Last week during Men’s Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2018, Tod’s presented a collection largely inspired by surfing in the Villa Necchi Campiglio in Milan. Driven by artistic director Andrea Incontri, the collection deftly combines inspirations from the California surf scene and the quintessential elegance of Italian style. What attracted Incontri is the idea of a spontaneous man, a refined man evolving in the natural landscapes of the West coast. Luxury becomes more intense here as the fabrics get lighter and the pieces become indispensable utilities for travel.
The Tod’s Spring/Summer 2018 collection is the wardrobe for a man ready to travel the world at his own speed, with his own style, without renouncing the elegance that his position affords him. With pieces that are lighter in a brand new way, leather, the manufacturer’s signature, becomes almost a new fabric of its own. This fabric is incarnated in hides that seem aged by the blazing sun of California. The result is imagined in deep colors, a mixture of vibrant shades that embellish the iconic pieces in the Tod’s wardrobe. These new textures and finishings can be found on the legendary 133-rubber pebble Gommino as well.
For Spring/Summer 2018, the shoe is taking on bright colors and a new, more graphic logo. The winds of the beach blow over the Gomminos and move Tod’s initials onto light and monochrome colors that look like color blocking. The Gommino features the famous double T on a number of fabrics; the perfect travel companion for the modern man is this time being released in a tender green, orange, or a blue as electrifying as the skies of California.
Discover Tod’s new collaborations with Mr. Porter and Chiara Ferragni: here and here
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