Fendi F/W 2025.26 Milan

[big]

The clothes? Wonderful. The casting? DIVINE.

Sumptuous, Italian glamour that I imagine will be highly coveted by the Lauren Sanchez's of the world.

I still think there is an approximately 0% chance fur makes a mainstream comeback in this day and age. I do wonder how much Fendi charges for a mink duster in 2025 though...

 

[Creative]

And I can certainly appreciate the hair & make-up. It's like they actually want their models to look, you know, pretty, which seems to be of little or no interest over at Prada ( )

but Prada has never been about pretty, has it?

 

[fruitdots]

What's up with the brain tumour beanies?

 

[FashioNarrating]

While I agree Silvia has always done a good job, I am finding all the praise for this collection somehow overblown. It's certainly plushier than Kim's corporate offerings and quite understandable for an anniversary/"reclaiming" show, but a lot of it could and can be found at several of the brands that are doing that type of old-school Italian ritz regularly. Obviously, we judge collections/shows in the context of brands that are presenting them, but if Prada, Marni or even Ferragamo presented something that spelled as straightforwardly "renowned luxury made in Italy" as this, I don't think there would be so much appreciation, not even for singular outfits/pieces. If anything, we'd read about their respective creative directors becoming either tired or too commerce/status-driven and forgetting to play and experiment a bit - and that's what I am suggesting here.