The Italian fashion house's latest collection explores the subtle duality.&nbsp;

As an orbital light in the venue lifted, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/models-fashion-brands-labels-collections-gigi-hadid-emrata-swimwear" target="_blank" rel="noopener">models</a> in the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/fendi-spring-summer-2023-haute-couture-show-runway-collection" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fendi</a> Fall/Winter 2023 began the show by walking through a light tunnel. This was only the beginning of an illusionary world that the Italian <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/slouch-bags-trend-spring" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fashion</a> house referred to throughout the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/burberry-fall-winter-2023-daniel-lee-runway-looks-photos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Milan Fashion Week</a> show. The house's artistic director, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/every-look-fendi-spring-summer-2023-mfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kim Jones</a>, is known for his blending of themes throughout many of his designs. He was appointed Fendi's Creative Director in 2020&mdash;the first since <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/met-gala-2023-details-karl-lagerfeld-theme-hosts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Karl Lagerfeld</a>'s death. Marking this show as one to watch, Jones knows how to play with references, question norms, and break boundaries.&nbsp;
Kim Jones references the Fendi woman herself, most notably Delfina Delettrez Fendi. Everything the Fendi heiress wears is uniquely her own&mdash;in its styling, its wear, and its appearance. Jones explains, "It all started with Delfina. There&rsquo;s a <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/fashion-rebrands-designer-changes-burberry-gucci-saint-laurent-celine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">chicness</a> but a perversity to the way she twists Fendi, which is what I love." In his exploration of her elegance and strong self-expression, Jones draws directly upon this ideal in Fendi's latest collection. Though the collection is classicly feminine, the designer also plays with subtle illusions.&nbsp;
The collection features masculine <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/menswear-vest-summer-2021-fashion-trend" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tailoring</a> with utilitarian deconstruction, yet the designer morphs these heavy fabrics in dainty ways. Assymetricallity also takes the spotlight in this illusionary show; the first look demonstrates Jones' exploration of this. An <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/asymmetrical-necklines-spring-2021-fashion-trends" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asymmetrical</a> V-neck buttoned sweater with no clear tailoring is paired with a structured <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/how-to-wear-leather-trend-fall-2021" target="_blank" rel="noopener">leather</a> skirt. The model also wears an undone men's tie. The juxtaposition between classicism and unique self-expression exemplifies the Italian fashion house's yearning to deconstruct boundaries, destroy binaries, and subvert expectations.&nbsp;
Fendi also premiered its newest <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/fendi-tiffany-and-co-baguette-bag-hand-in-hand-initiative" target="_blank" rel="noopener">handbag</a>. The Fendi Multi references the multipurpose sentiment that the brand is so often contingent with. The duality of Silvia Venturini Fendi's design draws upon the house as a whole. She states, "I think what is really nice is the movement of the bag, that it can be two things in one." Illusion, deconstruction, and duality are what Fendi does best.&nbsp;

Deconstructing Boundaries in Fendi's Fall/Winter 2023 Collection

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