Guests included Ed McVey, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Holly Stevens, Amir El-Masry and Jourdan Dunn.
LONDON — Ed McVey, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Amir El-Masry and Jourdan Dunn came out to the Fendi store on New Bond Street in London on Wednesday night to celebrate Kim Jones‘ next collaboration with Stefano Pilati.
Collaborations have become a part of Jones’ tenure at Fendi, where he signed on as artistic director of haute couture, ready-to-wear and fur collections for women in September 2020.
In September 2021, he unveiled a full-scale brand swap with Versace followed by a collection with Marc Jacobs for spring 2023 Fendi women’s collection last year and a special Baguette handbag collaboration with Tiffany & Co.
At the London event, the room was filled with actors wearing head-to-toe Fendi who remained mum as part of the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strikes as spicy chicken canapés were served and Champagne glasses were filled.
Digga D DAVE BENNET/COURTESY OF FENDI
Writer, director and producer Holly Stevens took the night off ahead of her upcoming play “Pimms & Piety” that runs from Nov. 8 to 12 at The Etcetera Theatre.
The play follows the events of Nicole Sacks’ life at college as a Jewish student whose life is turned upside down after a night out with her Jewish friends. She begins to question her place at her college, where she’s on the brink of being kicked out.
Stevens tackles what it means to be Jewish in today’s society and the perception of religion.
Other guests at the event included Bree Runway, Cora Corre, Detox, Digga D and Reece Clarke.
Reece Clarke DAVE BENNET/COURTESY OF FENDI
Pilati’s collection launched in Fendi boutiques and online Thursday, backed by in-store events in London; Dubai; New York; Tokyo; Seoul; Singapore; Chengdu, China; and Hong Kong.
WWD broke the news of the collaboration on Sept. 14.
“He is a friend, an inspiration and a designer for modern times — always looking to the future, asking questions and proffering solutions,” said Jones in an interview.
Pilati added in the same interview with WWD that he “wanted to celebrate the Fendis — as I always celebrate women. I asked myself, ‘So what now? What is my heritage?’ All of these women are beyond and it was logical for me and Silvia to talk about them, to talk about our shared heritage of women. I love Silvia and Delfina. I love the way they move, speak and discuss. You learn and you respect.”
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