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Kim Jones Named as Designer by Fendi

Model Gigi Hadid presents a creation from Fendi’s collection in Milan, Italy. Reuters file photo
Model Gigi Hadid presents a creation from Fendi’s collection in Milan, Italy. Reuters file photo
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Kim Jones Named as Designer by Fendi

Model Gigi Hadid presents a creation from Fendi’s collection in Milan, Italy. Reuters file photo
Model Gigi Hadid presents a creation from Fendi’s collection in Milan, Italy. Reuters file photo

British designer Kim Jones is to join Italian fashion house Fendi as its lead designer for womenswear while retaining his job as artistic director for Dior, Fendi announced on Wednesday.

Jones, 46, will succeed the late Karl Lagerfeld who was responsible for Fendi womenswear until his death in 2019.

Silvia Venturini Fendi, from the Fendi family, will continue with responsibility for menswear and accessories, the statement from Fendi and parent company LVMH said.

"Kim Jones is a great talent and since joining, he has continuously proven his ability to adapt to the codes and heritage of the LVMH houses while revisiting them with great modernity and audacity," LVMH chief Bernard Arnault said.

Jones, who has already worked on menswear at Louis Vuitton, has been chief designer at Dior since March 2018.

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Dolce & Gabbana Embrace Wrinkled Romance for Spring-Summer 2026

Models acknowledge the audience at the end of the presentation of creations by Dolce & Gabbana for the Menswear Ready-to-wear Spring-Summer 2026 collection as part of the Milan Fashion Week, in Milan on June 21, 2025. (AFP)
Models acknowledge the audience at the end of the presentation of creations by Dolce & Gabbana for the Menswear Ready-to-wear Spring-Summer 2026 collection as part of the Milan Fashion Week, in Milan on June 21, 2025. (AFP)
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Dolce & Gabbana Embrace Wrinkled Romance for Spring-Summer 2026

Models acknowledge the audience at the end of the presentation of creations by Dolce & Gabbana for the Menswear Ready-to-wear Spring-Summer 2026 collection as part of the Milan Fashion Week, in Milan on June 21, 2025. (AFP)
Models acknowledge the audience at the end of the presentation of creations by Dolce & Gabbana for the Menswear Ready-to-wear Spring-Summer 2026 collection as part of the Milan Fashion Week, in Milan on June 21, 2025. (AFP)

Dolce & Gabbana beckoned the warm weather with crumpled, take-me-anywhere comfort in their menswear collection for spring-summer 2026, previewed during Milan Fashion Week on Saturday.

The show opened and closed with a relaxed pajama silhouette — deliberately rumpled and effortless — in a clash of stripes, with both shorts and long trousers.

The Beethoven soundtrack belied designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana’s more deliberate intent, underscoring the designers' structured approach to soft tailoring.

A broad shoulder double-breasted suit jacket and tie worn with pink pinstriped PJ pants encapsulated the classic summer dilemma: work vs. pleasure.

Raw knitwear, or furry overcoats, added texture. Boxers peeked out of waistbands, and big shirt cuffs out of jacket sleeves, challenging formal and casual codes.

Nothing was cleaner on the runway than a crisp striped pajama top in sky-blue and white stripes tucked into white leather Bermuda shorts — good for work and for play.

The designers' finale featured pajama suits, shorts and pants, with beaded floral patterned embroidery for an evening seaside shimmer, worn with fuzzy sliders. Twin cameo brooches gave an antique accent.

The crowd outside got to share in the fun when the finale models took the looks onto the streets, taking a full lap outside the designers’ Metropol theater. Front-row guests included actors Zane Phillips, Theo James, Lucien Laviscount and Michele Morrone.