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"Anna Dello Russo is a fashion journalist and stylist mostly known for her work as editor of Vogue Italia, L'Uomo Vogue, and Vogue Japan. Described by Helmut Newton as a ""fashion maniac,"" Dello Russo studied history and Italian literature at the Domus Academy in Milan. Following a brief stint at Donna Magazine, she started working for Conde Nast, where she would stay for the majority of her career. A pioneer of fashion ""street style"" photography, in 2010 Dello Russo produced her own perfume, Beyond: The Scent of Anna Dello Russo. Designed in collaboration with Vogue Italia art director Luca Stoppini, this publication is a real cabinet of curiosities, featuring some of Dello Russo's best work, including photoshoots and editorials previously published in Vogue, as well as a flip book, a poster, extracts from her personal diary, and other surprising items that reflect her eccentric personality and sense of humour."

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Expansive... Includes Dello Russo's editorials, intricately styled outfits, and a wealth of personal anecdotes, fittingly larger than life - who else's retrospective would come complete with a pop-up book and trading cards? --Vogue.com Anna Dello Russo has been a powerful and visionary icon and a champion of fashion for decades... She inspires all of us. --Roopal Patel, Fashion Director, Saks Fifth Avenue She's an absorbing presence at the international collections, what with her myriad daily outfit changes and fabulously risqu street style. And for those who have ever wondered what's going on inside the head of fashion icon Anna Dello Russo, insight is in sight... AdR Book: Beyond Fashion, unpacks Russo's world in one insatiable cabinet of curiosities. Everything from her holy commandments for how to dress and behave during fashion week to an autobiographical diary retracing her childhood to her present life as an international fashion plate is included. --Evening Standard, ES Magazine Phaidon's monograph opens up the glittering and colorful universe of one of fashion's most photographed women. Made closely with Anna Dello Russo, this personal tome chronicles her work across Vogue Italia, L'Uomo Vogue and Vogue Japan to her street style legacy with the help of 800 photographs and illustrations. As well-accessorized as the woman herself, this volume is packaged in a keepsake box filled with tokens - like a deck of signature fashion trading cards, a pop-up book and a life-sized poster of Dello Russo, as well as excerpts from her personal diary and meticulously kept show notes, written from the front row. --Net-a-Porter.com [A] pop culture history of the time when street style became a phenomenon. --New York Times A unique insight in to the world of stylist, editor and fashion icon Anna Dello Russo, one of fashion's most eccentric characters. With a wealth of street style, editorial from her life in magazines, extracts from her personal diary and a few surprises, this book is fuel to feed her cult following. --Tatler.com For decades, Anna Dello Russo [...] has defined fashion... AdR Book: Beyond Fashion is not so much a book, more a cabinet of curiosities. --The Times Magazine In Anna dello Russo's fashionable world, more is definitely more... An ethos that has made AdR the undisputed queen of street style... It should come as no surprise, then, that dello Russo's debut tome is less a book than a personal stylist, best friend and babysitter rolled into one. AdR's commandments [...] take care of the first; her 'diary', the second. And the third ? the babysitter ? comes courtesy of a flip book, a pop-up book, dress-up-Anna paper dolls and sheets of stickers. Bene, no? --Daily Telegraph, The Telegraph Magazine Anna Dello Russo is one of the most influential women in fashion... There is no fashion event where photographers don't snap her looks, which are always daring, ironic and disruptive, capturing the imagination of her followers the world over. Now, she's decided to immortalise her career in a new book, AdR Book: Beyond Fashion, published by Phaidon, which takes readers on a journey through the whimsical world of her digital alter ego, AdR --Tempus A treasure trove of fabulous fun - complete with flip book, dress-up paperdolls and extracts from her personal diary. Reflecting on her career as a stylist, editor and fashion icon. --HungerTV.com

She's an absorbing presence at the international collections, what with her myriad daily outfit changes and fabulously risqu� street style. And for those who have ever wondered what's going on inside the head of fashion icon Anna Dello Russo, insight is in sight... AdR Book: Beyond Fashion, unpacks Russo's world in one insatiable cabinet of curiosities. Everything from her holy commandments for how to dress and behave during fashion week to an autobiographical diary retracing her childhood to her present life as an international fashion plate is included. --Evening Standard, ES Magazine The book looks great. --Vogue Online Phaidon's monograph opens up the glittering and colorful universe of one of fashion's most photographed women. Made closely with Anna Dello Russo, this personal tome chronicles her work across Vogue Italia, L'Uomo Vogue and Vogue Japan to her street style legacy with the help of 800 photographs and illustrations. As well-accessorized as the woman herself, this volume is packaged in a keepsake box filled with tokens - like a deck of signature fashion trading cards, a pop-up book and a life-sized poster of Dello Russo, as well as excerpts from her personal diary and meticulously kept show notes, written from the front row. --Net-a-Porter.com [A] pop culture history of the time when street style became a phenomenon. --New York Times Helmut Newton dubbed Anna dello Russo a 'fashion maniac' and her playful style has won her a global cult following. To celebrate her creativity, Phaidon is publishing a keepsake box, with a flip book, posters, diary extracts and fashion trading cards. --Mr Porter Anna Dello Russo is one of the most influential women in fashion... There is no fashion event where photographers don't snap her looks, which are always daring, ironic and disruptive, capturing the imagination of her followers the world over. Now, she's decided to immortalise her career in a new book, AdR Book: Beyond Fashion, published by Phaidon, which takes readers on a journey through the whimsical world of her digital alter ego, AdR --Tempus

