Where Boudoir Meets Boardroom

Referencing the ’70s film about a professional dominatrix, Maîtresse – costumed by the late Karl Lagerfeld – Fendi proposes a wardrobe worthy of the modern femme fatale, where boudoir meets boardroom

- Abigail Leong

As one of a mere handful of women at the top of a male-dominated industry, you could say Silvia Venturini Fendi knows a thing or two about female power – as her Fall/Winter 2020 collection so attests. Exploring the dichotomy between strength and sweetness, austerity and sensuality, Venturini Fendi articulates her nuanced vision of the modern femme fatale via designs that walk the line between boudoir and boardroom.