Franca Sozzani, editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia, has received the Legion d'Honneur at the Elysee in Paris. To assign the prestigious recognition, the President of the French Repubblic Nicolas Sarkozy, accompanied by his wife Carla Bruni, with this motivation.
"Franca Sozzani is a great philosopher of the fashion world and these 25 years in Conde Nast represent a major success from a artistic and financial point of view. She has an important role in the discovery of new talents and has distinguished herself for having opened the doors of this world always looking for synergies with other sectors of the market. A brave woman for being output from the classical canons of fashion and giving space on Vogue Italia to the black and curvy reality. French fashion has to thank this Italian Editor-in chief for the support that she has brought to the fashion world in these years."
Edizioni Conde Nast Spa, owned by Conde Nast International, is the Italian leader in the quality publishing sector, boasting a stable that comprises 15 monthlies: Vanity Fair, Vogue Italia, L'Uomo Vogue, Glamour, GQ, GQ Style,Wired, AD, Traveller, Myself, Vogue Bambini, Vogue Gioiello, Vogue Accessory, Vogue Sposa, Sposabella. Conde Nast Italia has also strengthened its internet presence, through the launch of 5 websites: Style.it, VanityFair.it, Vogue.it, Wired.it and Gq.com. Each month these websites reach an overall total of 6 million users (unique browsers), who visit a monthly average of over 115 million pages. (Source: Nielsen Online, Sitecensus February 2012).
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