The book looks great. --Vogue Online

She's an absorbing presence at the international collections, what with her myriad daily outfit changes and fabulously risqu� street style. And for those who have ever wondered what's going on inside the head of fashion icon Anna Dello Russo, insight is in sight... AdR Book: Beyond Fashion, unpacks Russo's world in one insatiable cabinet of curiosities. Everything from her holy commandments for how to dress and behave during fashion week to an autobiographical diary retracing her childhood to her present life as an international fashion plate is included. --Evening Standard, ES Magazine The book looks great. --Vogue Online Phaidon's monograph opens up the glittering and colorful universe of one of fashion's most photographed women. Made closely with Anna Dello Russo, this personal tome chronicles her work across Vogue Italia, L'Uomo Vogue and Vogue Japan to her street style legacy with the help of 800 photographs and illustrations. As well-accessorized as the woman herself, this volume is packaged in a keepsake box filled with tokens - like a deck of signature fashion trading cards, a pop-up book and a life-sized poster of Dello Russo, as well as excerpts from her personal diary and meticulously kept show notes, written from the front row. --Net-a-Porter.com .. .[A] pop culture history of the time when street style became a phenomenon. --New York Times Helmut Newton dubbed Anna dello Russo a 'fashion maniac' and her playful style has won her a global cult following. To celebrate her creativity, Phaidon is publishing a keepsake box, with a flip book, posters, diary extracts and fashion trading cards. --Mr Porter The book looks great. --Vogue Online

She's an absorbing presence at the international collections, what with her myriad daily outfit changes and fabulously risqu' street style. And for those who have ever wondered what's going on inside the head of fashion icon Anna Dello Russo, insight is in sight... AdR Book: Beyond Fashion, unpacks Russo's world in one insatiable cabinet of curiosities. Everything from her holy commandments for how to dress and behave during fashion week to an autobiographical diary retracing her childhood to her present life as an international fashion plate is included. --Evening Standard, ES Magazine The book looks great. --Vogue Online The book looks great. --Vogue Online

She's an absorbing presence at the international collections, what with her myriad daily outfit changes and fabulously risqu street style. And for those who have ever wondered what's going on inside the head of fashion icon Anna Dello Russo, insight is in sight... AdR Book: Beyond Fashion, unpacks Russo's world in one insatiable cabinet of curiosities. Everything from her holy commandments for how to dress and behave during fashion week to an autobiographical diary retracing her childhood to her present life as an international fashion plate is included. --Evening Standard, ES Magazine The book looks great. --Vogue Online Phaidon's monograph opens up the glittering and colorful universe of one of fashion's most photographed women. Made closely with Anna Dello Russo, this personal tome chronicles her work across Vogue Italia, L'Uomo Vogue and Vogue Japan to her street style legacy with the help of 800 photographs and illustrations. As well-accessorized as the woman herself, this volume is packaged in a keepsake box filled with tokens - like a deck of signature fashion trading cards, a pop-up book and a life-sized poster of Dello Russo, as well as excerpts from her personal diary and meticulously kept show notes, written from the front row. --Net-a-Porter.com [A] pop culture history of the time when street style became a phenomenon. --New York Times Helmut Newton dubbed Anna dello Russo a 'fashion maniac' and her playful style has won her a global cult following. To celebrate her creativity, Phaidon is publishing a keepsake box, with a flip book, posters, diary extracts and fashion trading cards. --Mr Porter Anna Dello Russo is one of the most influential women in fashion... There is no fashion event where photographers don't snap her looks, which are always daring, ironic and disruptive, capturing the imagination of her followers the world over. Now, she's decided to immortalise her career in a new book, AdR Book: Beyond Fashion, published by Phaidon, which takes readers on a journey through the whimsical world of her digital alter ego, AdR --Tempus A unique insight in to the world of stylist, editor and fashion icon Anna Dello Russo, one of fashion's most eccentric characters. With a wealth of street style, editorial from her life in magazines, extracts from her personal diary and a few surprises, this book is fuel to feed her cult following. --Tatler.com For decades, Anna Dello Russo [...] has defined fashion... AdR Book: Beyond Fashion is not so much a book, more a cabinet of curiosities. --The Times Magazine After 30 years in fashion, Anna Dello Russo has released a fascinating book on her life and style... Russo gives us a lesson in the art of impact dressing. --Stylist A treasure trove of fabulous fun - complete with flip book, dress-up paperdolls and extracts from her personal diary. Reflecting on her career as a stylist, editor and fashion icon. --HungerTV.com Anna dello Russo reinvents the fashion book with her cabinet of curiosities... Russo is also known for her audacious, bordering on outrageous, dress sense, which can be seen as an antidote to the minimalist aesthetic sweeping the rest of the catwalks and the high street... Designed to be a 3D cabinet of curiosities [...] the book is very much a product of Russo's unique sense of style and creativity... Inside this box of surprises is everything from a Panini World Cup-inspired sticker album featuring outfits from her extensive clothing and shoe collection, through to La Messa Cantanta - a guidebook of holy commandments for navigating the fashion world that is adorned in gold. --CreativeReview.co.uk

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Anna Dello Russo (b. Bari, Italy, 1961, lives and works in Milan) is a Milan-based fashion stylist, journalist, and editor.

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