On a catwalk overlooking the Colosseum, Italian luxury label Fendi paid homage to Karl Lagerfeld late on Thursday with a fashion show of 54 new looks to mark the late designer`s 54-year tenure at the brand. 
 
The veteran designer joined Fendi in 1965 and kept on collaborating with the Rome-based label until his death in February, aged 85.&nbsp; 
 
He formed a creative duo with the founding family`s scion Silvia Venturini Fendi, who looked to Lagerfeld`s archive sketches for the couture Fall/Winter 2019-2020 line. 
 
An all-white suit with flared jacket sleeves and wide-leg trousers kicked off the "The Dawn of Romanity" show on the Palatine Hill in the brand`s home city. Models wore coats with fur trimmings, sheer skirts and palazzo trousers decorated with marble-like prints. 
 
Fur coats in black or brown were worn over cropped bra tops and skirts or shorts while slim long dresses with pointy shoulders had cut-outs throughout. 
 
Art deco prints adorned coats, tops and dresses which at first came in black and earthy tones of brown and bronze before moving onto soft shades of lilac, pistachio, rose quartz and yellow. 
 
Evening dresses were full-length, with geometric straps at the front and in dark colours. There were also soft feminine frocks, some embroidered with floral or wheat patterns. Voluminous organza ballgowns wrapped up the show. 
 
Models' pageboy-like hairstyles, large sunglasses, boots and large golden hoop earrings nodded to the 1970s. The looks were accessorised with fur versions of Fendi`s baguette handbag. 
 
Lagerfeld also worked at French fashion house Chanel and had his own brand.&nbsp;

In other news, the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week 2019 just wrapped up in France. <a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/paris-fashion-week-2019-haute-couture-233211">Take a look at some of the best designs</a> from the show.&nbsp;

On a catwalk overlooking the Colosseum, Italian luxury label Fendi paid homage to Karl Lagerfeld late on Thursday with a fashion show of 54 new looks to mark the late designer`s 54-year tenure at the brand.

On a catwalk overlooking the Colosseum, Italian luxury label Fendi paid homage to Karl Lagerfeld late on Thursday with a fashion show of 54 new looks to mark the late designer`s 54-year tenure at the brand. The veteran designer joined Fendi in 1965 and kept on collaborating with the Rome-based label until his death in February, aged 85. He formed a creative duo with the founding family`s scion Silvia Venturini Fendi, who looked to Lagerfeld`s archive sketches for the couture Fall/Winter 2019-2020 line. An all-white suit with flared jacket sleeves and wide-leg trousers kicked off the "The Dawn of Romanity" show on the Palatine Hill in the brand`s home city. Models wore coats with fur trimmings, sheer skirts and palazzo trousers decorated with marble-like prints. Fur coats in black or brown were worn over cropped bra tops and skirts or shorts while slim long dresses with pointy shoulders had cut-outs throughout. Art deco prints adorned coats, tops and dresses which at first came in black and earthy tones of brown and bronze before moving onto soft shades of lilac, pistachio, rose quartz and yellow. Evening dresses were full-length, with geometric straps at the front and in dark colours. There were also soft feminine frocks, some embroidered with floral or wheat patterns. Voluminous organza ballgowns wrapped up the show. Models' pageboy-like hairstyles, large sunglasses, boots and large golden hoop earrings nodded to the 1970s. The looks were accessorised with fur versions of Fendi`s baguette handbag. Lagerfeld also worked at French fashion house Chanel and had his own brand. In other news, the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week 2019 just wrapped up in France. Take a look at some of the best designs from the show.

Amid ancient Roman ruins, Fendi remembers designer Lagerfeld

Shimmering models wearing the latest creations by Fendi appeared to walk on water at a fairytale show in Rome&#39;s Trevi fountain to mark the luxury fashion house&#39;s 90th anniversary on Thursday.&nbsp; 
 
Above the sparkling waters of the Baroque fountain, models wearing hand-painted dresses in pale pink, blue and cream, adorned with hand-stitched flowers or starlit scenes, glided across a transparent catwalk in the basin. 
 
The soft, luxurious collection of 46 outfits was inspired by Danish fairytale illustrator Kay Nielsen, who painted colour plates for the book Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen in 1924 and also later worked for Disney, including on sequences of the film Fantasia. 
 
Glittering evening gowns with slits up the sides transformed their wearers into modern-day Hansel and Gretel, the reflection of lights scintillating in the turquoise waters echoing the shine of pebbles glinting in the moonlight. 
 
Dresses were nipped in at the waist or featured a bell skirt, the house&#39;s trademark fur coat made an appearance in lynx, but what wowed the 200 exclusive guests was a patterned cape, in grey silk, which opened at both the front and back. 
 
