Valentina Ilardi launches VI MMXX, a gender-fluid collection blending streetwear and couture
Valentina Ilardi, a fashion stylist and creative director, has unveiled her inaugural collection under the label VI MMXX. This line fuses elements from New York's underground scenes, 1990s rave culture, rap, Japanese avant-garde, and Roman couture, resulting in a gender-fluid and versatile wardrobe. Notable items feature lace overalls, layered tulle skirts, bombers, modular tracksuits, and bathrobe-inspired pieces crafted from tartan wools, technical fabrics, net, and chenille, incorporating reflective materials and optical effects. Ilardi, an alumna of Central Saint Martins and IED Rome, founded Grey magazine and has worked with renowned photographers. She teaches photography at Sapienza University of Rome and emphasizes that fashion transcends into art when creation and imagery unite. The collection focuses on simplifying styling with adaptable, reversible pieces.
Key facts
- Valentina Ilardi launched her first collection under the brand VI MMXX.
- The collection blends New York underground subcultures, 1990s rave, rap, Japanese avant-garde, and Roman couture.
- It features gender-fluid, interchangeable pieces including lace overalls, tulle skirts, bombers, and bathrobe-style garments.
- Ilardi studied at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London and IED in Rome.
- She is the editor and founder of the magazine Grey.
- She has collaborated with photographers Nan Goldin, Sarah Moon, Deborah Turbeville, Nobuyoshi Araki, Sheila Metzner, Martin Parr, Robert Polidori, Jean-François Lepage, Alex Prager, and Peppe Tortora.
- Ilardi teaches photography at Sapienza University of Rome.
- The collection is designed to be reversible and adaptable to different wearers and occasions.
Entities
Artists
- Valentina Ilardi
- Sarah Moon
- Nan Goldin
- Deborah Turbeville
- Nobuyoshi Araki
- Sheila Metzner
- Martin Parr
- Robert Polidori
- Jean-François Lepage
- Alex Prager
- Peppe Tortora
- Gustavo Marco P. Cipolla
Institutions
- Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
- IED Rome
- Sapienza University of Rome
- Artribune
- Grey
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Rome
- Italy
- New York
- United States