You know what's worse? Vogue Italia followed Vogue Espana's art direction, which is the perfect embodiment of the fact that the edition lost its authority, no longer deserving to be part of the "big 4."
It's one thing to have a shared cover subject/editorial. Sure. But to change your art direction and pattern it over Vogue Espana? Seriously? For years editions all over the world emulate VP/VI/US/UK, and now...