Valentina Banfi, I'M Alumna of the Bachelor's course in Fashion Design & Accessories at Istituto Marangoni Milano Fashion, is the E-commerce Size&Fit Principal at Net-A-Porter's offices in Milan as well as the owner of her own namesake fashion brand.

After graduating from Istituto Marangoni Milano Fashion School in 2020 with a Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design, Valentina began her career as an intern with the designer Alessandro Enriquez.

In 2021,Valentina was selected to join the inaugural edition of the Young Designer Project. The initiative, launched by Istituto Marangoni in partnership with Camera Showroom Milano and dedicated to the I'M Alumni, was aimed to provide real support to its most deserving talents by giving them an opportunity to present a capsule collection manufactured by a Confartigianato partner company and brought to market by the CSM network. Valentina's capsule collection with the brand Embassy of Freedom specifically for this project.

In the meantime, Valentina founded her namesake brand Valentina Banfi.

In 2021, Valentina joined NET-A-PORTER, initially as an E-commerce Size & Fit Specialist, and later advanced to E-commerce Size & Fit Principal, where she now coordinates the Italian team and serves as Casting Director for both NET-A-PORTER and MR PORTER’s Italian model pool.