A century ago, Edoardo and Adele Fendi opened a modest fur and leather shop on the Via del Plebiscito in Rome. Over the course of the next hundred years, their small venture blossomed into an international powerhouse. In 1966, the legendary Karl Lagerfeld entered the fold, revolutionising the brand with a high-fashion line. Under his leadership, he expanded Fendi’s offerings, introducing a commercial line, along with cosmetics and menswear, cementing the brand’s place at the forefront of luxury fashion.

Last night, Fendi commemorated their 100-year anniversary with a vast co-ed runway show that delved into the family’s history. With Kim Jones’ resignation as the head of womenswear last month, it was up to Silvia Venturini Fendi to design both the menswear and womenswear. “Fendi reminds me of the future,” she said in the show notes, “I didn’t want to spend too much time dwelling on the physical archives. For me, Fendi 100 is more about my personal memories – real or imagined – of what Fendi was and what Fendi means today.”

The first look, a grand fur coat styled with a leather bag, was a direct hark back to the fur and leather beginnings of the brand. The fur looks continued (trend alert for this season!) enhancing jackets and stoles whilst leather appeared practically everywhere, as trousers, as mixed-material coats and as chevron-patterned knee-high boots. Dresses were embellished with jewels and matched with bejewelled pumps whilst the menswear was very casual, lots of cosy jumpers and straight-legged trousers.

As the show ended, the space turned into an opulent birthday bash with Sean Paul providing the entertainment.