Bags looked like they were made of fur but were actually tiny pieces of silk, sewn together to look like snakeskin. 
 
As the models, including Americans Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid, wound up their catwalk, designer Karl Lagerfeld&nbsp;wearing his trademark gloves, came out to take a bow along with the Italian house&#39;s accessories designer Silvia Venturini Fendi. 
 
Reaching the middle of the glass bridge he threw three coins over his shoulder into the fountain with a grin - a tradition that is said to ensure a return to the eternal city. 
 
The fountain, made famous by a scene in Federico Fellini&#39;s &#39;La Dolce Vita&#39; in which Anita Ekberg wades through its pristine waters, was restored last year in a clean-up funded by the fashion house, which first opened its doors in the capital in 1926. 
 
Commissioned by Pope Clement XII in 1730, it is the end point of one of the aqueducts that supplied ancient Rome with water. 
 
The tradition of throwing coins into the fountain was made famous by Frank Sinatra&#39;s rendition of &#39;Three Coins in the Fountain&#39; in the 1954 romantic comedy film of the same name. 
 
Fendi, now part of French luxury giant LVMH, said it wanted to capture the romance of the nearly 300-year-old monument, visited by millions of tourists every year, where visitors can ensure eternal love by drinking its waters. 
 
For those not lucky enough to bag tickets to the show, the house was putting on a sumptuous dinner for 600 guests in the city&#39;s Villa Borghese park, decorated for the occasion with Roman fountains. 
 
As part of its anniversary celebrations, the fashion giant is also hosting an exhibition in the Square Colosseum, its headquarters in Rome, from July 9 to October 23. 
 
Entitled &#39;Fendi Roma: The Artisans of Dreams&#39;, the show explores the creative history of the Italian house through a video installation and drawings by Lagerfeld of his most prized creations. 
 
(AFP)

Models glided across a clear runway above the sparkling waters of the fountain, in glittering evening gowns and hand-painted dresses

Shimmering models wearing the latest creations by Fendi appeared to walk on water at a fairytale show in Rome's Trevi fountain to mark the luxury fashion house's 90th anniversary on Thursday. Above the sparkling waters of the Baroque fountain, models wearing hand-painted dresses in pale pink, blue and cream, adorned with hand-stitched flowers or starlit scenes, glided across a transparent catwalk in the basin. The soft, luxurious collection of 46 outfits was inspired by Danish fairytale illustrator Kay Nielsen, who painted colour plates for the book Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen in 1924 and also later worked for Disney, including on sequences of the film Fantasia. Glittering evening gowns with slits up the sides transformed their wearers into modern-day Hansel and Gretel, the reflection of lights scintillating in the turquoise waters echoing the shine of pebbles glinting in the moonlight. Dresses were nipped in at the waist or featured a bell skirt, the house's trademark fur coat made an appearance in lynx, but what wowed the 200 exclusive guests was a patterned cape, in grey silk, which opened at both the front and back. Bags looked like they were made of fur but were actually tiny pieces of silk, sewn together to look like snakeskin. As the models, including Americans Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid, wound up their catwalk, designer Karl Lagerfeld wearing his trademark gloves, came out to take a bow along with the Italian house's accessories designer Silvia Venturini Fendi. Reaching the middle of the glass bridge he threw three coins over his shoulder into the fountain with a grin - a tradition that is said to ensure a return to the eternal city. The fountain, made famous by a scene in Federico Fellini's 'La Dolce Vita' in which Anita Ekberg wades through its pristine waters, was restored last year in a clean-up funded by the fashion house, which first opened its doors in the capital in 1926. Commissioned by Pope Clement XII in 1730, it is the end point of one of the aqueducts that supplied ancient Rome with water. The tradition of throwing coins into the fountain was made famous by Frank Sinatra's rendition of 'Three Coins in the Fountain' in the 1954 romantic comedy film of the same name. Fendi, now part of French luxury giant LVMH, said it wanted to capture the romance of the nearly 300-year-old monument, visited by millions of tourists every year, where visitors can ensure eternal love by drinking its waters. For those not lucky enough to bag tickets to the show, the house was putting on a sumptuous dinner for 600 guests in the city's Villa Borghese park, decorated for the occasion with Roman fountains. As part of its anniversary celebrations, the fashion giant is also hosting an exhibition in the Square Colosseum, its headquarters in Rome, from July 9 to October 23. Entitled 'Fendi Roma: The Artisans of Dreams', the show explores the creative history of the Italian house through a video installation and drawings by Lagerfeld of his most prized creations. (AFP)

Fendi celebrates 90th anniversary: models walk on water at fairytale show in Rome

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Amid ancient Roman ruins, Fendi remembers designer Lagerfeld

Fendi celebrates 90th anniversary: models walk on water at fairytale show in Rome