Fendi Men's Spring 2023 Collection Returns to Basics
The Fendi Men Spring 2023 collection represented a return to simpler days.
Historically, the spring season for menswear was all about making the cash register ring. It was a visual vehicle for designers to distill their brand's tropes and tricks (and, more often than not, a characterization) and make an it-list for the season that materialized again into the following.
When the stars align (we believe this is referred to as a retail report) and there is enough buzz in town (again, we believe this is referred to as a social media report), the item is given new life as a classic.
Silvia Fendi already knows what entertains a generation of Fendi clients at the Fendi Men Spring 2023 show, a feature she has been nurturing since 1994. The baby boomers just want easy-care garments, the Millenials have one eye on the future (the draw of anything new) as well as the past (once again, great clothes sell), and the Gen Z-ers can make "money moves."
Those with deep pockets don't need an introduction to what Silvia Fendi does for the House: they already know the look numbers they want and WhatsApp them to their sales associates, and for those with their own money, Fendi's menswear has become a style lexicon across social media apps — "You look very Fendi today", "That's a Fendi look", or "Let's do a Fendi".
While the Fendi Men Spring 2023 presentation may be broken down into stylistic cliches — '90s California cool, skater boy fits, or the All-American man — we're calling it a return to the simple life. A time in menswear when clothing was truly just clothes, when runway shows were so unified from start to end that you could rip looks apart and restyling them wasn't considered a fashion triumph, and, of course, items made for real-life. After all, the spring season has always been about getting outside and doing stuff.
Here are our five favorite looks from the Fendi Men Spring 2023 fashion show.
Look 1
The modest separates combo for Spring 2023 packs a visual punch – a nice coat, shirt, pants, and moccasins. The '90s flex for the modern era.
Look 4
The cow print, micro-micro-micro-shorts, and padded beach sandals were all microtrends at the Fendi Men Spring 2023 show.
Look 10
When worn as "tromp-loeil" denim, the formality of fur becomes something quirky.
Look 13
Subtlety is stunning at the Fendi Men Spring 2023 show, where a "shirtdress" with slits is shown.
Look 20
Making fur as appealing as it is abstract is, of course, one of Silvia Fendi's talents.
Helia Mohammadi
Social Media Specialist