Fendi stages couture fashion show amid ruins of ancient Rome

Jul 08, 2019 754

BY: Oscar Holland

Luxury label Fendi paid tribute to its former creative director Karl Lagerfeld on Thursday evening with a spectacular fashion show set amid the crumbling ruins of ancient Rome. The Italian brand sent 54 new couture looks down the runway at the ancient Temple of Venus and Roma -- one for each year the late designer worked at the fashion house.

The show also marked the beginning of an ambitious project to restore the ancient structure, built by Emperor Hadrian almost 2,000 years ago. Fendi's parent company LVMH has pledged 2.5 million euros ($2.8 million). The brand's current creative director Silvia Venturini Fendi, the granddaughter of founders Adele and Edoardo Fendi, stepped out to an applause at the end of the show. Her Fall/Winter 2019-2020 collection, officially titled "The Dawn of Romanity," was the first in the fashion house's post-Lagerfeld era.

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SOURCE: https://edition.cnn.com

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