Tod’s creative director Matteo Tamburini steps down after almost three years

Matteo Tamburini is leaving Tod’s after almost three years as creative director, the Italian brand said on Tuesday, 10 November, according to The Business of Fashion. Tod’s said the exit fits a strategy of “more decisively communicating the brand’s values,” its codes, artisanal quality and the Italian lifestyle. It did not say whether it would name a replacement.

Tamburini, who came from about six years at Bottega Veneta, took creative control of Tod’s men’s and women’s collections in late 2023, giving its classic style a modernist edge with slim tailoring and expressive textures. His last show was in Milan in September. Chairman and CEO Diego Della Valla wished him “every success.”

The departure is the latest in a wave of designer changes as luxury struggles with a prolonged slump: last week Kering named Martine Rose creative director of Balenciaga, and Anthony Vaccarello’s exit from Saint Laurent was announced earlier this month, BoF noted.