At 42, Matteo Tamburini, who has long worked for prestigious fashion houses, has been given the task of imagining ready-to-wear for Diego Della Valle’s brand that would go well with his moccasin. A mother who worked in costume design, the influence of Prada and Margiela, a passion for clothes… Meet the designer.
Milan, February 23, 2024, we go to the Tod’s fashion show for the first collection (winter 2024-2025) of a new, unknown artistic director. It’s not that we’re blasé, but we remain circumspect given that, every two years, the brand with the Gommino changes its creative direction without ready-to-wear really existing… But on that day, as the models stroll through the old tramway warehouse where the the showin gorgeous women’s cuffed pants, desirable men’s shirts and perfect-fitting winter coats (currently in store), our neighbor asks us, just as bemused as we are: ” What’s the name of the new DA again? ? “Matteo Tamburini. At the age of 42, this defector from the leather parts department of Bottega Veneta would he be the one to translate into “fashion” the Italian art of living of the brand founded in the late 1970s…