EXCLUSIVE: Fendi to Hold Show in Shanghai as Tribute to Karl Lagerfeld

MILAN — Fendi is planning two major events to pay tribute to Karl Lagerfeld and a unique 54-year collaboration — the longest in fashion history. For the first time, the Rome-based company will stage a fashion show combining its men’s and women’s collections. The event will be held in Shanghai on May 31 and present the brand’s fall 2019-20 collections, unveiled separately in Milan. As reported on Thursday, Fendi is also paying homage to the late designer with a couture catwalk show in Rome on July 4.  The show in Shanghai will be staged at the Powerlong Museum, a 248,400-square-foot modern art museum, which showcases domestic and international contemporary art. “Fendi has chosen Shanghai and the Powerlong museum to stage its first joint men and women collections to honor Karl Lagerfeld’s legacy,” said chairman and chief executive officer Serge Brunschwig. “Fendi and China have a special relationship, since the show on the Great Wall in 2007, and we are proud to showcase this unique moment in this magic country.” The monumental fashion show on the Great Wall of China drew 500 guests — including Zhang Ziyi, Kate Bosworth, Thandie Newton, Amanda Hearst and Tinsley Mortimer — as more than 80 models walked on a raised

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