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Maria Vittoria Del Rosso: when romance becomes engaged
Maria Vittoria Del Rosso: when romance becomes engaged
Photo credit: Maria Vittoria Del Rosso
Text: Tatiana Stolyarova
May 17 2023
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Half Italian, half American, Maria Vittoria Del Rosso is an artist and fashion designer who recently graduated from the prestigious Polimoda Institute in Florance.
Young woman draws her inspirations from ambiguity and dark depth of the New York city, the place where she used to live and work.
As an eco-activist and adept of sustainable approach, this creative is channeling the events, news and stories – everything which resonate for her, into her imaginary universe.
One of such impactful stories, an article in The New York Times, where the cover image portrayed a photo of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2006, became a set point of the new FOXYLAB NY capsule collection “Romanticism”.
The concept of Romanticism, as classical as it can be, in the heart and hands of Maria Vittoria, has revealed a new reading. The engaged one.
How early did your creative journey start? What was it’s starting point?
Creativity has always been present in out house, coming from a family of antiquarians, it was an environment that shaped and influenced my artistic development from the very beginning. I have always been surrounded by art; my family has always supported me in carrying on my passions, I’ve been drawing since I was very young and using all kinds of material I could find.
Tell us about your graduation collection at Polimoda? What it was about?
Yes through my Instagram you can see my final collection of Polimoda, which I had the honour to see published in Vogue Italy.
The collection is inspired by the contrast between fragility and strength, to the delicacy of memories. Draping and tissue movement refers to the change and volatility of life and how powerless we are in front of that. It’s dedicated to a special person I grew up with.
What do you think about the state of the fashion industry in general nowadays? Which direction is it moving forward?
I see that there is a strong desire to question many aspects, looking at inclusivity and sustainability. This is a very important aspect and we must continue to move forward along this path.
Are you collaborating now with any of fashion brands?
Polimoda gives the great opportunity to collaborate with companies in the industry and make beautiful projects supported by great mentors through important lectures and workshops.
One of the reasons why our collaboration happens is that we are at FXLB NY sharing the same values as you do. One of them, probably the most important, is sustainability. What does sustainability mean to you and how big part does it play in your work?
Yes, surely the thing that attracted me the most to FXLB is innovation and sustainability, and the great desire to experiment. Both of these things are part of my work ethic and always pushing the boundaries. Sustainability has a very broad meaning and encompasses multiple aspects, in my work it starts with materials. We try not to waste anything and give new life to the materials thanks to a very high quality of craftsmanship.
The NFT collection is a part of our collaboration which was presented recently in New York at the NFT conference. Can you tell as more about this digital part?
It was a very exciting especially because it put me in touch with a city like New York and an amazing team. I have always loved New York, a city in which I have spent a lot of time since I was little even if now I am established in Florence.
It was an honour that the project was first shown right there.
Can you share with us your future plans?
I’m a little superstitious and I can’t say things before they happened, but I’m telling you something’s up.
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