What are the first names of the founders of Fendi?

The founders of Fendi were Adele and Edoardo Fendi. They established the Roman fashion house in 1925, when Adele Casagrande’s existing handbag and fur business took the Fendi name after her marriage to Edoardo Fendi.

The couple’s early enterprise centered on fur and leather goods. Their first shop was on Via del Plebiscito in Rome, and they later opened a boutique on Via Piave in 1932. The business became known for craftsmanship and attracted visitors to the city.

After the founders’ generation, their five daughters—Paola, Anna, Franca, Carla, and Alda—helped develop the family company. Their later work shaped Fendi’s international identity, but they were the second generation, not the original founders.

Karl Lagerfeld joined the company in 1965 and became a major creative force, while Silvia Venturini Fendi, a granddaughter of the founders, later designed the Baguette. Those prominent names can cause confusion, but the founding couple was Adele and Edoardo.