English Version | Iconography of an Icon

The making of an icon is more or less like getting ready for a memorable party – like this one from the Vogue Iconic Party, which served as the stage for the following pages. You start solo, in a hotel room, in preparation for a triumphant arrival, you choose your looks like someone choosing battle weapons and you step onto the red carpet with the confidence of someone who knows what's coming, but with the certainty that it will not come to fruition without hard work. Then comes the recognition, the apparatus, the crowd, the accomplices and the fans. The show lights come on, in a frenzy that clouds the senses and intoxicates the soul. The spotlights reflect the external and internal glow, which fades and reignites with each mishap along the way, but which doesn’t fade until reaching the top illuminated by the effort of a warrior who didn’t rest in the shade of anything to find her place in the sun. Step by step, on top of their stilettos, in a parade of relevance that is a marathon, not a sprint, with no end in sight.

Translated from the original on The Fame Issue, published October 2023. Full credits and stories in the print issue.