In 1966, Franco Sartori was appointed as the first editor-in-chief and under his leadership he changed the name from Vogue & Novità to Vogue Italia, being the May 1966 issue the first issue under the new name. He held the position for 22 years until 1988 when Franca Sozzani became the second editor-in-chief for the publication. Christy Turlington in futuristic Claude Montana lounging in the Moorish splendor of a Marrakech palace; or Linda Evangelista perched precariously from the edge of a felucca plying the Nile became indelible fashion images of past decades.
