Margil Peña and Ana Viglione turn vulnerability into a creative language with ‘Clasificación: R’, a mirror of our insecurities, contradictions, and the quiet strength that emerges from accepting them.
For REPARTO, fear isn’t something to avoid. It’s a mirror that reflects the parts of ourselves we’d rather not see, a way to confront them, understand them, and maybe even make peace with them. Their new collection, ‘Clasificación: R’, presented at 080 Barcelona Fashion, takes the unease of being human and turns it into beauty. It’s about those late-night anxieties that creep in, the fleetingness of pleasure, the quiet chaos of growing up and the humor that keeps it all bearable.
There’s nothing heroic about the kind of vulnerability the brand explores. It’s raw, imperfect, sometimes even grotesque. Inspired by 17th-century vanitas paintings and the emotional residue of their teenage years, the collection is both romantic and decayed. Each look feels like it’s about to fall apart, yet that fragility is precisely what makes it magnetic, hypnotic. There’s a subtle poetry in the undone seams as well as in the lace that clings to skin like a fading memory.
This time, REPARTO’s world expands. The collection fuses gothic grunge with preppy nostalgia, creating an aesthetic that feels both intimate and cinematic through silk and tulle, stitched together with irony and a wink. It’s a love letter to the discomfort of becoming, of growing up and evolving. Collaborations with Fernando Gómez on footwear and Simbolic on jewelry reinforce the brand’s handmade, character-driven spirit. Each piece feels inhabited, like a character in one of their imagined stories, a flawed, insecure, irresistibly alive creature.
We spoke to designers Margil Peña and Ana Viglione about fear weaving itself through humor and vulnerability, how fragility can become strength, and fashion’s growing detachment from perfection.
You’re showing again at 080 Barcelona Fashion. What does it mean for you to be part of it this season?
Margil Peña: Coming back to 080 feels like one more step toward becoming truly professional. It means returning with a new collection and new characters, which is something that really excites us. We also feel this is our most ambitious collection so far, so we’re very happy and can’t wait to share it.
Ana Viglione: I always love it. Plus, we usually come with a big part of our team from Madrid, and here we also get to reunite with friends, so it ends up feeling almost like a field trip rather than work. We end up exhausted, but it’s always an experience among friends, and I love that. The organization is impeccable, everything runs smoothly. So, as always, it’s going to be super fun.
What is ‘Clasificación: R’ about, and what did you want to express with this collection?
MP: The collection is called ‘Clasificación: R’ and takes inspiration from the world of entertainment and cinema, especially that more “gore” category that deals with deeper, more adult themes. It starts from that idea, but also from our own existential fears, blending horror with our personal insecurities.
Where did the inspiration for this collection come from?
AV: The aesthetics and silhouettes are inspired by our teenage years, that moment when fears and insecurities started to define us and shape our taste. That’s when our fascination with this whole world began, the one that ended up building our identity. Now we’ve brought it back and reinterpreted it through a more current lens, a more Reparto one.
How did you translate that inspiration into the garments?
MP: You can see it in a kind of grunge, laid-back, slightly gothic aesthetic…
AV: Yeah, something boho, preppy-chav. A mix of all those teenage aesthetics and urban tribes that marked our adolescence.
Do you have a favorite piece, or one that you think perfectly represents the collection?
AV: That’s always such a hard question…
MP: It is, because every piece is like a character that tells a different story. It’s hard to choose, since they all reflect parts of us, our fears and insecurities as a generation. Every single piece goes through our hands, and that’s what makes them special.
AV: Totally. And sometimes you confuse the effort that went into something with what you actually like aesthetically. But I think my favorite is the one that closes the show, since it gives a hint of what’s coming next. It makes me excited about what’s ahead.
This collection is rooted in fear and vulnerability as creative engines. When did those feelings become a source of inspiration?
MP: I guess it was when we realized those fears could also be a starting point for creation. Talking about them felt liberating, and turning them into garments became almost therapeutic.
You’ve mentioned 17th-century ‘vanitas’ as a reference. What attracts you to that aesthetic between beauty and decay?
MP: We’re fascinated by that duality. When we discovered vanitas, it struck us as incredibly modern that even back then there was already this obsession with memento mori, with remembering that we’re all going to die. We found it eerie and gore, but also beautiful, romantic, and decadent. We wanted to bring that essence back. Some dresses look as if they’re falling apart, with delicate fabrics that evoke that feeling of fleeting beauty and decay.
Do you think today’s fashion is still too obsessed with perfection?
AV: Less and less. I think we’re living through an interesting time. We always try to look at things positively. Otherwise, what a drag! Nowadays people value not just the flawlessly made garment, but also the idea, the emotion, and the message behind it.
Reparto was born from the idea of portraying “casual encounters between imagined characters.” Who inhabits ‘Clasificación: R’?
AV: They’re characters who live with their fears and quirks, but also with humor. Each one has a bit of us in them.
What do you hope the audience takes away after the show?
MP: We don’t want them to “learn” anything. We just want them to have fun and enjoy it. We’re a couple of insecure people doing whatever we feel like, and if that inspires someone else to do their own thing, perfect.
AV: Exactly. We just want them to enjoy it, and if something inspires them or simply makes them feel good, even better. And if they fall in love with a piece and take it home, that’s the best outcome.
There’s always humor in your collections, but also critique. What role does irony play when you deal with dark topics like death or anxiety?
MP: For us, humor is essential. These are topics that need to be talked about, but from an honest place and without dramatizing. We always try to laugh at ourselves, to not take anything too seriously. Not fashion, not life. Showing our fears is also a way to reconcile with them, to say, “this is who we are.” And if someone connects with that, great. But always through humor.
Your collaborations with Fernando Gómez on footwear and Symbolic on jewelry expand your universe. How do you choose the creatives you work with?
MP: We had already collaborated with Fernando Gómez on the previous collection, and this year we repeated because we understand each other perfectly. We also worked with Symbolic, a jewelry brand very much in the Reparto spirit, with that metallic, piercing-inspired aesthetic that fits so well with ours. Plus, we collaborated with El Amorío on the fans and with Euscanto on the bags.
We’re always paying attention to what people are doing on TikTok or Instagram. We’re drawn to young, personality-driven projects. We reach out, talk, and see how we can merge our worlds. One thing we always maintain in collaborations is freedom: we share our story, but we let them interpret it in their own way. From there, we build together.
In recent years, Spanish fashion has experienced a kind of “new awakening,” led by a freer, more emotional generation. How do you see yourselves within that movement?
AV: I think we’re a mix. There’s definitely a Spanish influence, but also a Mexican one. Margil is from Mexico, and that shows. That more punk, darker, existential side has a lot to do with his culture.
What would you like to see change in the Spanish fashion industry so that young designers can create without so much fear or precarity?
AV: Above all, more investment in creative projects and young entrepreneurship. It’s not all on us; there also needs to be institutional support. There’s a lack of resources, but above all, a lack of real opportunities for people who want to make a life out of this.
Photography by Ángela Ibañez for VEIN MAGAZINE
