Vogue Italia asks children to design the magazine’s June front cover

“Our new world.”

We are living through some unprecedented times right now.

And much as it is strange and overwhelming to us adults, I sometimes wonder how this really must seem to the children of the world, who so suddenly went from having lives filled with school and fun and grandparents and playgrounds and soccer practise and ballet and birthday parties to literally being confined to their homes and balconies and gardens for weeks on end, no friends to play with, no teacher to teach them, no grandparents to spoil them.

Children have really taken one for the team during this pandemic, and I for one think they deserve so, so much praise for it.

To honour the sacrifices children have made, Vogue Italia handed the creative reigns of the magazine over, reaching out to 100 kids between the ages of 2 and 10, and asked them to reimagine what a magazine cover can be.

 

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“This drawing was made in the early days of our confinement when I camped on our living room table and turned it into my office. I shared the space with an unusual co-worker: my 5 years old daughter.” says @ETorriente, Editor-in-Chief of @VogueSpain. In March, Eugenia De La Torriente shared on her Instagram this Vogue Spain cover drawn by her daughter which immediately became viral. “I spent many hours talking to a screen about how to keep on creating fashion shootings while trying to home school her at the same time. At some point, she spontaneously used the paperboard that came with the April issue of Vogue Spain to create a magazine. She imagined her own cover star (still no idea who Lisa Trias may be) with a very specific idea of the kind of dress, hat and make-up she envisioned. She felt really proud of her accomplishment and it was touching to have her interpretation of what Vogue means at our home and to our family. We often talk about the cover of Vogue as a window of inspiration and I think that, at her first attempt as a Vogue editor, my daughter really got this. Even better than myself, I should admit: to this day, it’s one of the most ever liked Vogue Spain covers in my personal IG account. And look who’s now in Vogue Italia!” In fact the June Issue of Vogue Italia is entirely dedicated to children, featuring eight covers and sketches imagined by very young authors aged between two and ten. Read the full text by #EugeniaDeLaTorriente via link in bio. #OurNewWorld

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From the 100 artworks sent in, eight artists were selected to have their work grace the cover of the magazine.

And needless to say, the results were all sorts of refreshing.

 

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Fashion through the eyes of children ? 85 children drew their favorite Spring-Summer 2020 runway look for #OurNewWorld June Issue ✏️ Tap the link in bio to see the full gallery of beautiful sketches drawn by all these talented young authors and get your copy of the Vogue Italia June Issue on newsstands. Editor-in-Chief @EFarneti Creative Director @FerdinandoVerderi #OurNewWorld

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“Kids have been the most overlooked and least obvious victims of the pandemic,” said Emanuele Farneti, chief editor of Vogue Italia in a statement about their “Our New World” cover story.

“We’re starting from them to imagine a new world.”

 

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“It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.” #Picasso. #OurNewWorld, the June issue of Vogue Italia, will be on newsstands tomorrow. The issue is entirely dedicated to children, featuring eight covers drawn by eight very young authors aged between two and ten. “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.” #EmanueleFarneti #OurNewWorld “Can I play a Shrick on you?’ says Thomas W., 4 years old, from New York, who drew a @Chanelofficial look from the Métiers d’art 2019/20 collection on one of the Vogue Italia’s covers. ———— Cover 1 of 8 Editor-in-Chief @EFarneti Creative Director @FerdinandoVerderi Discover more via link in bio.

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