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“Fashion has always been very generous. Think of what it has done for curing AIDS.”

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Franca Sozzani was an influential Italian fashion journalist and editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia from 1988 to 2016. She was known for her innovative approach to fashion and her commitment to diversity and inclusivity in the industry. more

“There are designers there, we have to think of production, but I am not changing Africa. But if we all do something together....We have to know our limits, I don't have the pretense I can change the world. And I don't want to set up events [to raise money]. Because what happens if the following year they don't have an event, they won't eat?”

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“I never program anything, I decide at the last minute.”

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Author:Franca Sozzani

“I feel what is in the air. I go with my instinct.”

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Author:Franca Sozzani

“The only time I was really surprised was the reaction to the [shoot dedicated to the] BP oil [spill in 2010]. I didn't expect it at all. It was for the August issue, perhaps one of the less relevant months, but there was so much buzz. It was picked up all over the American television, but I defended my position. I don't understand those that say that a magazine such as Vogue should not talk about these things.”

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Author:Franca Sozzani

“Fashion is a mirror of the era in which we live. Why should the magazine be disconnected from reality? It's not like in the past.”

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Author:Franca Sozzani

“Where is the video of Kanye [West] telling me he was going to call me 'that b***h' in his song? It doesn't exist because it never happened. You don't get to control someone's emotional response to being called 'that b***h' in front of the entire world.”

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Author:Taylor Swift

“I wanted us to have a friendly relationship [with Kanye West]. He promised to play the song for me, but he never did.”

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Author:Taylor Swift

“While I wanted to be supportive of Kanye [west] on the phone call, you cannot 'approve' a song you haven't heard. Being falsely painted as a liar when I was never given the full story or played any part of the song is character assassination.”

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Author:Taylor Swift

“That moment when Kanye West secretly records your phone call, then Kim [Kardashian] posts it on the internet.”

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Author:Taylor Swift

“If people ask me about it, I think it would be great for me to be like, 'Look, [Kanye West] called me and told me the line before it came out. Like, joke's on you guys, we're fine'.”

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Author:Taylor Swift

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