Kim Jones' First Couture Collection For Fendi
The much-anticipated couture collection by Fendi's new head honcho Kim Jones was finally revealed this week and it did not disappoint. Drawing from his time spent at Charleston Farmhouse, the 16th-century Sussex retreat of the Bloomsbury where he grew up and now owns a house, the references can be found on the frescos and marble prints painstaking embroidered onto majestic gowns. Given that this is Jones' first foray into womenswear from a career in men's, there were elements of masculine shapes as expected—like a spliced tuxedo jacket sleeve attached to a dainty off-shouldered column—and even male models shod in dresses and capes. Those who modelled the romantic collection were superstar friends of the Italian house and of Jones, including Demi Moore, Kate and Lila Moss, Christy and James Turlington, Adwoa and Kesewa Aboah and of course, Naomi Campbell, while the earcuff-chandelier earrings were created by Delfina Delettrez, daughter of Silvia Venturini Fendi, making the entire performance a beautiful family affair.