If you're also a kim jones fan, you're no stranger to fendi's Spring/Summer 2021 haute couture show. It is both Kim Jones's first womenswear collection and his first haute couture collection.
In fendi's Spring /Summer 2021 couture collection, Kim Jones walks into Rome with a courtesy suit from England. The Fall/Winter 2021 Couture collection is a continuation of the spirit of art in the "Eternal City" of Rome.
This time, Kim Jones will present the new series in the metropolitan city that has been explored in the poetic footage of Roman director Pier Paolo Pasolini. Deeply influenced by his worldview, Kim Jones wants to trace his knowledge of Roman history and civilization through this couture, and connect the times, the new and the old, the present and the past.
With a fondness for old Roman films, Kim Jones designed the couture show directly into a fashion film and hired filmmaker Luca Guadagnino to direct the show. Through his understanding of Pasolini, he redefines the history and present of fendi couture, reflecting reality from a modern perspective.
"I've always loved Luca's work, and he's been like Pasolini, touching on themes that fit the moment," Jones says. Just as at the beginning of the runway, the minimalist geometric building exudes the mysterious atmosphere of ancient Rome in the hazy blue light. People can't help but wonder what kind of theme meaning is hidden in this.
With an ethereal background music called "max richter", models dressed in fendi couture weave through the building. Elegant and dignified, all show the temperament of the Romans. The firmness in their eyes is also full of interpretations of this couture design, they have different styles but are extremely calm, just like the Romans from ancient times to the present, soft and rigid.
Kim Jones explains: "At that time, Rome was the center of the world, and I wanted to include all the people who had and are living in Rome. "In this couture show, each model is not just walking on the catwalk, but transforms herself into the protagonist of the film, telling us the story of the experience in ancient Rome. The chinese clothes on their bodies are the most direct embodiment of the sense of time that overlaps and overlaps. They are given the imprint of time and stage a new renaissance of antique clothing.
Fur and fabrics, which we are familiar with, have been transformed into ethereal silk jacquards in the hands of designers this time before our eyes again. When it incorporates the layers of suede texture and color, Couture achieves self-breakthrough and innovation. Coupled with the three-dimensional visual experience, the overall look is warm and heroic.
The use of cornely stitching technology to sew fine crystal beads on the fabric is also one of the highlights of this design, just like the early morning dewdrops scattered on the flowers, gentle and tender, as if to bring the poetry of the past to the current life.
The trompe l'oeil silk hangs like the texture of marble statues in Roman architecture, reviving the Roman statues around the fendi palazzo, revealing a high-end texture that cannot be surpassed by couture. The skirt is silvery-white and glowing, showing a light figure with the swing of the body.
The delicate lace is sewn on the mini skirt, and the original small and chic temperament is not half sweet in the silhouette of the cut, but full of power.
Not only that, but Lace also injects multiple inspirations into the new collection, using panels to embellish the skirt and sleeves, making Kim jones's romantic vision dream and reality coexist.
The embroidery also became interesting again, and the spreading flower vine coiled around the skirt, setting off the soft and slender body torso, showing the feminine side of the woman to the fullest. Recreate the classic spiral ornament and recite a song of the past.
As the crystal clear nails sprinkled all over his body, Kim jones painted a picture of Roman day and night. The stars are dotted under the inner lining of the gradient color, which looks more transparent and calm.
Italian stone has also become the focus of this couture series, which is full of eternal charm, symbolizing classics and never leaving. The pietra dura gemstone setting technique is applied to the art of jewelry, reproduced by soft leather inlays, capturing the ethereal and illusory qualities of Bernini's sculptures.
The bag also features elements such as colored gemstones, mother-of-pearl and mosaics, and this hand-carved jewelry is also set against the backdrop of a new wave of reproduction of Rome's past and present.
This time, the shoe design is also quite personal, comparing the heel to the arch where the statue is located, which is particularly powerful in this metropolitan city.
In fendi's brand DNA, it has always been inextricably linked to Italian films. In fact, as early as ten years ago, Fendi designed a silvana bag, which is based on the handbag of silvana mangano, the screen goddess of the post-war era in Italy.
Silvana mangano became popular all over the world in 1949 with the movie "Desire sea strange flowers", and then developed in the film and television industry for more than 40 years. Fendi's silvana bag was inspired by her film masterpiece and the atmosphere created by director Luchino Visconti in the play, which was named silvana.
The design of the handbag is taken from an ancient style in the classic costumes of the five fendi sisters, and has been transformed by a modern interpretation. It carries the most fashionable color blocks in a nostalgic shape, becoming a favorite of sarah jessica parker, bianca brandolini d'adda, giovanna battaglia and other fashion hipsters. It can be seen that fendi has always advocated the inheritance and improvement of Italian culture, and innovated from the old.
Looking back at today, fendi's Fall/Winter 2021 couture collection also once again shows the spirit of "visiting Rome's past and looking forward to Rome's future", presenting the concept of "elegance, that is, eternity" in the way of old clothes. Kim Jones integrates the past into the present, giving Couture a classic moment.