Milan Men’s Fashion Week: Fendi presented denim, fringe and rubber sliders for its spring/summer 2023 collection, with an earthy colour palette in abundance

Jun 22 , 2022

Models present creations from the spring/summer 2023 menswear collection by Fendi during Milan Men’s Fashion Week, in Milan, Italy, on June 18. Photo: EPA-EFE

The luxury fashion brand used a new motif created from images of swirling weather patterns of planet Earth to nod to the growing planet-conscious generation

Silvia Venturini Fendi went for earthy colours and featured frayed denim jeans, cut-out bucket hats and chunky rubber slip-ons to prepare for the hotter season

Denim, fringe and chunky rubber sliders. These are the elements of next year’s summer wardrobe emerging from June 18, the second day of Milan Fashion Week’s menswear previews.

A model wears a partially opened shirt on the runway of the spring/summer 2023 menswear collection show by Fendi during Milan Men’s Fashion Week, in Milan, Italy, on June 18. Photo: EPA-EFE

Temperatures in Milan were unusually high and the fashion crowd scooted from show to show with the thermometer topping 34 degrees Celsius and forecast to keep getting hotter in the coming days. That makes linen an easy sell, but less so for the leather and even fur making appearances on Milan’s spring-summer 2023 runways.

Denim and trench coats featured in Fendi’s spring/summer 2023 Milan Men’s Fashion Week, in Milan, Italy, June 18. Photo: EPA-EFE

The looks were grounded and earthy for Fendi’s spring/summer 2023 menswear collection during the Milan Men’s Fashion Week, on June 18. Photo: EPA-EFE

Silvia Venturini Fendi created earthy, grounded looks for a planet-conscious generation in shades that ranged from soothing chambray to hearty ochres, merging into a new motif created from images of swirling weather patterns of planet Earth.

Ochre was a prominent colour choice for Fendi’s spring/summer 2023 menswear collection during the Milan Men’s Fashion Week, on June 18. Photo: EPA-EFE

A model dons head-to-toe ochre-coloured garments for Fendi’s spring/summer 2023 menswear collection during the Milan Men’s Fashion Week, on June 18. Photo: AFP

Fun prints made an entrance for Fendi’s spring/summer 2023 menswear collection during the Milan Men’s Fashion Week, on June 18. Photo: AP

A model struts down the runway with frayed denim short shorts paired with a patterned shirt for Fendi’s spring/summer 2023 menswear collection during the Milan Men’s Fashion Week, on June 18. Photo: AFP

The collection carried some nostalgia for more innocent times, from fraying hems on jeans to soft seams on denim bags, embroidery accents that recall beaded daisy chains and long, lush tassels on moccasins. Bucket hats are cut out for a visor feel, while knit cloches sport brims. Chunky rubber slip-ons were emblazoned with the inverted double-F logo.