About The Vogue Italia Archive‎ (1964 - current)
Description: The Vogue Italia Archive will make available the backfile - spanning more than half a century – of one of the most influential and renowned international editions of Vogue.* Pages are reproduced in high-resolution color, with rich indexing enabling images to be searched by, for example, garment type, designer, and brand names. In addition to the editorial content, covers, advertisements, and pictorial features are captured as separate documents to permit effective searching and discovery. The magazine had a trade emphasis when it launched in 1964 but, from the outset, it regularly used leading photographers, such as Albert Watson, Helmut Newton, and Richard Avedon. It subsequently became more overtly a magazine of style and is now recognized as the most artistic edition of Vogue. Its many innovative, often controversial, initiatives include publishing an all-black issue (featuring only black models and offering articles about black women in the arts) and using plus-size cover models (part of a campaign against pro-anorexia websites). The archive spans all aspects of the fashion world, from trends and runway shows to personalities and industry initiatives. Among the leading photographers/directors to have contributed are Steven Meisel, Peter Lindberg, Bruce Weber, Paolo Roversi, Miles Aldridge, Ellen Von Unwerth, Solve Sundsbo, Mario Sorrenti, and Steve Hiett. Editorial content, however, extends beyond fashion, with high-quality coverage of many other topics, such as art, film, literature, music, cuisine, architecture/design, beauty/health, and travel. The magazine is also known for its social commentary and bold treatment of current issues and events, having addressed topics including environment/sustainability, cosmetic surgery, addiction, war and foreign policy, terrorism/security, and domestic violence. Vogue Italia's appeal is international, with almost half of its print issues typically being sold outside of Italy. Former editor, the late Franca Sozzani, spoke of the magazine's enduring ethos of maximizing its global reach through prioritizing visuals and recognizing that the image must be the real language of the magazine. * Our policy is to include each issue from volume 1, issue 1 (with new issues added on an ongoing basis) and to scan from cover to cover. Due to the rarity of some of the original print volumes, however, there are some small gaps (issues or pages).

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