Kim Jones debuted his Spring/Summer 2024 collection for the Italian fashion FENDI house in Milan, creating a detailed story behind the sensational looks. With motivation deriving from the beautiful city of Rome, Jones illustrates the ease of dressing inspired by Roman freedom, where women are imperfectly perfect and oozing with confidence. The collection emphasizes the idea that clothing and accessories give the wearer a second skin- a chance to be themselves.

A central theme of the Maison, the collection is seeped with duality, with pieces simultaneously sensible and playful. Masculine tailoring and materials, such as fine kid mohair, are combined with silks and knits, creating a more feminine fantasy. A chicly oversized car coat is embellished with a feminine echo in the form of metal anklet ballet car shoes, with a pragmatic studded bottom for mitigation. Detailed construction lies in the form of a traditional curtain waistband on tailored trousers folded over, and united with twisted knitwear. As per Kim Jones fashion, the collection includes signature silk evening dresses made for everyday frolicking.

Silvia Venturini, Artistic Director of Accessories and Menswear, designed statement armpieces in an array of styles, sizes, materials, and techniques for every kind of FENDI character. The collection carries traditional pop iconography through the FENDI Peekaboo and iconic Baguette, the Origami, and First bags. A new Flip silhouette is introduced, taking the shape of a shopper that folds into a clutch with an animated, color-blocked structure.

Elegant fabrics intersect the looks with organza, soft shearling, intarsia leathers, trompe l’oeil silks with silicone Framis prints, and delicate knits. FENDI’s house codes and motifs stretching back to the beginning are present throughout the collection. Originally created by Roman master saddlers, the Selleria stamp is found in the collection through leather bags and garments, metamorphosing into metal thread hardware on shoes and tied into the extravagant jewelry by Delfina Delettrez Fendi, FENDI’s Artistic Director of Jewellery.

An abstract version of the iconic FF logo is found in the collection’s jewelry and clothing, where it is dribbled in bold color-blocking and structured onto strapless knit dresses. Referencing the late Karl Lagerfeld’s Women’s Spring/Summer 1999 collection for the House, Jones implemented key dresses that are reworked, such as the acid-yellow coated linen slip.

FENDI Spring/Summer 2024 is a celebration of the myriad of FENDI women, exuding Roman freedom and individuality through innovative pieces and luxurious trademark bags.