Tod’s and its timeless chic

«I focused on the idea of timeless style icons, as timeless as Tod’s elegance». Walter Chiapponi, creative director of the flagship maison of Diego Della Valle’s group, introduced its 2023 spring-summer aesthetics in this way, choosing two runway icons such as Carla Bruni and Naomi Campbell to respectively open and close the fashion show held at Hangar Bicocca, a location chosen by Chiapponi for this season due to its soul as a permanent exhibition space. «I worked on the recognizability of the garments,» the designer later clarified, sending wardrobe essentials to the runway. From boxy-shouldered leather outerwear to men's tailoring, from glossy bikers to leather slip dresses up to men's pants worn, however, with a bustier. What makes these pieces special are the unusual juxtapositions. In fact, the men's jacket is worn on leather dresses as light as a fabric, the shirtdress becomes a knit dress, and the trench coat is characterized by a python print. All interpreted in a minimalist color palette of neutral tones, reminiscent of earthy colors. On the feet the evolution of the gommino, namely the Bubble ballerina.

Judgment. Italian pride. With its fashion show, Tod's communicates a wardrobe in the sign of Made in Italy, an immeasurable value also recounted within the volume Aria d'Italia presented just a few days ago in Milan. A celebration of contemporary lifestyle. (All rights reserved)