Fendi’s main attraction gets lighter to the touch.

dove gray leather Peekaboo Soft handbag.

Something felt a little different on Fendi’s (fendi.com) autumn/winter 2024 runway. The now famous Peekaboo ISeeU bag seemed a little lighter and less rigid. The ultimate icon has been reinvented yet again into the Peekaboo Soft. If the previous version was all buttoned-up propriety, the latest incarnation is languid and sensual, allowing the wearer the option of a longer handle to not only wear it on the shoulder but cradle it closer to the body. Don’t worry about losing that now celebrated trapezoidal shape either; with the utmost in craftsmanship, the bag’s original design stays intact and the signature metal bar is lightened up and covered in leather. The bag is available in medium and large sizes with a host of materials including exotic skins and the highest quality of calf leather, and even comes in a printed version of a rendition of the “Testa colossale di divinità” statue from the Galleria Borghese. If a trip to Rome isn’t in the cards for you this fall, this bag is sure to take you there in spirit and won’t weigh you down in the process.