Favorite=Fendi

Fendi:  This was a collection for an austere, strong Woman Warrior.  The silhouettes were straight up and down, with the shoulder on boleros, jackets, capes, and dresses pointed out and up like dog ears when they hear someone at the door. These were Medieval Mistresses with black head wraps and even at time hoods.  There was a sharp, chic but serious undertone to this collection and Lagerfeld paid incredible attention to detail.  His master craftsmanship made raw hemlines from faraway look shaggy but up close showed various linings of fur, mohair and treated cashmere.  He stays true to Fendi’s legacy of fabulous furs by using the same processes today as they used in the 1940s; treating the fur and perforating it with many holes so that it feels and looks lighter. That is exactly what he did with the carefully calculated furs, mohair and shearlings which came in cropped jackets, knee length coats, and many chubby nubbys worn with slim black or khaki drainpipe pants.  The shoulders of the fur coats were different colors of fur with one white coat looking like black floppy dog ears hanging down.  Fur also trimmed many jersey dresses; one of my favorites was a hooded light grey nanook dress with furry shoulder trim that was cinched in the body with a black bare chest plate creating a tiny waistline and, to top the outfit off, the model wore black and brown wooden bangles from the wrist to the elbows. Wooden chokers also were styled to match.  There was also a Medieval story played out in this collection towards the second half where Lagerfeld used black breast plates like armor for the models to wear over their loose dresses and even over a fluffy fur short dress. There were beautiful cap sleeve slouchy velvet dresses paired with thigh high Mary Janes or round toe suede and leather booties. Another look that struck my eye was a knee-length lace dress made of paper thin leather bisected by a black chest plate and paired with matching above the elbow leather black gloves trimmed in the same leather paper thin lace.  Fit for a Medieval princess. The palette was basic black with heather grey furs and cream striped minks potted in the mix. The boots came in black and a forest green and they created new shoe: a Mary Jane thigh high boot.  And what would a Fendi show be without the bags? There was the previous seasons slouchy tote silhouette but this time it came in shellac silver in mini and large versions along with furiously fur handbags that matched the outfits perfectly.  Fantastic luxurious furs-Cruella Deville would certainly approve.