{"id":36347,"date":"2021-09-27T13:35:47","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T13:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/?post_type=articles&p=201863"},"modified":"2021-09-27T13:44:51","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T13:44:51","slug":"fashion-flip-versace-and-fendi-swap-designers-for-a-unique-collection-where-opposites-attract","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/fashion-flip-versace-and-fendi-swap-designers-for-a-unique-collection-where-opposites-attract\/","title":{"rendered":"Fashion Flip. Versace and Fendi Swap Designers For A Collection Where Opposites Attract"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MILAN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 26: Amber Valletta and Kate Moss walk the runway at the Versace special event during the Milan Fashion Week – Spring \/ Summer 2022 on September 26, 2021 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli\/Daniele Venturelli \/ Getty Images )<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In February of this year three friends caught up over dinner. Nothing particularly unusual about that unless, of course, they happen to be three of the most notable names in Italian (albeit worldwide) fashion. When Silvia Venturini Fendi, Fendi womenswear artistic director Kim Jones and Donatella Versace got together clearly something exciting happened somewhere between entree and main course, because by dessert the friendly rivals had dreamed up a unique, collaborative concept for Pre-Fall 2022. Fendace<\/i> had been born – the surprising, jovial fashion portmanteau we never knew we needed.<\/p>\n

And actually, it was to be distinctly not<\/i> collaborative. Rather, it was to be a facetious boss-swap of sorts. The creative directors (Kim and Donatella) would design for the other\u2019s house, each producing a unique collection in a never-done-before idea. And the guise was to be kept a secret until its riotous reveal last night. Live from Via Ges\u00f9, Versace\u2019s private headquarters, for the finale of Milan fashion week, the atmosphere was palpable even before the big moment. Prior to the show, rumors had been circulating about a possible collaboration, so once attendees realized it would be akin to a supersized fashion-off, the ether became positively intoxicating. Then, from under the loom of a giant Versace Medusa logo, appeared a runway of Kate Moss, Amber Valetta and Naomi Campbell in an are-we-really-seeing-this mirage of muses, parading Kim Jones\u2019 version of a Versace season. It was a hotbed of punked-up streetwear and conspicuous 90s cuts, all splashing a mash-up of the house\u2019s insignias and infamous golden Baroques.<\/p>\n

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MILAN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 26: Precious Lee walks the runway at the Versace special event during the Milan Fashion Week – Spring \/ Summer 2022 on September 26, 2021 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli\/Daniele Venturelli \/ Getty Images )<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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MILAN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 26: Gigi Hadid walks the runway at the Versace special event during the Milan Fashion Week – Spring \/ Summer 2022 on September 26, 2021 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli\/Daniele Venturelli \/ Getty Images )<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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MILAN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 26: Emily Ratajkowski walks the runway at the Versace special event during the Milan Fashion Week – Spring \/ Summer 2022 on September 26, 2021 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli\/Daniele Venturelli \/ Getty Images )<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Twenty looks later, the tile turned to reveal the double-F logo, signalling it was time for Donatella\u2019s shake up of the Fendi normale. Taking her knack for no-prisoners-bedazzlement she lathered her cameo-collection in signature Versace prints, many piercing through the well-known Fendi monogram. It was all in good fun, of course. And while this was a send up, of sorts, the double offering caused a surprisingly cohesive blend of the best of what Italian glamour has to offer.<\/p>\n

There was Emily Ratajkowski in a gold-laced two-piece decorated with a statement cuff and silk faille headscarf, Gigi Hadid in disco-silver lam\u00e9 flanked by very-Versace mermaid hair and chinzy clips, Kate Moss in a micro black keyhole dressed draped by a baroque robe and Adut Akech in a printed jacket so metallic-golden it looked positively molten. And while these looks came from both sides of the adventure, stylistically it all came together. Before Jones joined Fendi in 2020, and prior to his tenure at Louis Vuitton and Dior, he\u2019d been tipped to join the house of Versace so, an ongoing closeness to his now-rival house is not surprising. Donatella is also well-known for her support of talented young designers and has used her force in the industry to mentor Jones among others.<\/p>\n

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MILAN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 26: Lila Grace Moss Hack walks the runway at the Versace special event during the Milan Fashion Week – Spring \/ Summer 2022 on September 26, 2021 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli\/Daniele Venturelli \/ Getty Images )<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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MILAN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 26: A model walks the runway at the Versace special event during the Milan Fashion Week – Spring \/ Summer 2022 on September 26, 2021 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli\/Daniele Venturelli \/ Getty Images )<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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MILAN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 26: Adut Akech walks the runway at the Versace special event during the Milan Fashion Week – Spring \/ Summer 2022 on September 26, 2021 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli\/Daniele Venturelli \/ Getty Images )<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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MILAN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 26: A model walks the runway at the Versace special event during the Milan Fashion Week – Spring \/ Summer 2022 on September 26, 2021 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli\/Daniele Venturelli \/ Getty Images )<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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MILAN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 26: A model walks the runway at the Versace special event during the Milan Fashion Week – Spring \/ Summer 2022 on September 26, 2021 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli\/Daniele Venturelli \/ Getty Images )<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You can almost picture that evening back in February, if we can indulge in some fanciful hyperbole. A table set among the ivy-wrapped palings of the Versace alfresco dining wing. A gargantuan spread of Italian cuisine and Kim, Silvia and Dontatella all giggling into their gold-dipped wine goblets. \u201cI would love to design for Versace!\u201d says Kim. \u201cAnd I Fendi!\u201d spills Donatella. Then Silvia sees the future, in a kind of Freaky Friday<\/i> swapsies lighting bolt. \u201cLet\u2019s Do It!\u201d she confirms! They laugh. More wine! More gnocchi! I\u2019ll call Kate! I\u2019ll text Amber! Gigi is in! How do you feel about safety pins? We\u2019re Going To Need More Gold!<\/p>\n

Perhaps it went nothing like this, but either way the fusion of these two iconic houses offers a heart-warming unity in an industry often plagued by vicious competition. And with the return to fashion as a tangible theatre, designers this season have been less inclined to rely on dystopia or lamented irony, instead ordering the freedom of fun as an unusual du jour.<\/p>\n

Given we\u2019ve been wholly reminded that runway shows in the flesh are a privilege, designers need no longer resist the power that comes from ripping up the rule book. And if this swap idea takes off we look forward to #ChanDior and #ValenPrada in the near future.<\/p>\n

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MILAN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 26: Gigi Hadid, Maria Carla Boscono, Naomi Campbell, fashion designer Kim Jones, Donatella Versace and Kate Moss acknowledge the applause of the audience at the Versace special event during the Milan Fashion Week – Spring \/ Summer 2022 on September 26, 2021 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli\/Daniele Venturelli \/ Getty Images )<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":36350,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[17,16],"yoast_head":"\nVersace and Fendi Pre-Fall: A Unique Collection Where Opposites Attract<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"For Pre-Fall 2022 Fendi and Versace teamed up and swapped designers for a unique collection. 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