The drones whirred ominously overhead in the closed showroom as Karl Lagerfeld's collection flowed along the runway, with the models seemingly unfazed by the new technology.
The drone cams making their debut had red and green lights underneath and were brand-yellow on top with the Fendi name emblazoned on them.
Even the coolest fashionistas pointed at them and snapped them on their phones, while Vogue Italia magazine editor Franca Sozzani could be seen shaking her head with a bemused look.
Beccari said the drone footage, which was streamed live on Fendi's website and on social media, would "give our fans a chance to see the show like it has never been seen".
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Trend analysts said the deployment of drones reflected the fashion industry's attachment to technological innovation and photographers have already been using them for some time.
The military and spying technology of drones seemed oddly appropriate for a collection that looked back to the wartime 1940s -- with a green-and-brown colour palette, fur shoulder wraps, ankle-length trench coats and gloves.
The real-life Lagerfeld, a Paris-based German designer who is also creative director at Chanel, took a bow to applause after the show.
The look was classical and supremely elegant but there were also contemporary flourishes -- like the tufts of green fur on a black fur coat or sewn-on fishnet pockets on jackets.
Yurata, a fashion editor from InStyle magazine in Moscow, said she liked the drones.
"It's very futuristic. Nobody does this!" she gushed, saying she was awed by the show.
US fashion writer Derek Blasberg joked on Twitter that they were perhaps being used "to see who in fashion has the best bald spot".