Carla Sozzani

While attending university in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Sozzani began working as an editor for several Italian fashion magazines.^[7][8][5]

In the following decade, Sozzani served as editor-in-chief for all of Italian Vogue's special issues, collaborating with photographers and artists such as Sarah Moon, Herb Ritts, Bruce Weber, Paolo Roversi, Robert Mapplethorpe, William Wegman, and Deborah Turbeville.^[9]

In 1986, Sozzani left Italian Vogue and was appointed by Alexander Liberman as editor-at-large for American Vogue in Italy.^{[citation needed]}

In 1987, Sozzani launched and edited the Italian edition of Elle. In 1989, she met American artist Kris Ruhs, beginning both a professional and personal relationship. In 1990, she founded the Galleria Carla Sozzani^[10] at 10 Corso Como in Milan. The gallery primarily focused on photography and published exhibition catalogues and books on the work of Walter Albini, Pierre Cardin, Rudi Gernreich, Paco Rabanne, as well as numerous photographers. She subsequently oversaw more than 250 exhibitions of photography and design, showcasing the works of artists such as Man Ray, Horst, Annie Leibovitz, Helmut Newton, David La Chapelle, Jean Prouvé, Marc Newson, Shiro Kuramata, Loretta Lux and Robert Polidori.^[5]

In 1991, Sozzani's gallery at 10 Corso Como was expanded to include a fashion and design store, a larger bookstore, a city garden café-restaurant, a hotel named Three Rooms, and a rooftop garden.^{[11][12][13][14][8][5]}

In 2001, Sozzani edited Talking to Myself with Yohji Yamamoto, which she co-published with Steidl. She also curated a photography exhibition at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie (MEP) in Paris. In 2002, she opened 10 Corso Como Comme des Garçons in Tokyo,^[15] a co-venture store with Rei Kawakubo. In 2008, in a joint venture with Samsung Group, she created 10 Corso Como in Seoul,^[16][17] a three-story location combining fashion, art, design, and cuisine, designed by Kris Ruhs. On 31 March 2012, 10 Corso Como opened its second location in Seoul, 10 Corso Como at Avenue L, also designed by Kris Ruhs.^[18]

In September 2013, Sozzani partnered with Trendy International Group to bring the 10 Corso Como concept to China. The new 10 Corso Como Shanghai opened in a freestanding glass building, featuring photography, fashion, design, music, cuisine, a pastry café, and an outdoor terrace surrounded by plants. In 2017, she established the Fondazione Sozzani, committed to advancing the quality and aesthetic depth of contemporary life by expanding knowledge of the history, execution, use, and presentation of both applied and fine arts. In the fall of 2018, she opened a branch of 10 Corso Como in New York at South Street Seaport, in collaboration with the Howard Hughes Corporation.

• Baring, Louise (2024). Carla Sozzani: Art, Life, Fashion (Hardcover). London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0500023785.