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Who is the creative director of Fendi?
Maria Grazia Chiuri is Fendi’s chief creative officer, a role announced in October 2025. Before: Silvia Venturini Fendi (1994–2025). Checked 1 October 2026. Fendi has had 5 creative leads since 1925, each sourced on this page. The Cast Index ledger records 2 verified runway walks for Fendi, by models including Awar Odhiang and Mona Tougaard.
- Chief creative officer
- Maria Grazia Chiuri
- Since
- 2025
- Previously
- Silvia Venturini Fendi (1994–2025)
Appointed after Silvia Venturini Fendi became the house’s honorary president. Chiuri showed her first Fendi collection, autumn/winter 2026, in Milan in February 2026. Source ↗
Checked 1 October 2026 · LVMH — Maria Grazia Chiuri named Chief Creative Officer at Fendi (14 October 2025) ↗ · All houses
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Creative director timeline
Who have been Fendi’s creative directors?
5 creative leads from 1925 to today. Titles are given as the house used them; some periods had separate women’s and men’s designers. Each row links its source. Checked 1 October 2026.
- 1925
Adele and Edoardo FendiCurrent
Founders, Rome
- 1965–2019
Karl Lagerfeld
Designer
- 1994–2025
Silvia Venturini Fendi
Artistic director of accessories, later also menswear; led womenswear after Kim Jones left
LVMH — Silvia Venturini Fendi becomes honorary president of Fendi (29 September 2025) ↗
- 2020–2024
Kim Jones
Artistic director of couture and womenswear
FashionNetwork — Kim Jones is leaving Fendi (11 October 2024) ↗
- 2025–present
Maria Grazia ChiuriCurrent
Chief creative officer
LVMH — Maria Grazia Chiuri named Chief Creative Officer at Fendi (14 October 2025) ↗
Ledger
Which models have walked for Fendi?
The Cast Index ledger records 2 verified walks for Fendi, including Awar Odhiang, Mona Tougaard.
- Walked Awar Odhiang Source ↗
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Milan Fashion Week - Walked Mona Tougaard Source ↗
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Milan Fashion Week
Sources
- LVMH — Maria Grazia Chiuri named Chief Creative Officer at Fendi (14 October 2025) ↗
- LVMH — Maria Grazia Chiuri presents her first collection for Fendi (March 2026) ↗
- LVMH — Fendi ↗
- LVMH — Silvia Venturini Fendi becomes honorary president of Fendi (29 September 2025) ↗
- FashionNetwork — Kim Jones is leaving Fendi (11 October 2024) ↗
Each of the 2 ledger walks above links its own published source. Identifiers: Wikidata · Wikipedia. Corrections: /corrections.
Fendi, answered
Who is the creative director of Fendi?
- Maria Grazia Chiuri is Fendi’s chief creative officer, a role announced in October 2025. Before: Silvia Venturini Fendi (1994–2025). Checked 1 October 2026.
Who was the creative director of Fendi before Maria Grazia Chiuri?
- Maria Grazia Chiuri succeeded Silvia Venturini Fendi (artistic director of accessories, later also menswear; led womenswear after Kim Jones left, 1994–2025). The full timeline is on this page, with a source for each term.
Who have been Fendi’s creative directors?
- In order: Adele and Edoardo Fendi (founder, 1925), Karl Lagerfeld (1965–2019), Silvia Venturini Fendi (1994–2025), Kim Jones (2020–2024), Maria Grazia Chiuri (2025–present). Each entry in the timeline on this page links its source.
Which models have walked for Fendi?
- The Cast Index ledger records 2 verified walks for Fendi, including Awar Odhiang, Mona Tougaard.