Fendi to Hold Show in Rome in July

BACK TO ROME: Fendi will stage a couture catwalk show in Rome on July 4 in homage to its late creative director Karl Lagerfeld, confirmed the company on Thursday. Bernard Arnault, chairman and chief executive officer of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, first talked of the show at the group’s general assembly in Paris earlier in the morning. “The display will reprise Lagerfeld’s designs for the Italian brand, where he served as creative director for a record 54 years until his death in February,” Arnault said. A Fendi spokeswoman explained that the collection will be exhibited in Rome following the show. Details about the location and the time are still being fine-tuned. No communication has been made yet as to Lagerfeld’s successor at Fendi. The collection to be shown in Rome will be designed by the brand’s creative studio with Silvia Venturini Fendi, said the spokeswoman. Fendi last held a fashion show in Rome at the city’s iconic Trevi Fountain, which the company helped restore, to celebrate the brand’s 90th anniversary and bringing on the runway its collection of luxurious fur garments and accessories, designed by  Lagerfeld and Venturini Fendi. MORE: Karl Lagerfeld at Fendi: The Wonder of It Fendi Pays Tribute to Karl Lagerfeld During Milan Fashion Week Video: Karl

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