Anna Dello Russo

Dello Russo was born in Bari in Southern Italy.{{Cite web|url=http://www.annadellorusso.com/about/|title=About {{pipe}} ANNA DELLO RUSSO}} She has a brother and a sister. Her father, a psychiatrist, and her mother, a naturalist, were supportive of her fashion career.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/dec/12/anna-della-russo-interview-fashion|title=Anna Dello Russo interview: Fashion gone rogue|first=Polly|last=Vernon|date=12 December 2010|via=www.theguardian.com}}

Dello Russo was interested in fashion from a young age and remembers asking her father for "one set of Fendi" when she was 12 years old. The set, which included a handbag, scarf, umbrella, tissue holder, wallet and keychain, triggered her obsession of collecting fashion.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/anna-dello-russo|title=Anna Dello Russo: Little Miss Maximalist|first=J. J.|last=Martin|website=W Magazine}}

Dello Russo has been an avid collector of fashion and jewelry since then. She owns two apartments next door to each other; one is her home and the other is her closet. As of 2010, Dello Russo had over 4,000 pairs of shoes. In 1996, Dello Russo was married for a little over a month before getting a divorce. She claims she and her husband separated over her not leaving any space in their closets for his items.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/dec/12/anna-della-russo-interview-fashion|title=Anna Dello Russo interview: Fashion gone rogue|last=Vernon|first=Polly|date=12 December 2010|work=The Observer|access-date=18 November 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0029-7712}}

Dello Russo studied Italian Literature and Art History at the University of Bari before receiving her master's degree in Fashion from Domus Academy in Milan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.domusacademy.com/|title=Domus Academy {{pipe}} Postgraduate design & fashion School in Milan|website=Domus Academy}} Dello Russo was then hired by Condé Nast for Vogue Italia, where she worked closely under Franca Sozzani for 18 years.{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessoffashion.com/community/people/anna-dello-russo|title=Anna dello Russo is part of the BoF 500|website=The Business of Fashion}}

In 2006, she left her position as creative director of L'Uomo Vogue to work as a freelance creative consultant. In 2007, Dello Russo returned to Condé Nast as editor-at-large for Vogue Japan. She started her own fashion blog in 2010.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/declaneytan/2015/02/23/fashions-most-photographed-woman-anna-dello-russo/|title=Fashion's Most Photographed Woman: Anna Dello Russo|first=Declan|last=Eytan|website=Forbes}}

Anna Dello Russo has been the subject of many magazine editorials for magazines such as 10 and Interview. She was the fashion editor for Vogue Italia for 12 years and then spent six years as editor-in-chief of L'Uomo Vogue. Dello Russo has appeared in TV shows, has authored a book, released her own fragrance and accessory line and has collaborated with H&M. Her book, AdR: Beyond Fashion, was published by Phaidon in 2018.{{Cite book|title=Adr Book: Beyond Fashion|last=Dello Russo|first=Anna|publisher=Phaidon Press Ltd|year=2018|isbn=9780714875675}} She has built a large following on both Instagram and Twitter and has made a name for herself in the fashion industry. Dello Russo is known around the world for her flamboyant, colorful and ever-changing style, which she has turned into a unique and successful career in street style. Evolved from British fashion, street style is a type of style that is based on both individualism and current fashion trends.{{Cite web|url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/anna-dello-russo-book-montaigne-market-streetstyle-job-1203068918/|title=For Anna Dello Russo, Street Style Is a 'Job'|first1=Fleur|last1=Burlet|date=2 March 2019}} Stylists in the fashion industry often use street style as a way to stand out from or put a twist on the current trends.{{Citation needed|date=October 2019}}

In 2018, Dello Russo began auctioning off her clothes as a way to deal with the grief after the passing of Italian journalist and editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia, Franca Sozzani.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/22/fashion/anna-dello-russo-christies-milan.html|title=Anna dello Russo, Street-Style Star, Decides to Move On|first=Kerry|last=Olsen|date=22 February 2018|via=NYTimes.com}} Dello Russo has donated all of the money she made from selling her clothes to the British Fashion Council Education Foundation.{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishfashioncouncil.co.uk/BFC-Initiatives--Support/BFC-Initiatives/Education/BFC-Education-Foundation|title=British Fashion Council – BFC Education Foundation|website=www.britishfashioncouncil.co.uk}} She also auctioned off some of her clothing to give the proceeds to the Swarovski Foundation.{{Cite web|url=http://www.swarovskifoundation.org/|title=Swarovski Foundation|website=Swarovski Foundation}} Dello Russo is also taking steps to slowly get rid of her internet alter ego and is gradually removing herself from social media. She believes the internet is important and was an early adopter when it first emerged. However, since the passing of her mentors, she has since prioritized herself ahead of her career and will always have the memories from early in her career.{{Citation needed|date=October 2019}}

Anna Dello Russo works as an Italian fashion journalist. Currently Dello Russo is a fashion editor-at-large for Vogue in Japan. Along with her current position at Vogue in Japan, Dello Russo started her own fashion blog and website in 2010. Prior to the job at Vogue, Dello Russo was a fashion editor at Vogue magazine in Milan Italy from 2000–2006. Dello Russo started working in the editorial department of Donna magazine.{{Citation needed|date=October 2019}}

Throughout her career, Anna Dello Russo had many mentors, including Franca Sozzani and Manuela Pavesi.{{Citation needed|date=October 2019}} She credits the various mentors she had throughout her career with who she is professionally today. When working under Franca Sozzani, Dello Russo said her example and advice allowed no room for mistakes or lowering the bar.{{Citation needed|date=October 2019}}

