Fashion house Fendi has hit the grand old age of 90.
It felt appropriate then for the House to host celebrate this anniversary by cementing itself within the Italian fashion community in Rome by showcasing a special Couture collection on the backdrop of the brilliant white marble of the Trevi Fountain. A crossroads of culture, where modern meets classical art, the setting was perfect for a fashion house that is known for traversing the boundaries between new and old.
Cast your minds all the way back to January 2015, I set up some Style Resolutions to work my way to the perfect ‘forever’ wardrobe. I’ve ticked off two pieces already – the ‘All-weather’ trenchcoat (which has served me well during these soggy Autumnal days) and the ‘Day-to-Night LBD’ (which I included in my Rome haul. With only a few months left of the year I’ve been fervently on the hunt for the last three items and as luck would have it I stumbled upon one of them in the sales recently.
I never thought this specific ‘Oxford’ brogue would be so hard to find – especially as I live i n O x f o r d. But it seems this season all the flat shoes trended towards more patented, dark berry coloured, suede or chunky heeled flats rather than the forever classic style. Not to mention the ones I did end up finding were slightly out of reach on my budget (ain’t nobody got time for spending £100 on leather shoes). However this week as I mentioned I completely lucked out on finding this pair from the ever dependable New Look sale (God Bless their teen section for their teeny tiny shoes sizes to fit my pixie feet!). And because it was in the teen section – instead of the marginally more expensive ladies – I managed to score these for an absolute steal of a price. Go me!
So that’s 3/5 ticked off – just the flannel shirt and shirtdress left! Any suggestions?
R.xoxo
Beth Ditto shutting down the runway at Marc Jacobs for the final show of NYFW
Maddy Stuart and Leslie Irby shattering perceptions of disability at FTL Moda
Rachel Comey’s choice of older dancers
Ashish hitting the headlines with gender fluid fashion
Dominican model Lineisy Montero walking a whopping 65 shows this season include McQueen, Burberry and Prada
You would be fooled in thinking that the Spring/Summer 2016 fashion week season was one of the most diverse yet. But when you look at the cold hard stats? It paints a less rosy picture.