Fendi women’s spring summer 2023

Kim Jones presents the FENDI women’s spring summer 2023 collection as part of Milan Fashion Week.

“What is particularly interesting to me about FENDI is exploring the notion of functional utility alongside femininity – because the Fendi women are strong women with full, busy lives.”

— Kim Jones

FENDI Family and Celebrities

Celebrities and Friends of the House attended the FENDI SS23 Fashion show, including British Music Artist Lily Allen, TV Personalities such as La LaAnthony from the US and Rym Saidi from the Middle East, FENDI Korea Ambassador Dami Kim together with HK actress Louise Wong.

FENDI Brazil Ambassador Sasha Meneghel, renowned Italian actress Miriam Leone and French “niche” actress Garance Marillier; Mexican Cinema new face from last Inarritu’s movie, Ximena Lamadrid, British actress Emily Carey from HBO blockbuster series “House of The Dragon”, model Jourdan Dunn, American actress known for her role in “Pretty Little Liars” series Shay Mitchell, together with many others including Leonetta Luciano Fendi and Nina Pons Fendi, from the FENDI Family.

Looking back to Karl

For FENDI Spring/Summer 2023, Kim Jones develops the codes he established during his tenure at the brand while drawing upon FENDI’s history and evolving its distinct language. Through his fresh perspective, the past becomes the future: Karl Lagerfeld’s work from 1996 to 2002 offers the starting point for a distinctly contemporary collection. “It’s about continuity,” says Jones. “I am interested in looking at things that Karl has done and seeing how we can develop them visually and technically.” A floral print drawn from the FENDI archives and a logo first introduced in 2000 anchor the collection in the past but are reimagined for today.

Collection notes

The clothing loosely revolves around the turn of the millennium – in its collision between minimalist ease and pop-infused eclecticism. Floating layers of technical organza, or nylon jersey embellished with lacquered embroidery, offer a new dimension to ethereality: at once sporty and delicate, effortless yet refined. Slouching cuts and elongated racerback silhouettes are imbued with insouciance; an obi belt from the Autumn/Winter 2022 FENDI Couture collection is integrated into tailoring to elevate its form and offer feminine structure.

A harmonious palette of neutrals is interrupted by bold pops of color: vibrant pink, cornflower blue and vivid green appear boldly saturated. Organic textures – cashmere and fur, shearling and leather – materialize through FENDI’s unparalleled savoir-faire, now lighter than ever, and appear layered with technical fabrics. Sleek satin is hybridized with mesh and grounded by formal tennis shoes or rubber platforms: the inverted “F” of the FENDI First appears as an illusory cantilever across footwear, in tribute to the house’s automatic alignment of form and function.

Luxury and functionality

“At FENDI, I am constantly thinking about practicality and luxury,” says Jones. “Adding heavy hardware to something very soft gives it real functionality and makes it interesting.” In jewelry, “we are working with the rigid and the soft,” notes Delfina Delettrez Fendi. “The logo almost disappears into functional architecture, suspending each stone.”Throughout accessories, this sentiment shines: a Peekaboo, now sliced in half to reveal its mechanisms, becomes one of the season’s key accessories; elsewhere a steel F falls through the body of a bag to become its handle.

Iconic bags

The house’s iconic bags are realized with the same spirit of duality which permeates the collection: high-shine leathers integrated alongside clean canvas, bold shades printed across natural hues, sometimes chained together, sometimes a pair simply clutched in one hand. “At FENDI, everything comes from the conversation around the double F, which makes us see things in couples,” reflects Silvia Venturini Fendi. “Even the bags become part of a family: big and small.”

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