Milan Fashion Week FW26 · Runway show Womenswear
Fendi
81 looks, shown 24 February 2026 in Milan. Known this season for necklace / choker, faux fur / shearling, bun / updo.
The show
The collection, look by look
MILANO MODA DONNA - 24 FEBBRAIO / 02 MARZO 2026 · FW26Every look in runway order as a column of the colours measured from its garments. Hover or use the arrow keys to read each one; play to walk the show.
Look 1 of 81
Oversized black blazer over textured black shirt dress with knee socks
An all-black study in borrowed tailoring: a slouchy man's blazer softens over a crinkled, plunging shirt dress, with sheer socks and pointed boots giving office dressing an undone, intimate edge.
What set Fendi apart
Over-represented in this house's looks compared with the rest of the season.
The palette
Share of garment area across 81 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).
Silhouettes
Share of the 81 tagged looks.
What the collection was made of
Share of the 81 looks described by our AI taggerTraditions in the collection
Cultural influences →4 of Fendi's 152 looks draw on a specific dress or craft tradition, as read from the photographs. The house is based in Italy.
- Embroidered sheepskin folk waistcoat · European (unspecified) · European folk & regional dressLook 32
Own region
“Black cropped waistcoat edged with curly shearling trim, gold scrolling soutache-style braid on fronts; recalls Balkan/Greek/Romanian/Hungarian folk sheepskin vests (cojoc, fermeli)”
- Gajtan / gold cord scroll appliqué · Balkans · European folk & regional dressLook 31
Italy → Balkans
“Couched gold cord in spiralling scrolls and vertical drops running down black front panels, like Balkan/Ottoman-Greek fermeli or jelek braidwork; Hungarian or Romanian readings also possible.”
- Sfifa braid trim · Morocco · Middle East & North AfricaLook 33
Italy → Morocco
“Gold cord edging runs along the front opening, hem and cuffs, with clustered parallel cord lines on the shoulders. This resembles Moroccan sfifa/passementerie trim on robes.”
- Kurta · South Asian (unspecified) · South AsiaLook 37
Italy → South Asian (unspecified)
“Long band-collar pullover tunic with deep open placket, worn untucked-length over loose wide trousers in matching cloth, reading as a kurta-and-pyjama silhouette in pinstripe cotton.”
The character of the clothes
Fendi's clothes were darker, more muted, warmer, smoother and more formal than most of the season.
- DarkerLighterdarker than 88% of collections
- MutedVividmore muted than 93% of collections
- CoolerWarmerwarmer than 83% of collections
- SmoothTextured & printedsmoother than 83% of collections
- CasualFormalmore formal than 75% of collections
- ClassicDaring
- ExperimentalWearable
Fendi against every other house measured so far
Also in Milan, Fall/Winter 2026
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Fendi, in context
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