Wellness is not a destination. It is the condition for health.
At AWvi, we believe this condition is shaped every day by the way we live: how we sleep, nourish ourselves, move, connect with nature, cultivate our passions and build relationships.
These six pillars sit at the heart of our philosophy, reflecting the belief that both overall health and skin health depend on internal and external factors shaped by our lifestyle.
Through this AWvi Journal series, we invite inspiring voices to share their personal definition of wellness, and to explore what it means to live well from the inside out and the outside in.
For Anna Dello Russo, wellness is an art of balance. Known for her singular creative vision, her instinctive sense of beauty and her influential presence in the fashion world, Anna brings to wellbeing the same intensity, discipline and sensitivity that have shaped her career.
Deeply connected to her native Apulia, she carries within her work a sense of energy, light, movement and heritage. Her vision of wellness reflects this same relationship with rhythm and presence: a dialogue between body and mind, nature and discipline, inner harmony and external expression.
Anna Dello Russo’s definition of wellness
“Wellness is an art of balance, a refined dialogue between body and mind. It is about nurturing yourself, inside and out, through movement, stillness, and connection. The purity of nature, an early morning walk, the embrace of water, the silence of dawn, resets the soul, sweeping away the noise of the world.
Like patience, true well-being is cultivated. It is not a gift but a discipline, a practice of peeling away distractions to uncover our most authentic essence. Through yoga, through the quiet, through deep empathy with the elements, sky, sea, rain, we awaken to the rhythms of life.
External beauty is only the reflection of an inner harmony, a harmony that fuels strength, clarity, and presence. To live fully is to honour this balance, to preserve the energy that shapes our days, our relationships, and the way we move through the world. Every morning is a new beginning, a chance to breathe, to realign, to embrace the essence of life itself.”
Anna Dello Russo
AWvi perspective
Anna Dello Russo’s words describe wellness not as something passive, but as something cultivated. Balance is not presented as a fixed state. It is a daily practice, built through movement, stillness, connection with nature and attention to the body’s rhythm.
This vision resonates deeply with AWvi’s philosophy. Health and skin health are not separate from the way we live. They are shaped by the conditions we create every day, from sleep, nutrition and movement to nature, passions and relationships.
The skin sits at the visible edge of this dialogue. It is influenced by the outside world, through climate, light, pollution, touch and daily care. It is also shaped from within, through nutrition, rest, the microbiome, immune balance, stress regulation and the body’s capacity to repair.
For this reason, living well is not only about correcting imbalance once it appears. It is about supporting the body before imbalance becomes visible. It is about protecting rhythm, preserving energy and creating the conditions through which health, vitality and skin health can express themselves.
In Anna’s words, every morning is a new beginning. For AWvi, this is also where wellness begins: in the repeated choices that help us act well, live well and remain more connected to the intelligence of life itself.
Sources on Anna Dello Russo:
Anna Dello Russo’s BoF 500 profile
Istituto Marangoni’s profile of Anna Dello Russo
Phaidon’s AdR Book: Beyond Fashion page
AnOther Magazine’s interview with Anna Dello Russo
