The latest editorial from Italian Vogue with Aline Weber photographed by Greg Kadel plays with the ideals of androgyny, femininity, and the punk aesthetic. The tailored clothing, sharp bangs and makeup on the model are offset by feminine backdrops of gardens and charming vintage chairs. I must say bravo Italian Vogue keep putting out such inspiring editorials!

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Amo Franca Sozzani; her style, her class, her fashion radar, her grounded glamour, and of course her Italian Vogue. I wanted to pay her this mini tribute of my favorite 26 covers from 1988, when she started at Italian Vogue, till her last October 2008 issue. Read the full story

Daphne Guinness is a descendant of the Guinness (yes the beer) family… her wikipedia article says “Guinness is prominent in the fashion world as a style icon, journalist and noted collector of Haute couture” .

Probably the best summary you can get, I shop and I write and I wear couture!

Anyway this shoot is the best I have seen in a long time. It looks like an Action-Adventure movie and her hair is amazingly outrageous.  Photography by Steve Klein. More of the photoshoot here

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Anna Piaggi is an Italian muse, writer, and style icon. She has written for Italian VOGUE and in the 1980s, the avante-garde magazine Vanity. In 2006 she confessed to owning 2865 dresses and 265 pairs of shoes, never wearing the same outfit twice. With her curled blue hair, cupid’s bow lips, fantastic hats, and elaborately bright style, she is unmistakable.

She’s been a great influence and friends in the fashion industry for over 50 years and she still rocks the most amazing, over-the-top outfits.