Calf skin is a natural leather made from the hide of young cattle. It has a fine, smooth grain and a soft, supple handle, with a tighter grain structure than adult cowhide. Its combination of softness, durability and refined appearance makes it particularly suited to luxury footwear, handbags and small leather goods.

Founded in Rome in 1925 by Adele and Edoardo Fendi, the house began as a handbag shop and fur workshop and developed into one of Italy's major luxury fashion houses. Fendi is strongly associated with Roman craftsmanship, leather goods, fur and innovative textile techniques. The long collaboration with Karl Lagerfeld, which began in 1965, was particularly influential in shaping the house's modern identity, while the Fendi family remains central to its history.