Launched in 1950 by Emilia Kuster Rosselli [it] as Novità the magazine was loosely inspired by American fashion publications Harper's Bazaar and Vogue, however it had a distinct Italian style.

It was in March 1962 that Condé Nast acquired the publication,[6] and the October 1964 edition (still titled Novità) with Wilhelmina Cooper (photographed by Irving Penn) on the cover is cited as the launch issue of Vogue Italia.

[26] On early September 2021, it was confirmed that the magazine would no longer feature an editor-in-chief but will be led by a head of editorial content, a position assigned to former fashion market director Francesca Ragazzi.

In her new role, Ragazzi reported to Anna Wintour and to Vogue European editorial director Edward Enninful.

[citation needed] Recent influential editorials have included Steven Meisel's September 2006 "State of Emergency", a visual play on the War on Terror,[28] and Meisel's July 2007 "Rehab", addressing recent celebrity visits to rehab clinics.

[29][30] and the August 2010 Issue, featuring Kristen McMenamy, shooting on the site of the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

[31] Vogue Italia hosts their annual "Remix Contest" (in-association with the International Fur Federation) to provide a platform for up-and-coming designers.

In 2019, Netherlands-born designer Berivan Cemal[32] won the event; the judges' panel included Vogue talent Sara Sozzani Maino, expert of fur sustainability Samantha De Reviziis, Italian designer Gabriele Colangelo and Filipino fashion influencer Bryanboy.

This belief, along with the formation of a protest group in New York City that challenges racism in the industry, convinced Italian Vogue's editor, Franca Sozzani to create this issue.

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