Olivieri

Renato Olivieri was a journalist and writer. Former editor of Grazia magazine. He started off his career in the early 1950s in Turin working for Popolo Nuovo. But it was only in 1953 that he got involved in the fashion world. Arnoldo Mondadori, infact, employed him in the editorial office of Grazia, the most important women’s weekly magazine of the time. A few months later, the founder of Grazia promoted Olivieri to the role of editor, a position he was to keep for twenty years. Under his influence the magazine started dealing with national issues and topics of general interest, transforming itself from a women’s magazine to a family one. After a brief spell at Casaviva, an interior design magazine which he founded and later went on to inspire similar magazines, Olivieri became editor of Arianna, which was merged with Cosmopolitan during his time there. By observing and studying the style of the American press, Olivieri brought new standards to his magazine, introducing a revolutionary way of presenting news and graphics. After three years as editor, he moved up to a managerial position on the board of the magazine.