![Ian Somerhalder 2016 Cover Modern Ian Somerhalder covers the November 2016 issue of Modern Luxury Angeleno.](https://www.thefashionisto.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Ian-Somerhalder-2016-Cover-Modern-Luxury.jpg)
Ian Somerhalder graces the cover of Modern Luxury Angeleno’s November 2016 issue. Stylist Heidi Meek outfits the Vampire Diaries star in a cashmere suit and silk sweater from Italian fashion house, Bottega Veneta. John Russo also photographs Somerhalder in contemporary fashions from Pierre Balmain, John Varvatos, Dolce & Gabbana, and more.
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Ian Somerhalder on Why Charity is Necessary
Talking to the magazine about his charity work and the Ian Somerhalder Foundation, the 37-year-old actor shares, “I grew up pretty impoverished in the Southeast, in a very delicate ecosystem on a lake that borders New Orleans. There had to be a balance between nature and human. My father always taught me to find that balance. You have to give back what you take.”
Ian Somerhalder Modern Luxury Angeleno Photo Shoot
![Ian Somerhalder 2016 Photo Shoot Modern Luxury 002 Vampire Diaries star Ian Somerhalder is front and center in a Pierre Balmain leather biker jacket, Dolce & Gabbana dress shirt, and Bell & Ross Instrument de Marine watch.](https://www.thefashionisto.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Ian-Somerhalder-2016-Photo-Shoot-Modern-Luxury-002.jpg)
![Ian Somerhalder 2016 Photo Shoot Modern Luxury 003 John Russo photographs Ian Somerhalder in a John Varvatos suit with an Etro shirt and Salvatore Ferragamo shoes.](https://www.thefashionisto.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Ian-Somerhalder-2016-Photo-Shoot-Modern-Luxury-003.jpg)
![Ian Somerhalder 2016 Photo Shoot Modern Luxury 001 Heidi Meek outfits Ian Somerhalder in a Dolce & Gabbana wool-blend suit with a John Varvatos sport shirt.](https://www.thefashionisto.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Ian-Somerhalder-2016-Photo-Shoot-Modern-Luxury-001.jpg)