Fall may be setting in, but Tod’s is already looking ahead to warmer weather. It recently unveiled some beautiful new bags for spring.
For the second year, Tod’s chief Diego Della Valle chose to show the bags in the suitably luxurious setting of Villa Necchi in Milan. These purses, designed by the brand’s creative director Derek Lam, have a breezy Mediterranean feel. The handbags are all about quality materials, whether it’s a plain vachetta leather or an exotic crocodile or python skin.
The 24H and Shirt purses are already earmarked to be spring’s It bags. The 24H is a softly structured, minimalist tote that Lam says offers “chic practicality.” It’s deliberately free of hardware, an approach that shows the designer is a man after my own heart.
“I desire luxury but I have no need for status symbols,” he told WWD.
The Shirt bag has a deconstructed shape, with supple leather which allows it to be folded and unfolded when traveling.
I’m most excited to hear that there’s much more where these accessories came from. Lam has just renewed his contract with Tod’s, so he’ll be with the firm for at least another two years.
You can click through to see all the new designs on The Bag Snob. What do you think of the latest Tod’s bags?
