Marble statues come to life in Kim Jones' latest collection inspired by ancient Greek architecture.

Last season, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/fendi-baguette-hand-in-hand" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fendi</a>'s <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/fendi-spring-summer-2021-haute-couture-kim-jones" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spring/Summer 2021 Haute Couture</a> collection marked <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/kim-jones-fendi-limited-edition-capsule-collection-couture" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kim Jones</a>' debut collection for the brand with a Virginia Woolf-inspired collection that combined British literature with notes of Italian style. For his next act, the designer draws from one of the most classic eras of art, culture, and history: ancient Greece.
While Fendi's collections have always grounded themselves in Roman roots&mdash;see Silvia Venturi Fendi's latest <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/fendi-men-spring-summer-2022-collection" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spring/Summer 2022 collection for Fendi Men</a>&mdash;the Fall/Winter 2021 Haute Couture show travels back to the time before the Roman Empire, when Greece was still in charge of Italy's modern-day capital. However, Jones negotiates Classical and Hellenistic motifs against the creative vision of director Pier Paolo Pasolini.&nbsp;

&ldquo;Pasolini observed Rome become modern &ndash; and that is what is interesting to me: connecting eras, the old with the new, the past with the present," explained Jones. &ldquo;Rome is a fascinating city because it has so many pasts &ndash; and I was drawn to Pasolini because I have always been inspired by his vision of the world. He is something of an outsider in Roman history, but one whose voice remains constant.&rdquo;&nbsp;
Swirls of floral embroidery and lace punctuate select garments as modern interpretations of Corinthian Order column volutes. Silk gowns pool in trompe l&rsquo;oeil effects, while earrings and shoe heels incorporate architecture elements like Ionic Order volutes and rounded-arch bridges.
To capture the collection, Jones sought the artistic guidance of director <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/timothee-chalamet-luca-guadagnino" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Luca Guadagnino</a>.&nbsp; "When a historian peers into history, they do it directly,&rdquo; said Guadagnino. &ldquo;But when a master filmmaker and poet like Pasolini looks into the eyes of history, his gaze is a sublimating one. Through it, history becomes an urgent and delicate possession of now&hellip; the past enters the present and breathes our air.&rdquo;&nbsp;

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