The third PhotoVogue Festival will run from Nov. 15 through Nov. 18 in Milan. Alessia Glaviano, the senior photo editor at Vogue Italia, spoke with Lens about the festival, diversity in fashion and the exhibition “All That Man Is — Fashion and Masculinity Now.” The conversation has been edited for clarity and brevity.

Tell us about this year’s PhotoVogue Festival.

I’m dedicating the festival to diversity — gender fluidity, race, diversity of bodies and beauty types. It’s a promotion of diversity and inclusiveness in all forms.

Why is that important?

Thanks to social media, progress is being made toward more inclusive representation. Things have changed in the fashion industry as far as what is considered beautiful, and usually when changes are made in fashion, and big brands change their image, that strongly affects culture and the society. This changes the way people see things, and people gain from those changes.