THE Fendi story began in 1925 when a young couple, Edoardo and Adele Fendi opened a small handbag shop and fur workshop in Via del Plebiscito in their hometown of Rome.
With World War I over, Italy was experiencing a second industrialisation boom that led to an expanding middle class and rapid growth of the craft business, services and manufacturing sectors.
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