Diego Della Valle (born 30 December 1953 on Sant'Elpidio a Mare, Fermo) is the President and CEO of the Italian leather goods company, Tod's. Read full biography of Diego Della Valle →
My father wasn't absolutely delighted. He wanted me to become a lawyer. I studied law, but I thought the shoe business was more exciting.
You have to be serious-minded in business, but not take yourself seriously.
You try to be young, maybe you like to have a few toys, but it's not the most important thing in life.
I come from a family with a long tradition in shoemaking, and I still live in a region famous for its shoemakers. It is getting harder and harder to... →
La Scala is easily one of the top 10 symbols of Italy's cultural excellence. That makes it vital to our global image. Closing it would send a... →
Saks is one of the temples of good-quality products in America. The Saks shop in New York, for me, is the most interesting department store in... →
Sure, Tod's makes shoes and bags. But we make them using leather, which is a living substance to me. And behind each shoe and bag, which in... →
We must never lose sight of the fact that shoes go on the feet, and if people can't walk in them, they are worthless. Fashion designers who are... →
My father taught me respect for quality as well as a sense of dignity - great values as we face a world going in a different direction. I try to... →
The idea behind our shoes is simple: they are as light as possible, very soft and made from the finest leather we can buy. We try to make a... →
Diego Della Valle (born 30 December 1953 on Sant'Elpidio a Mare, Fermo) is the President and CEO of the Italian leather goods company, Tod's.