Pierpaolo Piccioli - Designer

[Lola701]

He just said it in the BOF interview that came out he was approached to do Fendi by LVMH, and as i said before the interview it came out, he did not take it because he asked to remove Silva and her daughter and LVMH was not having it .......that was the deal breaker on both sides allegedly.

as mentioned also the before the interview was the rumoured lack of his Valentino cruise lookbook ....he also mentioned in his BOF interview now ...only the reason is different of what i heard lol

I read the piece and it made me less and less excited for his Valentino. I don’t think he talked about the women. One thing that I have always respected about Valentino is that he talked more about the women than the actual clothes.

And about the Fendi thing, EGO ALERT! If Karl, who did so much for the Fendi, believed that working with the family was essential, why would he think that he is that special to make it without them.
For me, Fendi only works if someone is willing to be a co-headliner with Silvia.

 

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I read the piece and it made me less and less excited for his Valentino. I don’t think he talked about the women. One thing that I have always respected about Valentino is that he talked more about the women than the actual clothes.

And about the Fendi thing, EGO ALERT! If Karl, who did so much for the Fendi, believed that working with the family was essential, why would he think that he is that special to make it without them.
For me, Fendi only works if someone is willing to be a co-headliner with Silvia.

Yes the Fendi big LOL when they told me....... but i think Rome has a micro cosmos that they all end up hating each other MGC PPP AM SF FG all at one point fendi valentino gucci like a pool of divas in concert with wig pulling in the back stage lol

 

[FashionPower]

Yes the Fendi big LOL when they told me....... but i think Rome has a micro cosmos that they all end up hating each other MGC PPP AM SF FG all at one point fendi valentino gucci like a pool of divas in concert with wig pulling in the back stage lol

Do you know if Gabriele Cusimano is still working at Valentino? I would be surprised if he turned into Michele's right hand after PPP...
We all know he was the better, most skilled and most talented one from the two PPP's right hands (Ancora guy who? LOL)

 

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Do you know if Gabriele Cusimano is still working at Valentino? I would be surprised if he turned into Michele's right hand after PPP...
We all know he was the better, most skilled and most talented one from the two PPP's right hands (Ancora guy who? LOL)

He left with PP
He has been traveling since then but still lives in rome

 

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FENDI only needs one person and that person is ALESSIA PELLARINI, Karl's right hand at Fendi from 2012.
The Fall 2019 couture collection (which she designed) was probably the most opulent and luxurious collection from Fendi, even better than Karl dare I say.
The Fall 2020 collection was epic too with the coats with the padded oversized sleeves.
Too bad she got beef with Kim Jones (of course...) and they got rid of her.

Fendi would be in such good hands with Alessia, she’s basically part of the family

I root for her but i would prefer if she had started her own brand instead that idea of rent her own clothes

 

[FashionPower]

Fendi would be in such good hands with Alessia, she’s basically part of the family

I root for her but i would prefer if she had started her own brand instead that idea of rent her own clothes

Yeah, so talented and skilled.
I miss seeing images of her together with Karl and Silvia at fittings...not everyone gets to have Karl as boss and mentor.
Unfortunately, being a leading woman in the fashion world is a curse, otherwise she would already be appointed as a creative / design director for a big brand (looking at you Versace with your terrible design team).
I think her AP archive concept is a cool idea, her wardrobe is impressive (dare I say even better than Anna Dello Russo). I think it's better to step down rather than being involved in a niche startup brand like his friend Ludovico Bruno's Mordecai or Nicola Brognano's new venture.

 

[Lola701]

FENDI only needs one person and that person is ALESSIA PELLARINI, Karl's right hand at Fendi from 2012.
The Fall 2019 couture collection (which she designed) was probably the most opulent and luxurious collection from Fendi, even better than Karl dare I say.
The Fall 2020 collection was epic too with the coats with the padded oversized sleeves.
Too bad she got beef with Kim Jones (of course...) and they got rid of her.

