Tod's S/S 2014 Milan

[Bernadette]

Photos courtesy of style.com

 

[Bernadette]

Photos courtesy of style.com

 

[Bernadette]

Photos courtesy of style.com

 

[Salvatore]

Is this Alessandra Facchinetti's début at the label ?

 

[Marc10]

^Yes

 

[Koibito]

first half collection reminds me Hermes. The 9th looks is my favourite. This is not bad but not what i expected from Alessandra.

 

[dior_couture1245]

A great looking collection. Love Alessandra's work so much. She's got great taste. Just the perfect amount of workmanship and ease. Lots of detail, but nothing fussy. Great colors, great textures.

Definitely has that Hermes kind of appeal - ease and luxury and lots of leather. Look forward to seeing more and more from Facchinetti. I can see this being a fruitful collaboration. The woman deserves the platform to be showing her work!

 

[TianSoFine]

I love this! As dior_couture said, it's tasteful and unfussy. I think it's a very desirable collection and it would translate quite nicely off the runway.

 

[Fiercification]

I have to say that I didn't really pay much attention to Facchinetti's work at Valentino, but am well aware of her level of talent. It was certainly on display for this debut collection IMO.

No fuss, high quality, luxurious clothes here that offer a welcome change from the gimmicks that we've seen on most runways so far this season.

 

[kasper!]

it's lovely to see all of them in flats..

 

[elle_gb]

surprising to see they produced an actual clothes, it was simple but elegant. The shape and pattern was quite good, nothing fussy.

 

[gossiping]

gorgeous collection! i love alessandra!

 

[Bernadette]

It was a first in more ways than one for Tod’s, which held its first runway show on Friday, the first designed by creative director Alessandra Facchinetti, who introduced a full-fledged apparel collection.

“This was the next step in growing Tod’s, conceived to tell the story of the brand and its style,” Diego Della Valle, the group’s chairman and chief executive officer, said after the show.

Building on the brand’s core leather business, Facchinetti developed a polished collection that skewed sporty and sleek. “I worked with leather thinking it’s cotton and breathing new life into it,” said the designer, also touting “new shapes and with a more modern feel.”

White shirts with undulating vents were a foil for statement skirts: pencil thin with Fifties-inspired color blocks in white and burgundy; or voluminous and scalloped, sometimes punched or embroidered with openwork like velvety soft leathers.

The accessories were spot-on, as Facchinetti evolved the pebble-soled moccasins with playful fringes and leather scallops on the vamp. Sandals got a maxi-chain motif, and toes were in striking multicolors like the clothes.

Source: wwd.com

 

[Crying Diamonds]

Unique, beautiful, wearable. A really strong collection for Facchinetti, I believe she has finally found what she needs - a blank canvas where she can truly convey her incredible talent. A perfect premier collection.