Open Your Heart is the title of Fendi’s Pre-Fall collection. It’s dedicated to a Queen of Hearts, a seductive woman who, quoting the press notes, “is charming, magnetic, and attractive; she is fun, ironic, but always elegant and passionate about details.” Quite the full-time job.
The heart motif didn’t have any romantic connotations, though; it was intended more as a graphic pattern with an artsy vibe than a sentimental homage. It graced the heart-shaped décolletage of a black cocktail dress with a tight bodice and full skirt, it was lavishly embroidered on the front of a fluid velvet midi dress with sable-trimmed sleeves, and it worked as a Fair Isle embellishment on the shoulders of a glorious dark mink coat. Elsewhere, it was inlaid as a heart padlock on a fitted, striped fur coat, and it was appliquéd on repeat in yellow mink on a hand-cut leather cape. Wearing its heart only on its sleeve clearly wasn’t enough for Fendi.
The collection had a vibrant feel, thanks to a lively mix of patterns. A coat with Madras-inspired macro-checks in bright colors was paired with a feminine silk midi dress, printed with graphic motifs. The same tropical vibe could be felt in a floral pattern reproduced on a slim city coat or on a turquoise trapeze-cut opera coat, worn with cropped slim pants. It looked chic and extravagant, in keeping with the idiosyncratic Fendi spirit.
