Aldo Premoli defends L’Uomo Vogue history against Flavio Lucchini’s account

Aldo Premoli, the former director, challenges Flavio Lucchini’s account of L’Uomo Vogue’s origins. The magazine debuted in 1967, inspired by Sergio Galeotti, shortly before Giorgio Armani launched his men’s collection. Designed by Lucchini alongside director Franco Sartori, it was under his direction for three years before Cristina Brigidini took over from 1979 to 1993, turning it into a successful and respected publication. Premoli led from 1992 until 2000, with oversight from Franca Sozzani. The introduction of GQ by Condé Nast in 1999 marked the beginning of L’Uomo Vogue's gradual decline. Anna Dello Russo directed from 2000 to 2006, followed by Sozzani until the magazine ceased. Premoli argues that the magazine's success stemmed from photographers like Bruce Weber and Steven Meisel, not sociologist Francesco Alberoni, as claimed by Lucchini.