Tod’s presented a lesson in exceptional Italian craftsmanship. Creative Director Matteo Tamburini was paying homage to Italian artisanal traditions, featuring a collection whose throughline was quite simply really great leather. Our kind of collection. Using saddlery techniques and hand-finishes, Tamburini crafted buttery leather trench coats, peacoats, puffed-up quilted bomber jackets, skirts, trousers, and of course, accessories.

The women were grounded in flat thigh-high supple leather boots; a new loafer came round-toed; the Gommino Sneaker was crafted in a flexible suede for the Tod’s girl on the go. Flashes of burnt orange further energized the collection on fitted cashmere jumpers, paired perfectly with that classic Tod’s caramel brown on shearling and ponyskin ponchos.

Sculptures by Henry Moore and Marta Pan were on Tamburini's moodboard, alongside Daido Moriyama’s gritty street photographs of a black-and-white post-war Japan. That grit was felt in the emphasis on leather, the functional footwear, and the cinched belts and bags that felt practical and powerful. Highlights included the new iteration of the Wave Bag, featuring saddlery topstitching, the Di Bag in a bowling style, and the Gommino Bag with its personalized metal letters. This was, as the collection title said, the complete Italian Signature: functionality, craftsmanship, and style. Tod’s gets it.

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