Fendi models walk on water in Rome’s Trevi fountain

Shimmering models wearing the latest creations by Fendi appeared to walk on water Thursday at a fairytale show in Rome's Trevi fountain to mark the luxury fashion house's 90th anniversary. 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.

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Fendi models walk on water in Rome’s Trevi fountain

Dior names Maria Grazia Chiuri as new creative director

As widely expected, Christian Dior officially announced the Italian designer's appointment as the label's new head creative on Friday, July 8, tweeting “Dior is delighted to welcome Ms. Maria Chiuri as artistic director of women's couture, RTW and accessory collections.” On Thursday, Valentino had confirmed that Maria Grazia Chiuri would be leaving her position of creative directorship at the Italian label, which she had shared with Pierpaolo Piccioli. As expected, it's the Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri who will take over as creative director of the Dior fashion house, replacing Raf Simons who stood down in October.

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