But for three women of the Fendi family, the festival also presented a rare opportunity to reunite for a family trip. “This city means something to us as a family: It is said that many generations ago we were Turkish.”Both generations present felt an immediate affinity with Istanbul. For Silvia Venturini Fendi — the third-generation designer at the historic Roman house — and her daughters, the jewelry designer Delfina Delettrez Fendi, and Leonetta Luciano Fendi, who is based in London, family get-togethers are limited to their yearly vacation in their holiday home on the Italian island of Ponza. “We really wanted to seek out the same things on this trip, so it’s been easy.” Earlier this month, the Istanbul International Arts and Culture Festival, known as IST.

Source: New York Times June 15, 2016 16:41 UTC