Fendi will pay tribute to Karl Lagerfeld with a dedicated fashion show in Rome, the house has announced. The Italian label was headed up by the designer for 54 years before he passed away in February of this year.
"It was probably the longest collaboration there has ever been between a designer and a house, so he leaves an incredible heritage at Fendi," Bernard Anault, CEO of LVMH said at the company's annual general assembly in Paris this morning.
Anault also talked about the "great sadness" at Fendi after Lagerfeld's death and explained that this show would "reprise all his creations during his time at Fendi".
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Although an exact date and location for the show has not been confirmed, a spokesperson for the brand told WWD that it would be held in Rome. The city was also the location of the house's 90th anniversary show in August 2016, which took place at the Trevi Fountain, an iconic monument that Fendi had helped to restore.
This is not the first Fendi show to take place since Lagerfeld died. The house displayed its autumn/winter 2019 collection just a few days after its creative director had passed away. Lagerfeld was said to have been giving notes on the show and collection from his hospital bed.
FENDI 90TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW
If there's a better fashion venue than the Trevi Fountain, someone should tell Karl Lagerfeld. Last night he built a glass catwalk over the historic monument and staged a couture show to celebrate 90 years of Fendi in Rome, so he's currently winning the spectacular backdrop competition. Havana, Rio, Blenheim Palace, Westminster Abbey... editors have travelled far and wide this season but nothing comes close to the magic created here. Fendi reportedly paid £1.7m to restore the Baroque masterpiece for the city so nobody was going to argue when they raised a transparent walkway through its waters. As the sun set, the fountains started to cascade and Kendall Jenner appeared to walk on water - what better testimony to the power of this brand? The collection was titled Legends & Fairytales and inspired by the work of Danish illustrator Kay Nielsen, who painted images for Hans Christian Anderson in 1924 and later worked with Disney on Fantasia. Though obviously the point of the exercise was to showcase Fendi's total mastery of fur - the craftsmanship on display was quite extraordinary - there was a sweet innocence and charming lightness to the looks, with hand painted floral chiffon dresses worn under capes and coats decorated with folkloric scenes. 'Life is a nightmare so we need fairy stories right now,' said Karl. As out of this world experiences go, his will go down in fashion history.
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