I’m gonna go out on a limb here and say the biggest issue for Kim Jones now is that he is starting to build the DNA of Fendi as a clothing brand and since it has not been solidified yet and so my judgment will be more restrained than I might normally offer for a collection like this.
First what struck me early on is that the clothes re most certainly a bit or maybe a lot of molto Signora.” Moving on, it passed through my mind that if it wasn’t overtly matronly, that this is what Valentino might look like if executed with the brands original Valentino DNA. Then I wondered how much input he had from the Fendi sisters and how much weight those opinions carried as there is a dichotomy in this collection between the old and the new. So how many cooks were in the kitchen so to speak.
I think the “sculptural” print of art prints were meant to echo the famous Sheila Metzner photos for the Fendi scent, but it wasn’t fully expanded upon and then got lost with undecipherable prints. I think it was a mistake to offer such a dark collection since it was a bit difficult to see and also it is spring. The choice of fabrications was sort of odd as they didn’t all drape fluidly and in some cases as in the tulle or dark chiffon, they looked skimpy and others heavy handed.
I did like
the caftans and some of the more trend driven pieces as well and even some of
the more mother of the bride pieces, but I think he will eventually have to take
a stand and figure out who is the Fendi woman.
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