FENDI celebrates winter and the joyous holidays with its rich legacy of Italian savoir-faire
By The Time Place Magazine
Just in time for the festive season, luxury fashion house FENDI unveils its dazzling Women’s and Men’s collections for Winter Holiday 2024. Honouring the brand’s rich heritage and legacy, these lines showcase FENDI’s iconic craftsmanship while also anticipating the milestone centenary the fashion house will celebrate in 2025.
A Rich Tapestry
Rooted in utility and practicality, FENDI’s Women’s Winter Holiday 2024 collection artfully blends sophisticated sportswear with iconic menswear elements adapted for women, such as tuxedos and polos, while also incorporating sixties-inspired skiwear for an authentic sporting touch. Elsewhere, the festive spirit is captured in shimmering eveningwear, such as traditional British fabrics and knits, especially the commissioned FENDI Tartan, are subverted in womenswear through signature mini-kilts worn over trousers, enveloping oversized carcoats, punchy blousons, and tailored wool day dresses. Meanwhile, classic tailored checks and twinsets harmoniously coexist with sleek, international styles in fluid tailoring, satin slips, Lurex knits, and embroidered sequins. Perfect for any occasion, the Winter Holiday collection seamlessly blends outdoor and indoor style, merging countryside with mountainside, and city with salon—from Rome to the Dolomites.
The collection embraces a luxurious yet casual approach to outerwear, designed for effortless layering over any outfit. From generously tailored carcoats in checks and tartans to artisanal sculpted furs and shearling, each piece showcases relaxed sophistication. The collection truly exemplifies the pinnacle of FENDI’s craftsmanship, embodying the idea of heirloom pieces to be cherished and passed down through generations.
Evoking a timeless tapestry of tradition and pride, the Men’s collection showcases the specially commissioned FENDI Tartan, crafted in collaboration with Prickly Thistle and manufacture in Scotland. This festive fabric brings a playful, prep school charm to tailored wool blazers, trousers, and casual over-shirts. Meanwhile, workwear and loungewear silhouettes crafted from velvet corduroy emphasise comfort and texture. The inclusion of FENDI logo technical fabric in puffer jackets, with a FENDI varsity logo adding an old-school touch, while the artisanal classics like sumptuous shearling and shaved fur coats define the outerwear offerings for gentlemen.
Joyful Offerings
For the winter accessories, FENDI showcases a new range of handbags featuring gleaming metallic leathers, dazzling crystals, intricately woven designs, and plush 3D FF velvet, all exuding a relaxed vibe through their soft, functional constructions. The iconic Peekaboo Soft bags now feature relaxed designs that enhance classic styles and introduce new ones, like the Simply FENDI and the revitalised By The Way Selleria. Meanwhile, the Baguette bag appears in various iterations, encouraging self-expression while maintaining its laid-back charm, even with lavish sequin embellishments.
Inspired by the upcoming centenary in 2025, each of the new handbags showcase the pinnacle of FENDI’s artisanal savoir-faire. For example, the handstitched Selleria, featuring burnished metallic and soft Cuoio Romano leather, serves as a vital link between the past and the future. The artistry of leather interlace also receives a metallic accent; alongside a more subtle tone-on-tone Cuoio Romano FF interlace version. However, this season’s standout luxury offering is none other than the Florentine paper croco bag, which draws inspiration from paper techniques developed in 8th century China and popularised in Florence during the late 16th century—techniques that are still mastered by craftsmen today.
In shoes, FENDI combines elegance with versatility, featuring metallic leathers, sequins, FF jacquards and shearlings, as well as glossy calfskin. Crafted for diverse winter settings, the range spans from shearling snow boots for the mountains to refined slingbacks for city strolls. A fresh take on the kitten heel debuts in sleek FENDI FFold calf boots and vintage mules, while the block-heeled Delfina offers a perfect mix of comfort and party-ready style, embodying FENDI’s timeless appeal.
Last, but not least, FENDI brings festive flair to men’s accessories as well with its Fendilicious collection, introducing playful fast-food motifs on the FF jacquard Baguette Soft Trunk bag through leather patches, inlays, and prints. This whimsical touch extends to cotton sweats, T-shirts, shirts, and vibrant blousons. For a more sophisticated evening vibe, delicate Lurex knits and twill wool suits with micro-paillettes add a subtle sparkle, evoking a celebratory spirit.
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