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Silvia Venturini Fendi

Creative Director, Fendi

The third-generation member of the Italian fashion dynasty helms the brand’s creative vision.

Silvia Venturini Fendi
Fashion Week

Banality and Provocation at Fendi

More Warhol than Wall Street in its typically-Fendi integration of polar opposites, the collection delivered a certain liberating subversion.

Fashion Week

Banality and Provocation at Fendi

More Warhol than Wall Street in its typically-Fendi integration of polar opposites, the collection delivered a certain liberating subversion.


Fashion Week

Fendi's Sensuality and Severity

Propriety and raciness kept pace throughout the whole show. On one hand, there was a subtle emphasis on classical values, on on the other there was the perverse undertow of the Vienna secession.

Fashion Week

Fendi's Sensuality and Severity

Propriety and raciness kept pace throughout the whole show. On one hand, there was a subtle emphasis on classical values, on on the other there was the perverse undertow of the Vienna secession.


Fashion Week

No Choice But Optimism at Fendi

Silvia Venturini Fendi invoked the power of positive thought with her new menswear collection. “It’s going to be a hard new year, so, in any domain, you use what tools you have to be positive,” she mused.

Fashion Week

No Choice But Optimism at Fendi

Silvia Venturini Fendi invoked the power of positive thought with her new menswear collection. “It’s going to be a hard new year, so, in any domain, you use what tools you have to be positive,” she mused.


News & Analysis

Creating Chaos: Charlotte Stockdale and Katie Lyall's New Brand

A styling team for the past 15 years Charlotte Stockdale and Katie Lyall are now joining forces on a collection of luxury tech accessories. Here, they tell Tim Blanks about cold-calling Lesage, behaving badly with Karl Lagerfeld and the launch of their new line.

News & Analysis

Creating Chaos: Charlotte Stockdale and Katie Lyall's New Brand

A styling team for the past 15 years Charlotte Stockdale and Katie Lyall are now joining forces on a collection of luxury tech accessories. Here, they tell Tim Blanks about cold-calling Lesage, behaving badly with Karl Lagerfeld and the launch of their new line.


Fashion Week

Top 10 Shows of Spring/Summer 2017

At the end of a headline-grabbing fashion month, BoF brings you the Top 10 shows of Spring/Summer 2017.

Fashion Week

Top 10 Shows of Spring/Summer 2017

At the end of a headline-grabbing fashion month, BoF brings you the Top 10 shows of Spring/Summer 2017.


News & Analysis

Growing Marco de Vincenzo

With LVMH backing, the under-the-radar Italian designer is gearing up for growth.

News & Analysis

Growing Marco de Vincenzo

With LVMH backing, the under-the-radar Italian designer is gearing up for growth.


Fashion Week

Fendi’s Fairytale Continues

Trevi revved Fendi: collaborators Silvia Venturini Fendi and Karl Lagerfeld were both feeling a zesty new take on the house.

Fashion Week

Fendi’s Fairytale Continues

Trevi revved Fendi: collaborators Silvia Venturini Fendi and Karl Lagerfeld were both feeling a zesty new take on the house.


Fashion Week

Once Upon a Fendi Fairytale

Walking on water was just one of the minor miracles in Fendi’s 90th anniversary show.

Fashion Week

Once Upon a Fendi Fairytale

Walking on water was just one of the minor miracles in Fendi’s 90th anniversary show.


Fashion Week

Complex People, Simple Clothes at Fendi

On Silvia Venturini Fendi’s moodboard were porky Picasso, kooky Dali and a cheerful Albert Einstein, unabashedly enjoying summer in who-cares outfits.

Fashion Week

Complex People, Simple Clothes at Fendi

On Silvia Venturini Fendi’s moodboard were porky Picasso, kooky Dali and a cheerful Albert Einstein, unabashedly enjoying summer in who-cares outfits.


News & Analysis

Franca Sozzani: 'I Respect When People Put Their Life in Front of Their Work'

The Vogue Italia editor on Dubai's fashion potential and what the future holds for the next generation of designers.

News & Analysis

Franca Sozzani: 'I Respect When People Put Their Life in Front of Their Work'

The Vogue Italia editor on Dubai's fashion potential and what the future holds for the next generation of designers.


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