{"id":27608,"date":"2022-09-22T06:46:51","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T20:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/?post_type=articles&p=220869"},"modified":"2022-09-22T11:34:32","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T07:34:32","slug":"fendi-ss23","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/fendi-ss23\/","title":{"rendered":"Kim Jones Has Entered His Millennial Era \u2013 But Karl Is Never Too Far Away"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A model walks the runway of the Fendi Fashion Show during the Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2023 on September 21, 2022 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Estrop\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MILAN, ITALY: A model saunters through the zig-zagging runway inside FENDI\u2019s showroom on Via Solari today. Her dress \u2013 a sheer couple of layers of sandy-hued technical organza \u2013 is embroidered with a single floral motif and politely sits atop the iconic Fendi logo. The former, I am told, has been drawn from the FENDI archives and, along with the double-F logo which was first introduced in 2000, anchors the Italian luxuriate\u2019s Spring\/Summer 2023 collection. In other words, it is creative director Kim Jones\u2019 way of looking to FENDI\u2019s storied past \u2013 and Karl Lagerfeld\u2019s distinct influence within it \u2013 to inform the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about continuity,\u201d says Jones. \u201cI am interested in looking at things that Karl has done, and seeing how we can develop them \u2013 both visually and technically.\u201d<\/p>\n

Enter a collection for the millennial \u2013 and a collision for the mind. A pop-infused injection that skews younger than we have seen from FENDI in years past, with the brand\u2019s recognisable neutral palette interrupted by cornflower blues, parakeet greens, and vibrant pinks \u2013 all splayed across racerback dresses, ribbed crops, shearling tops, silky pants, jumpsuits, and skirts.<\/p>\n

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A model walks the runway of the Fendi Fashion Show during the Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2023 on September 21, 2022 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Estrop\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Textural juxtapositions were aplenty, too: Sleek satin \u2013 as you may be able to tell, there\u2019s a lot<\/em> of sleek satin \u2013 mixed with cashmere, fur, mesh and leather. But it was the elevated tennis shoes and F-wedged rubber platforms that had the hundreds-strong guests buzzing.<\/p>\n

The shoes, and the bags. For all of the colour pops, the real stars of the FENDI season were the bags, clutched by models as they stormed down the heart-thumping runway with gusto, backed by a 90s piano-heavy soundtrack.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt FENDI, everything comes from the conversation around the double F which makes us see things in couples,\u201d reflects Silvia Venturini Fendi. \u201cEven the bags become part of a family: big and small.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Star guests included GRAZIA cover model Jourdan Dunn, House of the Dragon<\/em>\u00a0star Emily Carey and singer Lily Allen.<\/p>\n

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MILAN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 21: Lily Allen is seen at the Fendi Spring Summer 2023 Show during Milan Fashion Week on September 21, 2022 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Jacopo Raule\/Getty Images for Fendi)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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MILAN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 21: (L-R) Jourdan Dunn, Emily Carey, Miriam Leone and Chiara Ferragni are seen at the Fendi Spring Summer 2023 Show during Milan Fashion Week on September 21, 2022 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Jacopo Raule\/Getty Images for Fendi)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The show notes also open with a really beautiful quote from Jones I wanted to share: \u201cWhat is particularly interesting to me about FENDI is exploring the notion of functional utility alongside femininity \u2013 because the Fendi women are strong women with full, busy lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

Form and function for a new era \u2013 with Karl ever present in every step.<\/p>\n

Take a look at a few highlights below.<\/p>\n

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A model walks the runway of the Fendi Fashion Show during the Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2023 on September 21, 2022 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Estrop\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A model walks the runway of the Fendi Fashion Show during the Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2023 on September 21, 2022 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Estrop\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A model walks the runway of the Fendi Fashion Show during the Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2023 on September 21, 2022 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Estrop\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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MILAN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 21: A model walks the runway of the Fendi Fashion Show during the Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2023 on September 21, 2022 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Pietro D’Aprano\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A model walks the runway of the Fendi Fashion Show during the Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2023 on September 21, 2022 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Estrop\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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MILAN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 21: A model walks the runway of the Fendi Fashion Show during the Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2023 on September 21, 2022 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Pietro D’Aprano\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A model walks the runway of the Fendi Fashion Show during the Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2023 on September 21, 2022 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Estrop\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A model walks the runway of the Fendi Fashion Show during the Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2023 on September 21, 2022 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Estrop\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A model walks the runway of the Fendi Fashion Show during the Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2023 on September 21, 2022 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Estrop\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A model walks the runway of the Fendi Fashion Show during the Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2023 on September 21, 2022 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Estrop\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A model walks the runway of the Fendi Fashion Show during the Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2023 on September 21, 2022 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Estrop\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A model walks the runway of the Fendi Fashion Show during the Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2023 on September 21, 2022 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Estrop\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A model walks the runway of the Fendi Fashion Show during the Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2023 on September 21, 2022 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Estrop\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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