Carla Sozzani
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Carla Sozzani | |
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| Born | 1947 Mantua, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Alma mater | Bocconi University |
| Occupation(s) | Gallerist, businesswoman |
| Relatives | Franca Sozzani (sister), Francesco Carrozzini (nephew) |
Carla Sozzani (born 1947) is an Italian book and magazine editor, gallerist, and businesswoman. She founded the Galleria Carla Sozzani in 1989 and is the creator of 10 Corso Como, an art and fashion establishment in Milan.[1][2][3][4]
Early life and education
[edit]Sozzani was born in Mantua in 1947 and obtained a degree in Economics from Bocconi University in Milan. While attending university in the late 1960s and early 1970s, she began working as an editor for several Italian fashion magazines.
Career
[edit]In the following decade, Sozzani served as editor-in-chief for all of Italian Vogue's special issues, collaborating with photographers and artists such as Sarah Moon, Herb Ritts, Bruce Weber, Paolo Roversi, Robert Mapplethorpe, William Wegman, and Deborah Turbeville.[5]
In 1986, Sozzani left Italian Vogue and was appointed by Alexander Liberman as editor-at-large for American Vogue in Italy.[citation needed]
In 1987, Sozzani launched and edited the Italian edition of Elle. In 1989, she met American artist Kris Ruhs, beginning both a professional and personal relationship. In 1990, she founded the Galleria Carla Sozzani[6] at 10 Corso Como in Milan.
The gallery primarily focused on photography and published exhibition catalogues and books on the work of Walter Albini, Pierre Cardin, Rudi Gernreich, Paco Rabanne, as well as numerous photographers.
She subsequently oversaw more than 250 exhibitions of photography and design, showcasing the works of artists such as Man Ray, Horst, Annie Leibovitz, Helmut Newton, David La Chapelle, Jean Prouvé, Marc Newson, Shiro Kuramata, Loretta Lux, and Robert Polidori.[citation needed]
In 1991, Sozzani's gallery at 10 Corso Como was expanded to include a fashion and design store, a larger bookstore, a city garden café-restaurant, a hotel named Three Rooms, and a rooftop garden.[7][8][9][10]
In 2001, Sozzani edited Talking to Myself with Yohji Yamamoto, which she co-published with Steidl. She also curated a photography exhibition at the MEP in Paris. In 2002, she opened 10 Corso Como Comme des Garçons in Tokyo,[11] a co-venture store with Rei Kawakubo.
In 2008, in a joint venture with Samsung Group, she created 10 Corso Como in Seoul,[12][13] a three-story location combining fashion, art, design, and cuisine, designed by Kris Ruhs.
On 31 March 2012, 10 Corso Como opened its second location in Seoul, 10 Corso Como at Avenue L, also designed by Kris Ruhs.[14]
In September 2013, Sozzani partnered with Trendy International Group to bring the 10 Corso Como concept to China. The new 10 Corso Como Shanghai opened in a freestanding glass building, featuring photography, fashion, design, music, cuisine, a pastry café, and an outdoor terrace surrounded by plants.
In 2017, she established the Fondazione Sozzani, committed to advancing the quality and aesthetic depth of contemporary life by expanding knowledge of the history, execution, use, and presentation of both applied and fine arts.
In the fall of 2018, she opened a branch of 10 Corso Como in New York at South Street Seaport, in collaboration with the Howard Hughes Corporation.
Personal life
[edit]The longtime editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia was Carla Sozzani's younger sister, Franca Sozzani (1950-2016).
Further reading
[edit]- Baring, Louise (2024). Carla Sozzani: Art, Life, Fashion (Hardcover). London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0500023785.
References
[edit]- ^ "Carla Sozzani Enjoys Some Seaside Solitude". The Wall Street Journal. 25 February 2011.
- ^ "10 Corso Como and Liberty join forces". The Daily Telegraph. 22 January 2012.
- ^ "An interview with Carla Sozzani". The New York Times. 25 September 2011.
- ^ "'I feel best in Paris or Portofino'". Financial Times. 18 August 2007.
- ^ Favia, Roberta (April 4, 2018). "Berlino celebra Carla Sozzani, ex direttrice di Vogue, con una mostra della sua collezione fotografica".
- ^ "About". Galleria Carla Sozzani. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ "Les jeunes stylistes n'ont pas envie de souffrir". Le Monde. 29 February 2012.
- ^ "It's academic/Fashion students at Academy of Art compete for an internship in Paris with Azzedine Alaia". San Francisco Chronicle. 22 May 2005.
- ^ "Hotel Couture from Christian Lacroix". Travel and Leisure. June 2004.
- ^ "Boutique shopping in Milan". Condé Nast Traveller. May 2004. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012.
- ^ "10 Corso Como home page". 10corsocomo.com. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ "Seoul 1st Anniversary".
- ^ "The 31 Places to Go in 2010". The New York Times. 7 January 2010.
- ^ "10 Corso Como to Open Second Seoul Location". Women's Wear Daily. 13 February 2012.
- Living people
- 1947 births
- Italian women editors
- Italian women journalists
- Businesspeople from Mantua
- Italian people of Russian descent
- Elle (magazine) writers
- Bocconi University alumni
- Italian art dealers
- Women art dealers
- 20th-century Italian businesswomen
- 20th-century Italian businesspeople
- 21st-century Italian businesswomen
- 21st-century Italian businesspeople
- Italian magazine editors
- Fashion journalists
- Fashion editors
- Italian non-fiction writers
- Vogue (magazine) people
- Women magazine editors