THE TIME TRAVELLER’S LIFE

CREATIVE DIRECTION: MARNE SCHWARTZ
PHOTOGRAPHY: VLADIMIR MARTI
FASHION STYLIST: NOUR BOU EZZ
HAIR: JEAN LUC AMARIN
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: JEAN-MARC MONDELET
LIGHTING ASSISTANT: EFRAIM EVIDOR
FASHION ASSISTANTS: CHARLOTTE MARSH-WILLIAMS & PRESCILLA EL KHOURY
MODEL: KATE GONCHAROVA / MADEMOISELLE AGENCY
SHOT ON LOCATION AT: BAB AL SHAMS RESORT, DUBAI
WORDS: JESSICA BAILEY

When Kim Jones’ Fendi Spring/Summer 2023 collection hit the heart-thumping runway in Milan in September, it was as though the revered creative director powerfully sucked his guests into a 90s/turn-of-the-millennium vortex. Interrupting the Italian House’s distinct neutral palette, cornflower blues, parakeet greens, and vibrant pinks were splayed across racerback dresses with floating layers of technical organza, and ribbed knit crops which complemented sleek, satin parachute pants. Jones said at the time he had taken inspiration from Karl Lagerfeld’s 1996 to 2002 work, and reimagined it for today’s Fendi woman: a meeting of minimalist ease and a pop-infused eclecticism. Functional utility and femininity. This issue, we transpose the collection to Dubai – a habitat far removed from the runway along Via Solari that warm Wednesday afternoon in September. But that’s the beauty of Jones’ opus: he can transcend time and place like no other

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