Fendi’s Capsule Collection Recalls Glamorous Travel

Imagine yourself as an Italian starlet from the ’50s, complete with hour-glass figure and scarf strategically tied to keep the hair in place. Queue the camera-snapping paparazzi as you ascend the stairs to your private jet…

If you yearn for the glamorous life of yesteryear then Fendi’s capsule travel collection, inspired by the Italian film star, Silvana Mangano, is for you.

The current designer, Silvia Venturini Fendi, and the late actress’s daughter, Veronica De Laurentis, reconnected at a chance encounter on a plane a few years ago. The two women grew up in Rome, and Ms. Mangano was friends with the Fendi house and purchased Fendi frequently.  Silvia and Silvana reminisced about their childhood and it was then that they decided to pay tribute to the Italian film star with this capsule collection. The elegant pieces including a fox fur wrap coat, a double-F emblazoned roll aboard, and several incarnations of the satchel handbag. All of the pieces recall a time when travel was an event to dress for. The collection has launched this week and is available at Fendi boutiques. It’s all you need for a Roman holiday.