Yes Alessia has talent, taste and quirk.
I must admit that it’s where LVMH kinda annoys me. They have talented number 2 like Daniel Lee, Alessia, the guy from Moschino, the guy from Missoni and they literally have to go, made a name for themselves before catching their attention again.

The problem with corporations is that it’s all a game of relationships.
It’s like the Alessandro Michele/Fendi thing. Kim Jones was a bigger asset to Fendi at the moment coming from the success of his Vuitton and Dior but the dynamic has changed. And he had the « protection » of Marc and Alexandre and his whole clique.

I would do such a complete overhaul at LVMH if I was in the Fashion group!

Fendi could be so much of what it is that it’s almost frustrating. And I genuinely think that the spirit of Fendi is Italian. Karl worked because he was curious enough to care about Italian culture.

Fendi was always a bit different from all the Italian brands around. There was no equivalent.

You can’t have your studio in London, pretend to be inspired by the way Silvia and Delfina dresses every season and come up with the collections you come up with Mr Jones!

 

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Yeah, so talented and skilled.
I miss seeing images of her together with Karl and Silvia at fittings...not everyone gets to have Karl as boss and mentor.
Unfortunately, being a leading woman in the fashion world is a curse, otherwise she would already be appointed as a creative / design director for a big brand (looking at you Versace with your terrible design team).
I think her AP archive concept is a cool idea, her wardrobe is impressive (dare I say even better than Anna Dello Russo). I think it's better to step down rather than being involved in a niche startup brand like his friend Ludovico Bruno's Mordecai or Nicola Brognano's new venture.

I’ve liked all the collections she designed, even the ones she had less control like fw21, ss22 and fw23, after that she left and it went downhill with Kim having full control

Don’t get me wrong, the idea is cool and she was very humble to do it, most designers become very low profile after their exit.

The AP archive isn’t a huge hit but she might grow in the rental business or also become a vintage seller

I love Alessia’s wardrobe because is so personal and she has used almost all of those items, while i have no idea what ADR keeps or not, I only saw her in gym clothes, swimwear or denim when she’s not attending shows hehehe

I don’t think these guys are in the same level of her, Nicola has talent and was a cd before, but Alessia has style, baggage and taste, even without Karl around, she was capable enough to make a very unique part of the Fendi woman who is bourgeois and live in art and culture, the current Fendi woman is merely a spectator of it all

 

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Yes Alessia has talent, taste and quirk.
I must admit that it’s where LVMH kinda annoys me. They have talented number 2 like Daniel Lee, Alessia, the guy from Moschino, the guy from Missoni and they literally have to go, made a name for themselves before catching their attention again.

The problem with corporations is that it’s all a game of relationships.
It’s like the Alessandro Michele/Fendi thing. Kim Jones was a bigger asset to Fendi at the moment coming from the success of his Vuitton and Dior but the dynamic has changed. And he had the « protection » of Marc and Alexandre and his whole clique.

I would do such a complete overhaul at LVMH if I was in the Fashion group!

Fendi could be so much of what it is that it’s almost frustrating. And I genuinely think that the spirit of Fendi is Italian. Karl worked because he was curious enough to care about Italian culture.

Fendi was always a bit different from all the Italian brands around. There was no equivalent.

You can’t have your studio in London, pretend to be inspired by the way Silvia and Delfina dresses every season and come up with the collections you come up with Mr Jones!

I can’t with KJ’s bullsh*t of being inspired by Delfina and the sculptures he sees in his way to work. If he could stay in Rome more than 3 days a month he would have a different vision and understand a bit of the city dynamic, I doubt this guy has ever left his hotel to do a walk or go to the trevi fountain, btw there’s a pic of Karl with Silvia and Alessia at the fountain that i love, that’s why his fendi woman felt more personal and italian

Kim is not a chameleon, he’s good in menswear and perhaps he could translate it better in a brand that fits him, he barely understand anything about French culture, he should be in London because that’s his scene

And if Delfina is so inspirational why don’t give her a chance to design a collection? I would like to see that. Her 2023 met gala look had a sense of fun that is missing in Fendi

 

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ALESSIA PELLARINI ... taste ,Karl's right hand 😂🤐