FASHION

BACKSTAGE AT FENDI MEN’S SPRING-SUMMER 2017 MILAN

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FENDI MEN’S SS17: A BACKSTAGE STORY

There was definitely a laid-back quality to the spring-summer 2017 Fendi men’s collection presented on Day 4 of Milan Men Fashion Week yesterday. The runway was build around a summer pool inviting to farniente. The show notes expressed the desire to « enjoy life and simple pleasure, » a desire perfectly illustrated by the collection. Designed by Silvia Venturini Fendi, it put the emphasis on fun with easy silhouettes that are meant to be worn outside. There is no rigidity, every piece is fluid thanks to the use of silk or light quilted fabrics. Terrycloth is used to evoke the essence of fur, but with a definite summer touch. This season, Fendi’s exquisite craftsmanship serves a certain idea of « normality, » yet always in an intriguing way: the fact that the majority of the pieces (bucket hats, quilted coats, or silk foulards) is reversible, is one example of many. As for patterns, Silvia Venturini Fendi went for stripes, either thin of bold, and offered a reinterpretation of the emblematic Fendi Pequin stripes on a selection of leather bags also featuring a brand new, hand-drawn, multicolor pattern with the shape of abstract faces. It doesn’t get much better than summer with Fendi.

Photography: Tassili Calatroni for Crash