Un ritratto inusuale, quello che il Washington Post traccia su Franca

Un ritratto inusuale, quello che il Washington Post traccia su Franca Sozzani, la
direttrice di Vogue Italia. L’ampio articolo è tutto incentrato sul suo ruolo di
promotrice della diversità, condotto promuovendo l’immagine di modelle dalle misure
più vicine a quelle delle donne comuni e coinvolgendo indossatrici di origine africana.
Il percorso era iniziato nel 2008, con una “black issue” del mensile, nel quale tutte le
modelle erano, appunto, di colore.
Abstract of the article “Editor of Vogue’s Italian editino celebrates black and
brown women and fat ones, too”
Written by Robin Givhan
On The Washington Post, November 24th 2010
“A magazine editor from a homogeneous country like Italy seems like an unlikely
champion for diversity, but Vogue Italia is an insider's magazine, and where it goes,
American magazines will follow”
“Franca Sozzani, the editor of Vogue Italia, has taken the lead on one of the most
fraught topics in her industry: diversity. She did so in reaction to runways that, in the
past few years, had turned strikingly homogenous as a steady stream of pin-thin, white
models - most hailing from Eastern Europe - began to dominate the catwalks of New
York and Europe.” (…)
“Under the prestigious banner of Vogue Italia, Sozzani now celebrates black and brown
women, fat girls and obese ones, too. Sozzani works out of a modest, book-strewn,
brightly lit office overlooking Piazza Cadorna, which is dominated by a two-story
sculpture of a blunt-tipped needle threaded with a loop of rainbow-colored yarn.
Sozzani's magazine claims a modest circulation of about 120,000 to 170,000, compared
with American Vogue's 1.2 million. But do not be misled by Sozzani's small footprint.”
(…)
L’articolo è a disposizione gratuitamente al seguente link:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/23/AR201011230637
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