Fendi
Where Are Italy’s Fearless Wunderkinds?
In Milan, new names filled the schedule, but most of them lacked the ballsy fearlessness that made legends of the last generation, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
Why Fashion’s Anti-Fur Movement Is Winning
Brands from Gucci to Michael Kors and DVF have recently stopped using fur, calculating that the goodwill generated with younger customers, and a reprieve from social media-amplified protests by animal-rights activists, is worth a few million dollars in lost sales.
From Milan to Paris, Fashion Brands Fret over Fur
Fur trimmings were scarce on the past month's spring catwalk collections in Milan and Paris, but the two cities are still way off following London Fashion Week.
At Fendi, Functionality Rules
The house's signature use of fur was still present, but there was the underlying sense of the brand adjusting to a shift in the fashion climate.
At Paris Couture, a Return to Elegance
The haute couture week which closed yesterday was marked by a poignant return to rigour, restraint and dressmaking, writes Angelo Flaccavento.
Fendi's Orphic Illusions
The first outing of the rebranded Fendi Couture line brought newfound freshness to the house’s highest-end offering.
In Milan, Escaping the Sportswear Trap
Milan seems to have turned into sportswear fashion week — it's time to move on and test new grounds, writes Angelo Flaccavento.
The Dark Side of Fendi
Silvia Venturini Fendi constantly makes the normal special and for her latest collection, full of playfully demonic pieces, the designer delivered once again.
Ironic Subtext in Play at Fendi
Stern and architectural, the collection resolutely shelved the house’s flirtation with eccentric futurism in favour of the stolidly bourgeois.
LVMH Names Serge Brunschwig as New Chairman and CEO of Fendi
Brunschwig will replace Pietro Beccari, now the chairman and chief executive of Christian Dior Couture.