Karl Lagerfeld’s resort collection for Fendi was highly crafted, hyper-decorated — and yet infused with fun. White and red prints, inspired by vintage American quilts, gave graphic appeal to flowing, feminine silk dresses. A search for the ultimate lightness also guided the construction of coats, especially in a checkered mink intarsia jacket with leather details, as well as a hole-punched, black fur midi-length peppered with bright, whimsical long-haired mink and fox decals — an exquisitely bold effect.
As with Fendi’s fall collection, waves were a major motif, especially in a multicolored cotton romper, worn under a tulle jacket with a similar pattern realized in mink and fox fur. As if that weren’t enough of a play of contrasts, in the lineup the watery ripples were juxtaposed with romantically flowered medallions, embroidered and printed on a satin blouse and skirt.