For his debut ready-to-wear collection for Fendi, Kim Jones delivered a wardrobe of ‘real’ clothes.
The Autumn/Winter 2021 collection for the Italian luxury fashion house paid homage to its key codes and the women who have enshrined its legacy.
Taking inspiration from the femininity and savoir-faire which have long defined the Fendi name, then tweaking it with a new fresh perspective, the English fashion designer’s collection is swoon-worthy.
For his debut ready-to-wear collection for Fendi, Kim Jones delivered a wardrobe of ‘real’ clothes that any woman would want to get her hands on.
The Autumn/Winter 2021 collection for the Italian luxury fashion house paid homage to its key codes and the women who have enshrined its legacy.
The wardrobes of the five Fendi sisters served as a foundational resource for the new elevated and luxurious offerings.
The wardrobes of the five Fendi sisters served as a foundational resource for the new elevated and luxurious offerings.
‘The Fendi family are women of intellect who work hard – and that’s what I wanted to celebrate,’ notes Jones.
‘A powerful dynasty.
‘I’m taking the amazing, strong women who I both know and work with, and listening to their needs,’ said Kim.
‘There’s a usefulness to the collection, explored in a chic, timeless way.’
Kim also drew inspiration from the house’s former designer Karl Lagerfeld’s legacy, with the Karligraphy monogram and the architectural heeled shoe reworked for a new era.
‘Fun isn’t always just about bright colors,’ says Jones.
Kim also drew inspiration from the house’s former designer Karl Lagerfeld’s legacy, with the Karligraphy monogram and the architectural heeled shoe reworked for a new era.
He also reprised motifs from his Couture collection through marbled silk dresses, rosette blooms and delicate organza embroideries on jacquard knits.
The craftsmanship that the label is known for is present in a mink herringbone jacket made featherlight through its suspended construction, leather suiting inset with ajour embroidery, embossed Selleria stitching applied to gabardine trenches, and Karligraphy monograms laser cut into suede.
‘Fun isn’t always just about bright colors,’ says Jones.
‘It can be about really luxurious self indulgence, which pleases the person wearing it more than anyone else.’
This is a collection designed with those women in mind: clothing which translates everyday femininity into hyper-luxurious terrain.
This is a collection designed with those women in mind: clothing which translates everyday femininity into hyper-luxurious terrain.
Alongside the beautiful collection is a new line of accessories directed by Silvia Venturini.
Alongside the beautiful collection is a new line of accessories to get excited about.
Directed by Silvia Venturini, the debut of the Fendi First, tilts the iconic monogram into the frame of a clutch and is presented in myriad variations: from a roomy carryall to a micro pouch, and is rendered in shearling, leather, and exotics.
New silhouettes are introduced through the Fendi Way tote and the Fendi Touch shoulder bag.
Classics like the Peekaboo and Sunshine Shopper are modernized in new proportions and decorated with Selleria details.
This season, the FENDI hand in hand project – which enlists craftspeople from each of Italy’s 20 regions to reimagine the iconic Baguette – translates Campania’s artisanal excellence into a limited-edition series of works of art.
Classics like the Peekaboo and Sunshine Shopper are modernized in new proportions and decorated with Selleria details
The FENDI hand in hand project enlists craftspeople from each of Italy’s 20 regions to reimagine the iconic Baguette
Delfina Delettrez Fendi introduces a new jewelery range for the house, Fendi O’Lock.
The offerings directly reflect the empowered sensibility of the Fendi woman.
They include a modernized version of the logo complete with padlocks that can only be opened by dialing Fendi and wax seal pendants stamped with Karligraphy strung from golden chains, and metal cuffs, covered in leather and embellished with Selleria details.