI thought Italian Vogue had always been considered the most experimental, avant-garde magazine. If I was going to use the same kind of language and the same kind of photos or images on the web site, it would be a disaster because Vogue has its own world, and it could be a little bit cold, you know? We don't give what you call a service.
Franca Sozzani