Who would ever thought that fashion magazine, Vogue, is really coming together with Final Fantasy? This is because Vogue Italia is featuring an artwork for its cover, instead of the usual photograph of a model. And it isn’t just some artist that drew this illustration, but Final Fantasy’s very own Yoshitaka Amano!

The illustration features Amano’s take on American model Lindsey Wixson. The model herself also posted the cover illustration on her instagram page. Wixson is best known for her lips, which has a natural “rosebud pout”. Amano captured that famous shape in his art.

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Such an honor to be asked to have my portrait for @vogueitalia *NO PHOTOSHOOT PRODUCTION WAS REQUIRED IN THE MAKING OF THIS ISSUE A preview of the January 2020 Vogue Italia Special Issue on newsstands January 7th! @Yoshitaka_Amano featuring @LindseyWixson in @Gucci Cover 5 of 7 *** "All of the covers, as well as the features of our January issue, have been drawn by artists, ranging from well-known art icons and emerging talents to comic book legends, who have created without travelling, shipping entire wardrobes of clothes or polluting in any way. The challenge was to prove it is possible to show clothes without photographing them. This is a first, Vogue Italia has never had an illustrated cover: and as far as I know no issue of Vogue Italia in which photography is not the primary visual medium has ever been printed. Thanks to this idea, and to these artists' process, the money saved in the production of this issue will go towards financing a project that really deserves it: the restoration of Fondazione Querini Stampalia in Venice, severely damaged by the recent floods.” @efarneti See more via link in bio. Full credits: #LindseyWixson @thesocietynyc Editor in chief @efarneti Creative director @ferdinandoverderi Fashion @franragazzi @robertaninapinna Casting directors @pg_dmcasting @samuel_ellis @ DM Fashion Studio #voguevalues2020

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As for what the model is wearing in that artwork, the magazine revealed that it’s Gucci.

Amano made a name for himself in his illustrations for the Final Fantasy video game franchise. In the newer games, he is also the one designing the logos. He is one of the most respected illustrators in Japan, and that is saying a lot given the country’s deep pool of artistic talent.

source: Lindsay Wixson’s instagram page