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"The Fendi formula \u2013 artisanship, exotics, the unexpected cut and the artful concept \u2013 works wonderfully for women. Yet when applied to menswear, the method isn\u2019t quite the same. There\u2019s an off-ness, a dart flung well wide of the bull\u2019s-eye. That wayward dart continued with the house\u2019s spring/summer 2014 lineup. What was meant to be hot-hot-hot came across, in the end, as lukewarm.Fendi jetted due Middle East, going so far as to stage its catwalk atop a golden dune, without any seating (we bet an editor or two wasn\u2019t too happy about getting sand in her Armadillo pumps). And what walked that drift? Desert dandies \u2013 built in a neutral (though still vivid) color palette \u2013 that were vaguely militaristic, such as the first look's fatigue utility coat or look 20\u2019s draw-strung hooded trench, but more so casually dapper.An earthen, tri-buttoned blazer, for example, over mahogany leather pants was perhaps the most successful option in terms of crisp-meets-hip (though leather in the desert would be pretty unbearable). Elsewhere, an Aurelian shawl lapel on a graphite blazer read flat, as did odd abstract splatter patterns on T-shirts. One piece, a glittery gilt top with a flamingo motif, would have been better served on its own, not covered by an unappealing eggshell-crackled anorak (above, right).Building off the above point, this collection will no doubt look better in separates, on hangers. The mash-up on the runway just didn\u2019t work \u2013 hide on the pant, python on the body, knit on the sleeve, for instance (above, center), just didn\u2019t jibe. If that\u2019s the case, in that it\u2019s just a styling problem, fine, but until we see it broken down, consider Fendi\u2019s desert cooled.&amp;nbsp;Follow @BLOUINFashion"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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