VOGUE Italia #ournewworld

We are absolutely in love with Vogue Italia's June issue which is entirely dedicated to children, featuring eight covers drawn by eight very young authors aged between two and ten from all over the world. All the children drew looks from Chanels Métiers d’art 2019/20 collection.

“This issue has been created for and together with children from different countries. Kids have been the most overlooked and least obvious victims of the pandemic; we’re starting from them to imagine a new world.”

“Without even considering the infringement on the children’s right to play and socialise, it is simply incredible and unacceptable that in many countries, Italy included, nobody yet knows if and how schools will reopen in September.” - Emanuele Farmeti (editor in-chief)

Rachele T., 5 years old, from Bologna, made many attempts with sequins, stars and applied fabric. She was so passionate that she did a customized Chanel logo on one of her white t-shirts.

1. “Can I play a Shrick on you?’ says Thomas W., 4 years old, from New York, who drew a Chanel look from the Métiers d’art 2019/20 collection

2. Nori T., 5 years old, from Amsterdam. “It was fun actually! I liked drawing the clothing. What was special about it, is that it is fashion clothing! Also the colors are nice, they are the colors of fashion.”

3. Tadzio D.M., 6 years old, from Paris. We asked Tadzio what is the new world for him and he said “A world full of animals. I drew a penguin because I like their colours, they walk funny and they live in Antártica.”

4. Camilla C., 2 years old, lives in Dakar. When we asked her mother if she could provide us with a high-resolution image of the drawing, she informed us that unfortunately it had already been thrown out, given the child artist's prodigious daily production.

5. Giorgio P., 10 years old, lives in Parma.

6. Pietro R., 6 years old, from Milano. Pietro loves trains, off-road vehicles and all things mechanical. But then he discovered the pleasure of drawing "ladies", as he calls them.

Violetta T., 5 years old, lives in Milan. At first she didn't want to do the drawing, then when she found out it was for a magazine that you buy at the newsstand, she put a lot of effort into it. Then, when she was told it was going to be on the cover, she burst out laughing.

We wish to see more of this kind of creativity from other fashion media as well. Well done Vogue Italia!!