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For a person whose job is to edit — editor-in-chief Franca Sozzani doesn't seem to have much of a filter when it comes to giving interviews. From her quick defense of John Galliano immediately after his meltdown to her blog post about the "disease" of fashion bloggers, Sozzani is at once refreshingly candid and read
On Monday, Franca Sozzani took the stage at Harvard University alongside supermodel Doutzen Kroes and Huffington Post founder, Arianna Huffington, to discuss issues of body image in the media. To accommodate those who couldn’t make it to Cambridge to hear her in person, the editor published her speech online; but, a few read
Franca Sozzani's lack of tact in certain social issues (or her brazen, 'no-bullshit' vocalizations, depending on your opinions of her), have gotten her in hot water in the fashion community a few times. Most recently, Sozzani urged LVMH to hire back John Galliano despite his racist, anti-Semitic tirade. For an read
There's an article on the Daily Beast and in Newsweek that recaps the life, career, and character of the talented, provocative Vogue Italia editor Franca Sozzani. For the uninitiated, it's a must-read introduction to Sozzani's considerable strengths and one of her weaknesses—a lack of understanding of certain racial and read
Don't bite the hand that feeds you—especially if they're covered in Deborah Lippman nail polish and suffer from blogging-induced carpal tunnel. Franca Sozzani bashed bloggers on her own blog today, accusing them of irrelevancy, vanity, naïveté, and comparing them... read
themoment: "Tom Ford and L'wren Scott at the IHT Luxury Conference party. #heritagelux http://twitpic.com/35ef7h" How many sharp suits and black leather ensembles are too many? We just can't get enough of the James Bond glamour! iamMarkRonson: "on a plane, making... read
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