Designer Maria Grazia Chiuri celebrated her return to Fendi in Milan on Wednesday. She presented a sensual and delicate collection of furs and leather crafted like lace.
Maria Grazia Chiuri is an experienced designer who has worked for Dior and Valentino. 35 years after she started, she returned to the Roman fashion house Fendi. Her first fall/winter collection for women and men highlighted black, white and green furs, some of which were reassembled.
With very flowing dresses and lace, Maria Grazia Chiuri advocates “a return to desire”. A scarlet dress was probably a tribute to Valentino, who died at the end of January. She wanted to go back “to a time in which bodies’ most primal, earthly impulses are heard less and less,” she explained in a statement.
The designer explained that she wanted to present a “personal geography” of fashion. She highlighted the history of Fendi and the collaboration with other designers. She had already successfully tested this method at Dior.
“I’m here to give back what they gave me,” the designer told Vogue magazine upon her return to Fendi. Shirt collars were worn like necklaces by women, while men wore wide furs. With this, Maria Grazia Chiuri called for “to overcome the distinction between female and male wardrobes”.
The designer collaborated with young artist SAGG Napoli for T-shirts and football scarves with messages. It bore slogans such as “Rooted but not stuck” and “Loyal but not obedient”.
Actors Monica Bellucci and Jude Law were among the brand’s hundreds of guests. They sat around Bernard Arnault, the head of Fendi’s French parent company LVMH.
In front of Fendi’s Milan headquarters, where the fashion show took place, several hundred young fans cheered, especially for singer and actor Bang Chan from the Korean boy band Stray Kids.
About ten fur opponents demonstrated alongside them. They demanded that Milan Fashion Week ban fur, just as London and New York have already done.
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