Fendi between utility and femininity thinking of Karl Lagerfeld - Lifestyle

The collection designed by Kim Jones for Fendi, which was shown in Milan for Fashion Week, is almost a tribute to Karl Lagerfeld.

The work done by the fashion kaiser for the Roman maison between 1996 and 2002 is in fact the starting point of the proposal for next summer.

"It's about continuity - explains Jones - I'm interested in looking at the things Karl did and seeing how we can develop them, both visually and technically".

Thus a floral print taken from the archives and a logo presented for the first time in 2000 are reinterpreted today, in pop tones and overlaps.

An idea of ​​dualism that stems from Jones's interest in exploring, in her work for the maison, "the notion of functional utility together with femininity,

    The jackets and coats with the obi belt, the half apron superimposed on the satin trousers, the fluid cargo, the leather tops are very reminiscent of those of the Lagerfeld 2000s.

In jewels, in the same way, "we work with the rigid and the soft", observes Delfina Delettrez Fendi.

"The logo almost disappears in the functional architecture that suspends every stone".

    Bags too are characterized by dualism, between shiny leathers and neutral canvases, bold shades and natural tones.

"In Fendi, everything stems from the conversation around the double F that makes us see things in pairs", reflects Silvia Venturini Fendi, who cut a Peekaboo in half to reveal its mechanisms, nominating it as an accessory of the season.

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