Karl Lagerfeld and Silvia Venturini Fendi headed into the woods for their blockbuster haute fourrure show for Fendi. But if their expedition to the enchanted lands yielded any treasures, it’s the knowledge that fashion will always share an inexplicable link to art.
Can fashion ever be art? This age-old conundrum has always raised questions—with some fashion collections evoking powerful emotions through their narratives and sublime craftsmanship. Others have devoted their lives to the mastery of craft—creating something more artisanal than artistic. No matter what your take, it’s clear there has always been a dialogue between the two, and nowhere was this discourse more apparent in 2016 than at the ambitious Haute Fourrure collection Fendi showed to commemorate its 90th anniversary in Rome.
Expectations were high: It would take a lot to surpass Karl Lagerfeld and Silvia Venturini Fendi’s 2007 display at the Great Wall of China—a world first, staged at the precise moment when all the world’s eyes were on Asia. How would a presentation at a Roman icon fare by comparison?
This story is from the November 2016 edition of Harper's BAZAAR Singapore.
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