The Italian fashion editor and style icon was adored by fashion fans worldwide for her always-eye-popping personal style. Although she dressed wildly there was an analytical approach to her sartorial choices. When I interviewed her in 1998 (which is re-printed in full below), she told me “Once in awhile I try on what I have and I see…. It’s like the word ‘algebra.’ It goes really by reduction and deduction. It’s a little bit mathematical and scientific.”

PAPERMAG - R.I.P. Anna Piaggi: Our September 1998 Interview With the Style Icon