FENDI revealed its FW22 menswear collection at Milan Men’s Fashion week over the weekend. A nod back to a time gone by, when the art of dressing up was in high regard, and family sartorial heirlooms were passed from one generation to another. Heading into what many hope will be the roaring twenties once more, after two years of lockdowns, imposed nation curfews and strict laws and bans of socializing, Silvia Venturini Fendi designed this collection with a riff of hopeful skepticism.

It’s a contemporary twist on formality, with playful gestures breaking traditional boundaries of gentlemen’s dress codes in a color palette fit for a gentleman’s club with knits and tailoring coming in shades of black and cream, burgundy, raspberry, mocha, taupe and white form a rich, understated palette for tonal plays of precious texture and bold graphic statements. Traditional fabrics and weaves, like Vichy check tweeds and hound’s tooth suiting, satin tuxedo trims and striped silk jacquards are scaled up and down in dialogue with ribbed sleeves, cable knit ensembles and the O’Lock chain motif as a new monogram.

Pearl O’Lock chokers and crystal FF pendants peeked through keyhole cable knit jumpers, which exposed the clavicle, and shearling floral brooches, and 3D pearl and diamond digital prints lent a sense of unashamed femininity to menswear classics. There was a new softness to the usually strict lines of FENDI tailoring as interchangeable garments combine suiting, knitwear and leather in unprecedented proportions. Blazers exploded into flat capes and wide trousers swayed with a half skirt in tow. Outerwear assumes couture’s columns with dropped shoulders and Dolman sleeves, sharp lapels and covered buttons – exploring FENDI craftsmanship in etched O’Lock shearling.

A smartened up aesthetic then, when comparing with the lockdown / working from home wardrobe attire many have become accustomed to over the last two years, it was a celebration of occasion wear, with cropped double-breasted jackets, form fitting super high-waist formal trousers, and tailcoats worn over Mary Jane brogues that were closed with wristwatch straps. Nostalgic footwear included patent O’Lock loafers with scalloped trims and two-tone wingtip Chelsea boots, whilst the new FENDI sneaker features a dynamic stretched FF logo.

The FENDI Men’s Fall/ Winter 2022-23 accessories collection saw the iconic ‘Peekaboo’ bag appearing as a large structured shopper in solid smooth and grain leathers, FF logo paneling, suede and in the seasons Vichy check wool, named ‘Peekaboo FForty8’. The ‘Baguette’ is upsized as an FF-embossed soft truck and shrunk as an exotic miniature chain bag together with the signature rigid trunk in metal and plexiglass. In a world first, both the O’Lock motif and Baguette design were transformed as luxury tech accessories for the LEDGER Nano X, the leading digital hardware wallet for crypto currency and digital assets.

Full of contemporary perennials the FENDI FW/22 did not disappoint, discover the looks and the show video below…

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