Singer, performer, and rising pop icon of her generation: Sabrina Carpenter is the star of the October cover of Vogue Italy, captured by Steven Meisel in a shoot that blends vintage glamour with contemporary irony. At 26, with millions of fans and a career on the rise, Carpenter opens up at a pivotal moment, between the success of her new album Man’s Best Friend—already one of the year’s biggest pop events—and unforgettable live shows that crowned her headliner at Lollapalooza, ahead of her upcoming Short n’ Sweet Tour this October in Austin, Nashville, Pittsburgh, and New York.
On irony as a source of freedom, Carpenter reflects:
“Part of life is making light of moments that maybe make us uncomfortable, or at least, that is for me.”
“My whole life I felt like humor was just this, and it wasn’t even always humor, I think it was usually just sort of a wit that kind of saved me. It was always there to make sure that at the end of the day I was protecting myself for the future.”
On her relationship with her community:
“The most important part of the last 10 years of my life have been the people that have got me to where I am. We really are growing up together.”
On fashion as authenticity and experimentation:
“Femininity is not a mask but an experiment, a shifting character I can write and rewrite every day.”
On her ability to reinvent herself:
“I always love an opportunity where I get to really play a character and channel something… This time (during the shoot with Steven Meisel, ed.) it was something that felt a little bit more sophisticated, but still just very playful.”
The full interview is available in the October issue of VOGUE ITALY, on newsstands from September 26, and on Vogue.it.
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Fashion Editor: Karl Templer
Hair: Guido Palau
Makeup: Pat McGrath
[Photo Credit: Steven Meisel for Vogue Italy]
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