Breaking Down Kim Jones's Fendi Haute Couture Debut

Pierre A. M’Pelé is joined by Alexander Fury, Ruba Abu-Nimah and Teo van den Broeke to discuss Kim Jones's Fendi S/S 21 haute couture debut. The panellists unpicked the references embedded within the collection, including Virginia Woolf's binary-blurring 1928 novel Orlando, the Bloomsbury Group, and the hand-printed, marble-bound books published by Virginia and Leonard Woolf for Hogarth Press. They discussed the concept of fashion as family, as emphasised through the casting of the show, the androgynous makeup and hair styling and the likelihood of people wanting to dress up and look glamorous again once the pandemic is over. Established in November 2000, SHOWstudio is an award-winning fashion website, founded and directed by Nick Knight, that has defined the manner in which fashion is presented via the Internet. A pioneer of fashion film and live fashion broadcasting, SHOWstudio is now recognised as the leading force behind these mediums, offering a unique platform to nurture and encourage fashion to engage with moving image in the digital age. In its documentation of fashion and the arts, SHOWstudio has collaborated with pop culture icons and creatives including Tracey Emin, Lady Gaga, John Galliano, Kate Moss, Alexander McQueen, Charles Jeffrey, Gareth Pugh and many more. Visit SHOWstudio: http://showstudio.com/ Explore our channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/SHOWstudio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/showstudio/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SHOWstudio Facebook: