When Vogue Italia does food, they put an Italian goddess in a pretty, bohemian strapless dress, choose a folk jazz soundtrack to accompany her instructions, and cook healthy, simple dishes for calorie-conscious fashionista foodies.

The Italian edition of Vogue magazine launched a new online feature called Vogue Kitchen earlier this week with short three-minute segments which offer online cooking classes in Italian with English subtitles.

Vogue’s editor-in-chief Franca Sozzani introduced the new feature on her Twitter account, saying they will offer “easy, fast, delicious, and above all, healthy recipes.”

Designer Riccardo Tisci has chosen his muse Daphne Groeneveld and albino model Stephen Thompson to star in Givenchy Spring/Summer 2011 campaign.

Photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, the white saturated image presents an unusual aesthetic, simultaneously sensual and virginal.

Tisci explained that he’s long admired albino people, reflected in the pale flesh tones that are recurrent in his designs. “They’re very near my world,” he said.

Italian luxe label Bottega Veneta has announced that it is planning to bring its newly revamped website, featuring exclusive video content, to the iPad very soon. In the meantime, experience the European Vogue magazines in a new way.

Vogue Paris’s year-ender/year-starter issue features Princess Stéphanie of Monaco on the cover shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott.

Here’s some photos from the editorial wearing the ‘gym’ look from Louis Vuitton’s Spring/Summer 2009 collection. Her beauty and elegance is timeless, a characteristic she got it from her mother, Grace Kelly.

There are more photos and editorials from Vogue Paris December 2009/January 2009, so grab a copy now!

For its fourth annual campaign to benefit UNICEF, Gucci has launched a special white version of its Tattoo Heart Collection.

All handbags in the range feature Gucci’s iconic heart and rose design, a colorful print which contrasts with the purses’ stark white backgrounds.

“I love the idea of a heart being tattooed onto the handbags,” explained Gucci’s creative director Frida Giannini, who has been involved in Gucci’s annual charity line since 2005. “It’s a permanent mark that you can wear with pride that stays with you.