Fendi Triptych Takes Couture Week

July 07, 2023

What comes first, the outfit or the accessories? For creative director Kim Jones, it’s clearly the latter. At Fendi’s Fall 2023 Haute Couture show, models floated down the halls of Palais Brongiart in Paris in understated gowns which shed light on the luxury house’s debut high jewelry collection, Fendi Triptych. Designed by artistic director Delfina Delettrez Fendi, the jewelry is abstracted in the clothes — zeroing in on Grecian gowns in shades reminiscent of rubies, sapphires, and black diamonds.

On the subject of his design process, Jones writes, “We worked on a template based on Delfina’s high jewelry. If there is no jewelry, the idea is still present through the color palette and embellishment in the collection.” While the gowns were inspired by the concept of Fendi Tryptic, they certainly stand on their own, placing draped dresses and corset details back on our radar.

Text by Meyme Nakash
Photos courtesy of Fendi

This season, we wanted to concentrate on the achievement of fluidity, drape and shape through couture techniques, bringing these elements together with the attitude of today.

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Paris Louboutins With David LaChapelle

October 10, 2024

One of the most memorable of presentations in Paris at the end of the fashion season was, unsurprisingly, at the hands of iconic photographer, director, artist and overall creative genius David LaChapelle. Merging his “kitsch pop surrealism” with the SS25 collection by the French footwear house Christian Louboutin, choreography by Blanca Li, live music by LP and a synchronized performance by the French Olympic artistic swimming team — plus some rather mentionable pole dancing by topless “firefighters” — the theatrical display was matched only by a scene of LaChapelle, Louboutin and Li all jumping into the pool and dancing about fully clothed, if not moderately intoxicated. Fashion week, especially in Paris, can feel way too serious and self conscious. This presentation was definitely giving a more friends-and-family vibe: campy, fun and unpretentious.

By Paige Silveria
Photos courtesy of Christian Louboutin

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Willy After Hours

Christopher wears BLAZER, BUTTON DOWN, and TIE by INSTINCT, HAT by MUSTY , BAG by BEN GRECO, UNDERWEAR by WILLY CHAVARRIA
Khang wears BLAZER by CHRISTIAN DIOR, SHORTS by SKIP FAME, BROOCH by ISEDER, BAG by HANNAH FREEKE, UNDERWEAR by WILL CHAVARRIA, SHOES by MAISON MARGIELA

Coltrane wears COAT by GRETA MOSCHATA, SHORTS and BAG by CHIOMOTTO, stylists own tie, UNDERWEAR by WILLY CHAVARRIA

Zappa wears SHRUG by GENERAL EXPERIMENT, BUTTON DOWN by GRETA MOSCHATA, SHORTS by CONOR O’DRISCOLL, BAG by BEN GRECO, UNDERWEAR by WILLY CHAVARRIA, and stylists own shoe