Lena Dunham Pays Tribute After Rising Fashion Designer Federica Cavenati Dies Aged 28
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The fashion industry witnessed a huge loss this year with the death of Federica Cavenati. Her family announced on November 5 that she has died at the young age of 28 following an illness. Lena Dunham, the American actress who was a good friend of the designer, paid a heartwarming tribute.
More about Federica “Kikka” Cavenati
Kikka was a fashion designer who co-founded the label – 16Arlington with her life and business partner, Marco Capaldo. Many celebrities including, Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, and Lena Dunham have worn the label to the red carpet. Billie Eilish recently wore clothes from the label for Vogue Magazine. Cavenati and Capaldo met during their fashion studies and later on shared a studio at 16 Arlington Street in London. They named their brand after the same street.
After her family announced the fashion designer’s sudden death, people on the internet are shocked. An official statement was issued on behalf of the family that said, “The word ‘special’ feels insufficient to assign to the forcefield of optimism, passion, and kindness that was Kikka, but it is undoubtedly the most direct route to capturing her. That the 16Arlington studio will no longer ring with her wicked laughter and her boundless appetite for creativity is a tragic loss to all those lucky enough to know her.”
Lena Dunham paid an overwhelming tribute-
Lena was good friends with Federica Cavenati and she walked one of her fashion shows in 2020. She has been a loyal admirer of the brand. Paying tribute to the late designer she said, “I was one of the lucky ones – along with women from Lizzo to Amal Clooney – who got to be a 16Arlington girl. Finding Kikka and Marco felt like coming home to familiars.” She described her as “Nothing if not beautiful”.
The actress also talked about how mesmerized she was by Kikka’s beauty. She said, ”But that wasn’t what hit me first, because before all that – when Kikka threw her arms open to greet me, despite our never having met – what I noticed was her laugh. It was the kind of laugh that you might call a cackle. If it wasn’t so sweet, but you also wouldn’t call it a giggle because it was too all-encompassing”. Lena wrote a long tributing mentioning everything she liked about Kikka and their fun moments together. Dunham, who was deeply affected by the loss also said, “No one who crossed her path will ever be the same”.
