FENDI

Furs aside, Fendi’s grown-up 'forever' pieces are collectible in their own right. While there’s no one signature Fendi silhouette, the A-line comes close. This season, it’s a soft, midcalf A-line skirt, its semi-sheer sexiness balanced by feminine tailoring in menswear fabrics—such as a suit with a boxy doublelayer jacket, and a curvy, double-breasted coat with mink cuffs over a longer skirt. Red was a standout in both slinky sheer dresses and a fabulous red coat with pin-tucked gathers at the waist—and also as a musthave accent, as in the sealing-wax-red boots, some over the knee, which anchored all the looks. As for the bags, the single F logo appeared on metal closures, while the double F was a graphic print on handbags.