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Tod's
Tod’s is the Italian luxury house developed from the Della Valle family’s footwear business, whose origins date to the early twentieth century. Its modern identity is built around leather craft and products including the Gommino driving shoe, loafers, bags, ready-to-wear and accessories. Matteo Tamburini became Creative Director in 2023 after Walter Chiapponi’s tenure, while Diego Della Valle’s role is one of chairman and long-term brand builder rather than current collection authorship. The profile separates those scopes and does not conflate Tod’s with its wider group portfolio. As a private company following its delisting, Tod’s financial information and ownership context are represented only where the company directly publishes it.
- Country
- Italy
- Founded
- 1920
- Founder
- Filippo Della Valle
- Creative lead
- Matteo Tamburini
- Ownership
- Tod's Group
- Documented milestones
- 6
- Filippo Della Valle — Founder1920–Present · footwear · current · Tod's Group
- Alessandra Facchinetti — Creative Director, Womenswear2013–2016 · womenswear · former · Vogue; Tod’s
- Walter Chiapponi — Creative Director2019–2023 · all fashion · former · Tod's Group
- Matteo Tamburini — Creative Director2023–Present · all fashion · current · Tod’s Group
- 1920 — Workshop originsFilippo Della Valle establishes a footwear workshop in the Marche region.
- 1978 — New generationDiego Della Valle begins internationalising the family company.
- 1979 — Driving-shoe developmentThe Gommino becomes a defining product reference.
- 2000 — Milan listingTod's S.p.A. lists on the Italian exchange.
- 2003 — Roger VivierThe group develops the Roger Vivier business.
- 2024 — Taken privateThe Della Valle family and L Catterton complete the delisting.