FENDI Turned Us Into Spectators for SS27
Taking inspiration from American poets, Italian singers and sculptors.
The invitation for a fashion week show usually gives you a sense of what’s to come. For FENDI, this season’s invitation simply said, “I like my body when it is with your body.” Your first thought might have been one of surprise, but rest assured, these aren’t the words of Maria Grazia Chiuri. They’re taken from a poem by American poet E.E. Cummings, dating all the way back to 1925.
What links these words with the show that followed is an exploration of relationships. For Cummings, it was about romance and connection. But for Chiuri and Fendi, it was about the relationship between fashion and the body that wears it. The collection explored that relationship, beginning with a series of undergarments, designed with delicate lace, embroidery and pastel tones, and evolving into a series of costume-style looks inspired by Raffaella Carrà.
The show’s set design also drew from a separate influence: an artwork called Cubo di specchi (Mirror Cube) by an Italian sculptor named Luciano Fabro. Forcing “spectators into confrontation,” the result saw the audience facing a mirrored box in which the models walked.
Check out some of our favorite looks above. For more from Milan Fashion Week, check out what went down at Prada and Diesel.
