Anna Dello Russo (born 1962) is an Italian fashion journalist. She is a creative consultant and editor-at-large for Vogue Japan. Early life Dello Russo was born in Bari in Southern Italy. She has a brother and a sister. Her father, a psychiatrist, and her mother, a naturalist, were supportive of her fashion career. Dello Russo was interested in fashion from a young age and remembers asking her father for "one set of Fendi" when she was 12 years old. The set, which included a handbag, scarf, umbrella, tissue holder, wallet and keychain, triggered her obsession of collecting fashion. Dello Russo has been an avid collector of fashion and jewelry since then. She owns two apartments next door to each other; one is her home and the other is her closet. As of 2010, Dello Russo had over 4,000 pairs of shoes. In 1996, Dello Russo was married for a little over a month before getting a divorce. She claims she and her husband separated over her not leaving any space in their closets for his items. Dello Russo studied Italian Literature and Art History at the University of Bari before receiving her master's degree in Fashion from Domus Academy in Milan. Dello Russo was then hired by Condé Nast for Vogue Italia, where she worked closely under Franca Sozzani for 18 years. In 2006, she left her position as creative director of L'Uomo Vogue to work as a freelance creative consultant. In 2007, Dello Russo returned to Condé Nast as editor-at-large for Vogue Japan. She started her own fashion blog in 2010. Career Anna Dello Russo has been the subject of many magazine editorials for magazines such as 10 and Interview. She was the fashion editor for Vogue Italia for 12 years and then spent six years as editor-in-chief of L'Uomo Vogue. Dello Russo has appeared in TV shows, has authored a book, released her own fragrance and accessory line and has collaborated with H&M. Her book, AdR: Beyond Fashion, was published by Phaidon in 2018. She has built a large following on both Instagram and Twitter and has made a name for herself in the fashion industry. Dello Russo is known around the world for her flamboyant, colorful and ever-changing style, which she has turned into a unique and successful career in street style. Evolved from British fashion, street style is a type of style that is based on