“I was asked, among other things, to come up with a particularly easy and functional handbag. In a certain sense, it had to be technological and minimal, just like the times. My response (fortunately I am indomitably disobedient) was the Baguette.” Silvia Venturini Fendi

This year, Fendi marks the 15th anniversary of its iconic Baguette bag with a suitably chic tabletop book. The celebratory publication, entitled Fendi Baguette, features 250 full-color photos and reads as a catalogue of the greatest Baguettes ever made, from the most classic to the most eccentric. Curated by none other than the bag’s creator, Silvia Venturini Fendi, the book features contributions from Banana Yoshimoto, Paolo Antonelli, and the woman whose on-screen character was rarely seen without one of her many Baguettes, Sarah Jessica Parker.

This book is a must-have for any Fendi aficionado. Or anyone else for that matter.

© FENDI BAGUETTE, Rizzoli New York, 2012

written by NOOR TEHINI|photos: courtesy of DIOR