The Lunar New Year is coming up fast, and Fendi is the latest brand to introduce its yearly capsule collection in celebration of the Year of the Ox. The capsule exudes strength, determination and ambition, all of which are pillars of Chinese tradition and culture. A symbol of good fortune and happiness, the common thread within this collection is the bold red hue that adorns RTW, shoes and accessories for men and women. Sophisticated hints of pink and fresh florals indicative of Chinese tradition perfectly compliment the bold red. Flowers symbolizing the five blessings: happiness, good fortune, longevity, success and harmony such as pink plum blossoms, and chrysanthemums appear on products in the collection as well.
As for the bags, the iconic Peekaboo and Baguette are made over for this capsule collection. The Baguette is reimagined in embroidered canvas with an intricate FF motif in red and varying shades of pink. That same canvas FF motif also appears on the interior of Fendi’s classic small Peekaboo, which comes in stunning cardinal red calfskin leather, while the new Peekaboo ISEEU opens to reveal a pretty baby pink leather pocket.
The brand’s tiniest new additions include the Nano Baguette charm in satin floral or FF canvas and the Pico Baguette charm in satin floral or red embroidered micro beads. A range of RTW pieces accompany the bags, all tied together by the unmistakeable Fendi FF logo as well as the collection’s red and pink tones. The Fendi Lunar New Year Capsule Collection is available in selected Fendi boutiques worldwide and on fendi.com now and will be available worldwide from April 2021.
[images via Fendi]
“Exudes” not “excudes”
Proofreading is fundamental!
She’s a person, not a computer. People make spelling and grammatical errors. You need to reevaluate your free time if you think coming after people on blogs about such silly and common mistakes is a good use of it. Lame!
Your standards are so low… ?
I’m sorry you’ve made that assumption about me based on a comment suggesting that you be more empathetic. I hope you have a great day doing better things than projecting your insecurities onto online strangers!
It’s nice to know good people like you exist in this world. I’ll sleep better tonight.
Being nice is fundamental. ????
No need to be obnoxious. There was a kinder way to correct the misspelling.
I don’t think @Justice was trying to be impolite. Have we really gotten to a place where no one can say anything at all without having to pad left and right? I mean, one can argue telling someone they’re being obnoxious when they’re simply just pointing out an obvious in a plain straightforward way can also be taken as unkind. Also, the author minored in English, and is obviously a published writer/blogger, so it should be part of her due diligence.
Justice corrected the error which was unnecessary. Making someone feel stupid by saying, “proofreading is fundamental “ is obnoxious. I stand by my statement. As for your criticism of the the author’s typo…Pointing out that she was an English major is irrelevant as the mistake was regarding typing, not grammar. And the brain often corrects a misspelling to the intended word.
I came here to write the same re: the “brain often corrects a misspelling to the intended word”. It’s not necessary to point out human error. It’s too easy to target PB by vitriouos keyboard warriors who would not have the courage to say these things to the author’s face. Truth!
Of course, thanks for noticing – it’s fixed!
I read Purseblog pretty religiously. ?
So happy to have you as a reader!
Sorry but this is so tacky. Putting red/pink color on the bag and pasting a paltry kindergarten craft resembling flower on the purse does not make it a true capsule collection. That is just hot air to sell the product to gullible folks who associate anything “exclusive” or “capsule” with self-distinction. Did Fendi consult with the ethnic group involved to make this truly participatory of their traditions? I think not. In the current climate of cultural awakening, this is laughable.
I respectfully beg to differ! I think the collection is quite sweet. Love the use of the peony which is China’s national flower. Usually not a fan of all over logos, specially on rtw, but the use of different colors makes it less loud.
I love that shade of red but yeah, no idea why on earth they’d call this a capsule collection… If this counts then good lord many brands have like 50 a year LOL
Where is the freaking OX?
Its like a bull or cow. Some countries mainly China use animals in different year periods.
I know pretty well what is the Ox in Lunar calendar. I’m South East Asian we celebrate Lunar new year too. I just don’t see it here. They said this collection is to celebrate the year of the Ox but I couldn’t see it anywhere haha.
I think they are treating OX like a hug and a kiss as the colors are very Valentine-ish.
I find this collection is pretty. But if you took the Asian models, peonies, pink and red and the background out, you would not able to tell this collection is to celebrate Chinese new year or let alone the year of the Ox.
I completely agree. That’s why I thought they are not being literal and the O is a hug and the X is a kiss. Perhaps I just have Valentine’s Day on my mind or maybe they just chose Chinese New Year colors. Regardless, I like the collection.
Ah yeas hugs and kisses! In that case any Red bag will do for Chinese New Year lol no need to buy new bag haha
This is one of the prettiest capsule collections that I’ve seen in awhile! ??
Red is a most important color in our Chinese culture, symbolizing luck, joy, and happiness. It also represents celebration( we beat Trump! And JB is our royal savant men Yay! ) vitality, and fertility in traditional Chinese color symbolism. Plus Chinese brides love to wear the traditional dress in “Red”, and decorate our kitchen in red to attract good luck to your household. It’s beautiful and Fendi did this special collection for “Our Chinese”
it’s not that serious, they just want your money. they don’t actually care about you. it’s a corporation.
Respectfully, Purseblog is not the place for partisan political comments. Let’s stick to our love of beautiful handbags.
Yes, well said! Also, I read that Chinese restaurant’s paint the interior red because it “stimulates the appetite”. However, maybe this isn’t true since you said “red is for luck, joy and happiness”. ??the JB shoutout! ?
Respectfully, Purseblog is not the place for partisan politcal post.
Sorry, Kari. I meant to post my comment under Yon Chen but was unable to delete.
Understood, but if you’ve been reading PB everything is discussed. For instance, BLM, freedom of speech, cultural appropriation, ageism, sexism, white privilege, etc. You name it, it’s been discussed here. An innocuous comment about the Presidency is not cause for censorship, no matter how “respectfully” the request is presented.
Thank you for your response. I’m a strong proponent of freedom of speech, and I never mentioned censorship. It was a request made out of respect, the same respect I give to others by not being political when the purpose of a site, that which draws people of all views together, is, say, handbags. I wouldn’t impose my political views on others here, however innocuous, and I would expect the same respect from others. If people want partisan discussion, there are multiple places for it. This request has nothing to do with censorship in the slightest. It’s just a hope that we can try to preserve places that are not geared to politics free of politics and rather devoted to discussion of that subject that unites all that go there.
My final comment is that while you didn’t use the word “censorship” your request for Yon Chen to tailor her political comments, to your agenda, is undeniably “veiled censorship”. If you ask “her” to “not be political” I would ask that you make the same request to everyone who posts about everything not handbags; again, including BLM, freedom of speech, cultural appropriation, etc., etc,. Let’s be clear, people are going to write what they want & nothing anyone says will change that. I’ve respectfully made my point. Thank you for yours.
I, too, won’t extend this any further. But I want to be clear: No one is trying to censor anyone. A person can obviously write anything the host permits. I’m simply making a point about appropriateness and respect. A site that deals with politics is a good place to speak to politics. That’s where people with political interests go. A site for handbags is a site set up for people of all political and other persuasions to come to discuss handbags. If people can’t be disciplined to hold to that, out of respect for other’s differences, they obviously have as much power to go outside that lane to the degree the host permits. I was just making a request.
They are both so beautiful! I want!