Since 2006 Octopus wants to propagate its unique motif everywhere, from Milan to outer space, leveraging the value of persistence and multiplying the energy of who is a part of it—by making products that are, in fact, icons.

VNGRD Book

$63.83

VNGRD is a retrospective about the clothing brand born in Milan in 2005 as the natural creative expression of a group of designers and artists who lived for years at the heart of the city's underground. 

Thanks to a naïve, uneducated stance on clothing design and the firm refusal of obeying to any commercial habit of a world that was transitioning from a traditional model to the ultra-connected landscape of today, VNGRD challenged everything and connected many of the people who would go on and become protagonists of the zeitgeist.

Heralded by the creative direction of Giorgio Di Salvo, one of the two co-founders, VNGRD quickly gained a cult status, piling up collaborations with brands like Stüssy, SUPER, FUCT and Slam Jam, being recognized by the likes of Kanye West, and sowing the seeds which gave life to Octopus brand: the tentacles motif was in fact born as a VNGRD design in 2006.

In order to celebrate the special relationship with the brand, Octopus will release an extremely limited run of the original VNGRD Octopus garments, faithful to the original 2006 releases down to every last detail.

About the book:

  • A comprehensive archive of the graphical and design production of the brand, featuring unreleased pieces and behind the scenes looks
  • Featuring written contributions by Marcelo Burlon (County of Milan founder), Virgil Abloh (OFF---WHITE founder), Erik Brunetti (FUCT founder), Massimo Torrigiani (Boiler and Fantom founder), Alessio Ascari (Kaleidoscope founder), Federico Sarica (Head of editorial content, GQ Italia, founding editor, Rivista Studio) and many others Featuring new photo shoots by Francesco Nazardo and Jim C. Nedd
  • 336 pages
Season: FW23
Colour: Purple
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VNGRD Octopus OG

The cult brand returns with its original tentacular designs

VNGRD Octopus OG The cult brand returns with its original tentacular designs

In 2005, a group of designers and artists who grew up nested in the heart of Milan's underground movement founded VNGRD. With the naïve approach of the self-thaught, refusing to obey traditional commercial rules, VNGRD questioned everything and immediately acquired cult status, accumulating collaborations with brands such as Stüssy, SUPER, FUCT and Slam Jam. Most importantly, it sowed the seeds that would spawn the Octopus brand: in fact, the tentacle motif was born as a graphic for VNGRD, designed by co-founder Giorgio Di Salvo in 2006.

Today VNGRD -after the celebratory drop in 2021- returns with a new limited edition of Octopus OG garments, faithful to the first 2006 release down to the tiniest detail and made with high-quality materials and screen-printing techniques. The colorways are exactly the same as the original ones produced by VNGRD 17 years ago.

The VNGRD Octopus OG collection consists of a hoodie in Black/Melange, Black/Purple, Black/White and Grey/Black iterations, and a T-shirt in Grey/Black, Purple/White and Purple/Black variants.

All made in Italy

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