Silvia Venturini Fendi returned this season with a massive co-ed collection, which felt like the sister show to Fendi’s blow-out centenary collection in June. With 83 looks in total, the fashion pack gathered inside a showspace that looked uncannily like a soft play area. The vivid colours of the set, designed by the legendary Marc Newson, were echoed in the clothing. What a rainbow of a show! There were some indications of a trend brewing in London but Fendi have surely solidified it. Bright, bold colours (hot pinks! aqua blues! lime greens!) are certainly the trend of SS26 so far.

This is best typified by the holdall bag crafted in woven leather, each strip dyed a vivid shade of orange or purple or yellow or blue. They look like Mondrian dropped a pill. They are bags that demand your attention, they want you to look. Woven fur coats echoed these holdalls in a style that looks totally new, the strips of fur having a woven basket appearance

Elsewhere, there was tasteful mismatching with outfits that were suits on top but tracksuits on the bottom. Everything looked adjustable and forms could be played with thanks to the drawstrings on a huge number of pieces. Knitted dresses changed pattern halfway down, turning into a soft chainmail. Leather coats and jackets were full of perforations, because wearing leather in the summer is hard. Many of the later looks repeated a floral motif, either as a cut-out, a pattern or constructed from sequins.

In the show notes, Venturini Fendi said: [The collection is] about a relaxed and colourful sense of ease with a romantic elegance.” In interviews with journalists after the show, she revealed that childrenswear was a key inspiration, a clue to the bright colours and playful drawstrings that ran throughout. These are clothes for bodies that grow, shift, and play. Which makes them, refreshingly, clothes for every body type.