Vogue Italia's famed fashion writer, Anna Piaggi has
passed away Tuesday morning. She died in her Milan home; she was 81.
The fashion world mourns the loss of the incredible style icon.
Franca Sozzani, editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia, tweeted "23
anni di lavoro insieme, migliaia di D.P. realizzate insieme. Ti
ricorderò sempre Anna," which translates to, "23 years of working
together, thousands of D.P. carried out together. I will always remember
you, Anna." Mr. Mickey of Paper magazine notes that
visionaries like Piaggi come around but once a lifetime, "Devastated to
hear about the death of fashion legend Anna Piaggi. A genius like that
comes along once in a lifetime." He continued,
"Thinking about Anna Piaggi's world class fashion looks! Who will pick
up the fallen standard??? We all need to kick things up a notch!"
Piaggi was known for her eccentric and colorful double page spreads
in Italian Vogue and her bright and outrageous fashion. A front-row
staple, Piaggi's inspirations, opinions, and wisdom were crucially
influential to fashion insiders and novices alike.
Before becoming a famed journalist, Piaggi worked as a translator for
Mondadori, an Italian publishing company. After that brief stint, she
went on to become a fashion writer; eventually becoming a top choice
writer in the 60s. She wrote for fashion magazines like Vogue Italia, Arianna (one of Italy's first women's magazines), La Settimana Incom, Epoca, Linea Italiana, Annabella, Panorama, and in the 1980s the avante-garde magazine Vanity. The trendsetting Piaggi used a bright red manual Olivetti valentine typewriter to create her work.
Her fashion files are endless. Piaggi reportedly owned 2865 dresses
and 265 pairs of shoes. Her taste was excessive, elaborate, and
eclectic. If her expression was not illustrated through words they were
definitely portrayed through her style. Having such a reputation for
also never wearing anything twice, the fashion world regarded her as one
of the primary style influencers and icons.
Piaggi served as both friend and muse to many of fashion's greatest
leaders including Karl Lagerfeld, whom she has known since the 1970s,
Manolo Blahnik, who has dubbed her "The world's last great authority on
frocks", and British milliner Stephen Jones.
The late legend will be forever remembered for her massive contributions to fashion journalism and style. New York Times famed
sartorial photographer, Bill Cunningham, remembers Piaggi as "a fine
poet in clothes." She was definitely something the world lacks of today -
an original.
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