Dello Russo became the international brand ambassador and scientific director of the Istituto Marangoni's Milan campus in 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/education/the-reality-of-fashion-is-not-what-students-expect-says-anna-dello-russo|title='The Reality of Fashion Is Not What Students Expect,' says Anna dello Russo|date=6 May 2019|website=The Business of Fashion}} Since starting there, she has launched "Playground". The year-long course allows students to work together on various fashion projects and then present those projects in front of a panel of real designers. The panel includes Marco de Vincenzo, Alessandro Dell'Acqua, Andrea Incontri and Giuliano Calza.{{Citation needed|date=October 2019}}

Dello Russo, inspired by her own mentors, wanted to create an experience for students that would mirror their future careers in the fashion industry. "Playground" is a workshop-style program that introduces healthy competition and teamwork to students. Dello Russo's course aims to highlight talent and develop discipline in her students because she knows they are the future of fashion.

In 2023, Dello Russo launched a capsule collection with premium denim company 7 For All Mankind.{{Cite web |last=Lei |first=Angela |title=7 For All Mankind Taps Anna Dello Russo For New Capsule Collection |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/angelalei/2023/05/19/7-for-all-mankind-taps-anna-dello-russo-for-new-capsule-collection/ |access-date=20 May 2023 |website=Forbes |language=en}}

Forbes has described Anna dello Russo as "A force to be reckoned with", as well as, "One of the most photographed women in fashion." Anna dello Russo is a well-recognized icon in the fashion industry.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/declaneytan/2015/02/06/the-12-women-whove-changed-italian-fashion/|title=The 12 Women Who Have Changed Italian Fashion|first=Declan|last=Eytan|website=Forbes}}

In 2010, Dello Russo partnered with YOOX T-shirts and printed shirts with 10 different images of her. The shirts were completely sold out on the first day of sale.Amy Odell (18 June 2010). [http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2010/06/anna_dello_russo_tee-shirts_so.html#comments Anna Dello Russo T-Shirts Sold Out in a Day on Yoox.com], New York Magazine. Accessed July 2016.

In 2012, Dello Russo released a new collection of accessories and collaborated with H&M. To celebrate her new collection, she partnered with Vimeo and released the song "Fashion Shower". Her lyrics include "I am the guardian of fashion" and "You need a fashion shower."{{Cite web|url=https://vimeo.com/channels/775271/46539422|title=H&M 'Fashion Shower ft Anna Dello Russo' in Fav.|first=Alex|last=Turvey|date=28 July 2012|via=Vimeo}}

In 2013, Dello Russo designed accessories for the Swedish H&M chain. After the death of Sozzani in 2016, Russo marked a turning point in her life by auctioning off her clothes to raise money for charity. Shortly after she released her book Beyond Fashion. Vogue described the book as "A cabinet of curiosities that captures the essence of Anna dello Russo."{{r|david|page=141}}

In February 2018, she decided to take a stand against fur and donated all her furs to PETA rather than keep them in a Christie's auction during Milan Fashion Week.Sam Rogers, "Anna Dello Russo befreit ihre Garderobe von Pelz – und spendet die Looks der PETA," [http://www.vogue.de/mode/artikel/anna-dello-russo-trennt-sich-von-pelz Vogue] 22 February 2018. After her contributions to PETA, she donated several of her clothes to be auctioned off for charity.{{cite news |last=Tang |first=Vivienne |author-link=Vivienne Tang |date=6 January 2019 |title=Anna Dello Russo Talks Fashion Detox |url=https://destinationdeluxe.com/anna-dello-russo-travel-yoga-fashion-detox/ |access-date=6 January 2019 |publisher=Destination Deluxe}} Her contribution raised €147,000 for the Swarovski Foundation's scholarship program.

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David Shaw, Dimitri Koumbis (2014). [https://books.google.com/books?id=wTUeAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA141 Fashion Buying: From Trend Forecasting to Shop Floor]. London: Bloomsbury. {{ISBN|9782940411689}}.

Elizabeth Paton (10 February 2016). [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/11/fashion/fashion-week-jenny-packham-oscar-red-carpet-fashion.html?_r=0 Why Can't Jenny Packham, a Red Carpet Success, Get More Respect?]. The New York Times. Accessed July 2016.

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• {{Official website|http://www.annadellorusso.com/about}}
• [https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/dec/12/anna-della-russo-interview-fashion Anna Dello Russo interview: Fashion gone rogue]
• [https://www.wmagazine.com/story/anna-dello-russo Anna Dello Russo: Little Miss Maximalist]
• [https://www.businessoffashion.com/community/people/anna-dello-russo Anna dello Russo is part of the BoF 500]
• [https://www.forbes.com/sites/declaneytan/2015/02/23/fashions-most-photographed-woman-anna-dello-russo/#3cfaf7b1752c Fashion's Most Photographed Woman: Anna Dello Russo]
• [https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/anna-dello-russo-book-montaigne-market-streetstyle-job-1203068918/ For Anna Dello Russo, Street Style Is a 'Job']
• [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/22/fashion/anna-dello-russo-christies-milan.html Anna dello Russo, Street-Style Star, Decides to Move On]
• [https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/09/209872/anna-dello-russo-fashion-street-style-book The Difference Between Anna Dello Russo & 'AdR']
• [https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/fashion-blog/2012/oct/08/hm-anna-dello-russo-collaboration H&M and Anna Dello Russo: another creative partnership]
• [https://www.vogue.fr/fashion/fashion-news/articles/anna-dello-russo-donates-her-furs-to-peta/60686 Anna Dello Russo donates her furs to PETA]

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