{"id":26093,"date":"2026-05-28T06:52:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T06:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/26093\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T06:52:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T06:52:17","slug":"maria-grazia-chiuri-looks-to-the-fendi-archives-for-her-debut-cruise-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/26093\/","title":{"rendered":"Maria Grazia Chiuri Looks to the Fendi Archives for Her Debut Cruise Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maria Grazia Chiuri<\/a>\u00a0understands the\u00a0Fendi<\/a> archives intrinsically. Having started her career at the house in the accessories department in the late 1980s, the designer returned more than three decades later to take on its top creative role. And her first cruise<\/a> collection there revisits the house\u2019s history, with an intimacy that only someone who helped shape it from the inside could possess.<\/p>\n

\"shimmer_11zon\"Photograph: (Courtesy of Fendi)<\/p>\n

Released via a lookbook and accompanying short film, the collection reframed classic Fendi codes\u2014including sleek tailoring and, of course, deliciously sequined Baguette bags\u2014through a distinctly cinematic lens. It paid homage to Histoire d\u2019Eau, Jacques de Bascher\u2019s 1977 short film\u2014widely regarded as the \u201cfirst fashion film<\/a>\u201d\u2014which was commissioned by Karl Lagerfeld to coincide with Fendi\u2019s first ready-to-wear collection. In Chiuri\u2019s reimagining, the protagonist, a German tourist named Suzie, drifts through Rome in a wardrobe that blurs fantasy and reality, past and present.<\/p>\n

\"bandw_11zon\"Photograph: (Courtesy of Fendi)<\/p>\n

Texture was another through-line: contrast-woven jackets, leather outerwear circled with plush collars, and bags and shoes pieced together with tactile fuzzy patches were all featured in the lineup. Another hallmark of the house, parchment-colored, leather-lined, studded Baguette bags\u2014of course, a design that Chiuri had a hand in developing\u2014appeared once again in their original subdued color palette.<\/p>\n

\"creme_11zon\"Photograph: (Courtesy of Fendi)<\/p>\n

Like her work at Dior, Chiuri\u2019s Fendi is pragmatic and primed for real life. Floor-length trench coats, while trimmed with statement linings, were shown with functional flared trousers and double-stacked handbags\u2014one tote, one Baguette, that is\u2014for the woman on the go. Sequined \u201cgoing out\u201d tops were hidden just enough underneath crisp double-breasted suiting, an outfit easily taken from day to night.<\/p>\n

\"burgundy_11zon\"Photograph: (Courtesy of Fendi)<\/p>\n

Just as compelling were Chiuri\u2019s evening wear propositions. Balancing the collection\u2019s sharper pieces was a lineup of soft glamour: plunging gowns, liquid skirt sets \u00e0 la Gwyneth Paltrow in Great Expectations, and a sheer fringed number for the more adventurous dresser.<\/p>\n

\"pants_11zon\"Photograph: (Courtesy of Fendi)<\/p>\n

Chiuri also built upon the idea of a shared wardrobe, a concept she introduced for the fall\/winter 2026 season. Many of the looks came with a menswear companion: a check-print split skirt with matching printed trousers, and a his-and-hers Canadian tuxedo done in a metallic fabric.<\/p>\n

The collection reinforced the collaborative spirit that Chiuri is imprinting on Fendi. As she phrased it at her debut in February: \u201cLess I, more us.\u201d<\/p>\n

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