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Kim Jones Channels Antonio Lopez For Fendi’s S/S 22 RTW Collection
Fendi Caffe, featuring graphics by Antonio Lopez.
This month, to mark the release of its Spring/Summer 22 ready to wear collection, Fendi announced the reopening of the iconic Fendi Caffe in Miami’s Design District. The new collection—the second since Kim Jones assumed the role of artistic director—reflects the British designer’s commitment to reviving the Italian house’s reputation for romantic, whimsical getaway-wear. In preparation, Jones dove deep into the Fendi archives and discovered a long-lost, hand sketched Fendi logo by Antonio Lopez, the revered fashion illustrator and close friend of Fendi’s former creative director Karl Lagerfeld. In collaboration with the The Estate and Archive of Antonio Lopez and Juan Ramos, he was also able to unearth a trove of kaleidoscopic 1960s drawings by Lopez. These archival remnants thread their way through the new collection—boisterous pastel color schemes, leg-emphasizing silhouettes, and big hair mark Fendi’s revival of the iconic ’60s ‘Lopez Girl.’ Below, take a look at Lopez’s original illustrations, the new collection, and the Fendi Caffe.
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Fendi Caffe.
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Antonio Lopez graphics courtesy of Fendi.
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Fendi S/S 22 RTW Collection. Photo by Sam Rock.
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- Antonio Lopez graphics, courtesy of Fendi.
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Fendi Caffe.
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Fendi S/S 22 RTW Collection. Photo by Sam Rock.
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Fendi S/S 22 RTW Collection. Photo by Sam Rock.
