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Silvia
Venturini
Fendi —
A Living
Legend
The creative director of FENDI menswear discusses creativity, her legacy, and her latest collection
BY JOSH GREENBLATT
FEW NAMES CARRY MORE WEIGHT IN fashion than FENDI. Even fewer represent the living legacy that Silvia Venturini Fendi is building. Since
1994, Fendi has served as creative director of menswear, accessories, and children at the nearly century-old Ro- man fashion house that bears her family’s name, and she is one of two remaining family members still at the company (her daughter, jewellery designer Delfina Delettrez, also works with the brand).
Overseeing the men’s collections, Fendi has been building a contemporary wardrobe that marries the house’s heritage (FENDI began as a specialist fur and leather house) with a thoroughly modern sensibility. And her Fall/Winter 2021 collection is no different. Jewel-toned reversible workwear and relaxed outer- wear elevate classic menswear to luxurious heights; diagonal quilting inflates silk jacquard separates — from a shawl-collar lounge coat to pullovers to shirt jackets — to create a cocooning effect; “inside-out” tailoring features deconstructed panels that expose padded FF-monogrammed linings. The FENDI man wants his clothes to be as fun as they are functional.
Here, Fendi shares her secrets.
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