From Fendi’s centenary collection, a practical hat complicated by an impractical veil
As temperatures drop and the annual unpacking of knitwear begins, Fendi offers a reminder that winter dressing doesn’t have to signal surrender. This pink wool and cashmere maxi beanie from the Autumn/Winter 2025 collection delivers genuine warmth via its generous fisherman’s-rib knit, then promptly undermines its earnestness with a silly black plumetis tulle veil pinned in place by a gold-tone safety pin. Designed under Silvia Venturini Fendi during the house’s centenary, it follows her longstanding habit of turning the useful into the desirable. The same instinct that produced the original Baguette – and which, on occasion, shows up in Fendi headwear, not as protection from the elements but as a gently raised eyebrow in their direction.
The Fendi Maxi Beanie in wool and cashmere is available now.
