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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Jess Cartner-Morley in Milan

Maria Grazia Chiuri brings a radical spirit to Fendi debut

Models walk down the catwalk in black clothes at the Fendi Fall/Winter women's collection in Milan, Italy.
The Italian designer dressed models in oversized black blazers, jeans with trenchcoats, and cargo pants with trainers. Photograph: Antonio Calanni/AP

A big name designer’s first catwalk show in a new job is a drumroll moment of pure ego: Maria Grazia Chiuri, who joins Fendi after leaving Dior, is a headline-making hire with main character energy.

The first surprise, as Milan fashion week began, was a catwalk painted with the motto: “Less I, more us.”

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