Photo Gallery Making Points in Style
Since becoming editor of Vogue Italia in 1988, Sozzani has become one of the most influential women in the fashion world.
The editors of Vogue magazines around the world have a huge influence in the fashion world. Anna Wintour, editor of the American edition, is an obvious example as is Carine Roitfeld, editor of French Vogue. Sozanni is not quite as well known as her colleagues, but she is just as influential.
Franca Sozzani at Milan Fashion Week in 2009.
In order to offer that "dream" of fashion, Vogue Italia uses the world's best photographers, including the likes of the late, great German photographer, Helmut Newton.
A cameraman taking a picture of an Andreas Gursky photograph. Gursky is one of the best known art photographers in the world and Sozzani says German "art photography" is part of a strong tradition in Germany.
Is there such a thing as a German signature style? A model presents a dress inspired by the Berlin Wall in 2009.
German sportsmen's wives in traditional costume. Sozzani: "That old adage about Germans having no taste is still going around today but I would say that the opposite is true."
A model in a Helmut Lang show in 2008. Although designers like Lang, who no longer designs the collections, might appear to epitomize sensible Germanic qualities, Sozzani says, "there's no point in trying to reduce the Germans to their rationality or their desire for order:"
Menswear by the Jil Sander label as shown in Milan in 2009. The Sander collection is known for it's clean and minimal lines.
A design by German designer Karl Lagerfeld. Sozzani does not think German women lack in style. "An elegant German woman is truly elegant," she says. "Just think about Karl Lagerfeld -- the unique elegance and extravagance that his creations engender come from a vision of femininity that he himself has seen and experienced."
Models at the Dolce & Gabbana show in Milan in 2009. Collections were criticized by some for being influenced by Berlusconi's "bimbos," a reference to the Italian leader's proclivity for parties with much younger women.
Franca Sozzani (R) with leading Italian deisgner, Girogio Armani at a function in 2009.
Fashion Week in India. Sozzani says that she understands why every country wants their own fashion week. "But," she says, "if I had to see them all, I would never stop traveling."
