Vogue Italia Goes Back to Black Edited by Lester Brathwaite on May 6 2011 at 10:54 AM You'll also love... A Vogue Ladies Night OutInternational Woolmark Prize Returns to the RunwayVogue Italia Urges Bloggers to Become Ambassadors Against Eating DisordersVogue Italia Goes to the Prom, Nicki Minaj’s Wardrobe Malfunction and ABC Wants Madonna to Cover UpUnbeweavable: Race and the Art of Black Hair ShowsFranca Sozzani Thinks Racism Is in the Eye of the Beholder Story by Lester Brathwaite I was center square from 1969 to 1978, during which I perfected the art of the zing as well as a crippling cocaine addiction. Bea Arthur was responsible for both. @LesFabian lester at fashionindie.com