There are meetings from which, like sparks, new visions are born. Just like the one between Reda and Massimo Monteforte, a designer with innovative ideas, far from the classic canons. A meeting, an idea of collaboration, a union of thoughts and sensibilities. A new vision.

The result is Milleottocentosessantacinque, a project that embodies a new concept of contemporary elegance and redefines Italian craftsmanship, declining it in a new dimension: comfortable, refined, uncompromising.

Milleottocentosessantacinque: the reinterpretation of a classic

Milleottocentosessantacinque is an expression of essence and personality. The project, presented at Milano Unica 2025, explores concepts such as contamination, a vision of the future, comfort and the excellence of Italian know-how. These are values that today guide a new vision of fashion, under the banner of an extraordinarily contemporary sartorial spirit.

And it is precisely from these values that Massimo Monteforte was inspired to design a look where the classic suit is revisited in a modern, layered key, starting with the fabric as the fulcrum of the artistic process. Each layer reflects the different facets of the modern man. A man who is not afraid to express himself in all the different aspects of his identity.

We interviewed him to capture some of his creative energy capable of inspiring and engaging, or more simply, to be able to see the world through his eyes, even if only for a moment. The designer tells us about his vision, the origins of his inspiration, the beauty he strives for in all his work and what fashion means to him today.
The value of time in the vision of Massimo Monteforte

In an age where everything runs fast, where desire is immediately satisfied, there is a luxury rarer and more precious than any trend: waiting. True value is not measured in speed, but in care, in dedication, in the slow ritual of attention.

Massimo Monteforte focuses on the concept of time, and how crucial it is to any creative process with the highest quality in mind.

It is all about time. Time to create, to design, to choose, to live. Time that shapes quality, that refines beauty, that makes every detail an expression of excellence. No, for the designer, quality is never an accident, but the result of a path made up of research, savoir-faire and respect for excellence.

A journey in the name of the ritual of waiting.

Massimo Monteforte invites us to rediscover the deep meaning of authentic luxury: a luxury that is not consumed, but lived. Watch the first part of the interview and be inspired by the vision of Milleottocentosessantacinque.