Vogue Italia and Giovanni Bianco Part Ways

MILAN — Vogue Italia and its creative director Giovanni Bianco have mutually decided to part ways following the June 2019 issue. The name of a successor has not been disclosed. According to a statement released by Condé Nast Italia on Wednesday, Bianco will focus on the expansion of his creative agency GB65-related projects after having collaborated with the glossy magazine on 24 issues. “Condé Nast Italia would like to express its thanks to Giovanni and his team for the extraordinary effort and achievements of these past two years and wishes them luck in their new challenges,” reads the statement. “The upcoming final two issues of our collaboration promise to be especially outstanding and an exciting finale of our work together.” As reported, Bianco was appointed by Vogue Italia’s editor in chief Emanuele Farneti in 2017 to curate the graphic redesign of the magazine and oversee the execution of fashion editorials after the loss of the publication’s former editor in chief Franca Sozzani. A Brazilian-Italian, Bianco founded his GB65 creative agency in 2001 in New York with the goal to develop unique communications and marketing projects in the luxury, fashion and entertainment businesses. During his career, Bianco served as art director for the advertising campaigns

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