Viva Highlights: Milan Fashion Week Spring 2019

FENDI

“It seems like more and more designers are telling me to buy bike shorts, and I’m steadily losing the will to resist. Fendi styled theirs with the favourite accessory of the season (or year) a utilitarian belt bag, and a shirt with oversized sleeves to the elbow. Fendi’s last Spring/Summer collection was decidedly more avant-garde with dark styling, deep blue fringes and more varied prints. This time, they’ve lightened the palette, catering to a woman who wants to look chic but still fashion forward. “We wanted to have functional clothing. Not just for occasion. We wanted something for everyday life: the normal woman, the active woman. A real wardrobe,” explained Silvia Venturini Fendi. It has also been noted they’re pivoting themselves towards the Gen Z market more — the bicycle shorts, the bum bags worn cross-body, the logo mania. With buttery leather pieces, clear rain coats and expertly-cut suits, it’s a combination hard to resist.” — Rosie.

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