We wouldn’t want to question rapper Ms Nicki Minaj – probably not on Twitter and certainly not to her face – but there’s something a bit skewed about having your Fendi prints on and your Bentley tints on at the same time. For one thing, no one would see your luxury Italian goods, which perhaps defeats the object, because these are items that are made to be seen. For another, we imagine the interior of a Bentley is temperature controlled so the aforementioned striking knitwear the Italian house is known for is rendered a tad unnecessary.

Of course, rather than her mode of transport, Ms Minaj could be referencing the sunglasses collab that Bentley did with Estede, in which case we’d look a little silly wearing a contrasting accessory with a rather natty sweater. Certainly, in the current climate in the northern hemisphere, a rollneck jacquard wool sweater is a bit much, even before you get to the trademark gothic FF logo that covers most of its surface area.

The crux of the issue here – and one Ms Minaj certainly has a firm fix on – is that the unnecessary is what this empire is built on. It’s unlikely that anyone in the world ever needed a vibrant printed silk shirt called Karl, but we’re very happy indeed that such a piece exists.

The fashion industry has a reputation for being a bit – how do we put this? – po-faced. We’ll admit it, with our outmoded honorifics, MR PORTER is more guilty than most. With that in mind, we do enjoy the odd item of clothing that is fun rather than functional, and perhaps no brand celebrates its flippancy quite like Fendi. Turns out we do indeed need rappers such as Ms Minaj, if only to point out what should be bleeding obvious.