Michaela Bercu 1988 cover of American "Vogue" wearing a bejeweled Christian Lacroix T-shirt and a pair of faded jeans; the shot was done outdoors in natural light. It was Anna Wintour's first cover since taking over as the magazine's editor-in-chief, and was seen as signaling a break from the more formal and posed cover images favored by her predecessor, Grace Mirabella. It was also the first time a model on the cover of "Vogue" was shown wearing jeans. Bercu was also the first Israeli woman to be featured on the cover of American "Vogue". She would later appear on the covers of
Vogue Italia to the present day. In 1961, Condé Nast contacted the owner of "Novita" magazine to invest in a new fashion magazine. From October 1964 until November 1965, the magazine was published as Novita. In 1965, after 73 years since the birth of Vogue, "Vogue Italia" was launched, as Vogue & Novita, being the first issue for the month of November 1965. Consuelo Crespi lead the launch until 1966. In 1966, Franco Sartori was appointed as the first editor-in-chief and under his leadership he changed the name from "Vogue & Novita" to "Vogue Italia", being the May 1966 issue the first