Fendi

The house thinks in shapes it keeps returning to: a flat rectangle worn tight under the arm, a structured frame that opens to show its lining, a soft shoulder bag hung from a wide monogram strap. Each is reissued in new leathers and finishes rather than retired, so a Fendi wardrobe accumulates as a set of variations on a few forms.

Ready-to-wear follows the same discipline. The monogram runs through knitwear and outerwear at both scales; leather and shearling supply the substance; shoes work between a squared toe and a sculpted heel. Scarves, sunglasses, belts and small leather goods hold the same code, which is what lets printed canvas and plain hand-stitched calf sit in one wardrobe.