"fashion is a muse, you must seduce her."

While trying to come up with a muse for a group design project, I was introduced to the outrageous 'fashion maniac' Anna Dello Russo. This Italian fashionista is currently the Editor At Large and the creative consultant for Vogue Japan. Exact looks from the runway are not often replicated - down to the last thread - in our everyday world. Unless you're Anna. A favorite of street-style blogs like the Sartorialist and Jak and Jil, Anna lives in Milan, where she has a separate apartment next door to her own just for wardrobe collections. Collecting couture and ready-to-wear clothes for twenty years, she has quite an immaculate collection of fashion forward garments and is very particular about how she stores and packs things.

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My style is completely schizophrenic. I can be feminine, sexy, over the top, masculine, androgynous. I see fashion as a way to play with your personality, to flirt with a part of yourself. It’s like when you go on a date with someone. You’re excited, you dress up, and you look phenomenal. When you get dressed, you should always be dating someone — even if it’s just yourself. -- Anna

www.annadellorusso.com