Villa Necchi Campiglio in Milan is the ultimate expression of refined Italian design and a signature location for Tod’s to present its menswear collection. This season, the Italian brand chose to stage the Gommino Club in the villa’s garden, where models lounged on deck chairs around the pool in a convivial atmosphere or by a bar positioned a few steps away from a Lamborghini parked at the entrance — a sign of the luxury positioning of the brand.
The setting was a good idea, as the greenery offered some respite from the hot summer day and it reflected the ease of the collection, inspired by leisure and outdoor living.
In front of his mood board with photos of tranquil beaches and John Kennedy Jr., which telegraphed this nonchalant chicness, creative director Matteo Tamburini spoke of “the light and lightness of an Italian summer, as an invitation to enjoy some time off.”
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The collection telegraphed a sense of relaxed sartorial comfort.
The designer unveiled unstructured blazers and bomber jackets, once again in the standout Pashmy leather material, with a soft and silky feel. Pashmy and canvas were combined into a trekking-inspired backpack and, with napa leather, in the unstructured loafer, very flexible and lightweight, enriched by a new saddle-inspired metal buckle.
The new safari jacket in linen or paired with crêpe, satin and silk contributed to convey the inspiration of the season.
Tod’s also introduced the newly developed soft travel-wool used for outerwear and pants — perfect, as the name suggests, for the Tod’s globetrotting customer.
The T–Field jacket returned in a cropped version.
The Gommino, Tod’s signature pebble-sole, was a key thread throughout the footwear collection, highlighted in a separate pavilion on a makeshift tennis court. It was presented in the boat shoe, slipper variations, loafers and sneaker soles.
The Gommino Club was a true representation of chairman Diego Della Valle’s concept of Italian lifestyle for Tod’s and Tamburini’s sophisticated collection was completely aligned with it.
