Tod's Creative Director Walter Chiapponi To Exit the Brand
His final collection for the label will be shown during Milan Fashion Week in September.
Tod’s on Wednesday confirmed that its creative director Walter Chiapponi will exit the label “by mutual agreement,” according to WWD. The designer’s final collection for the brand, Spring 2024, will be shown during Milan Fashion Week on September 22.
“We thank Walter for the journey we have walked together, for his creativity and for the commitment we have shared together,” said Diego Della Valle, Tod’s chairman and CEO, in a statement. “Like Walter, we too will remember this experience in the best possible way. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the people in the style office who work with great skill and commitment to the brand and company, enabling us to obtain excellent results.”
Chiapponi signed on as Tod’s creative director in October 2019, and he subsequently made his debut for Fall 2020. Following his departure, Tod’s will name a new creative director in the coming months, according to a statement issued from the brand at the end of trading in Milan.
On his time at Tod’s, Chiapponi said, “Dedication, love and energy. This is how I would like to thank and greet Tod’s, starting from a truly special style team, that supported my vision for four years and that contributed to this beautiful journey with delicacy, attention, passion and trust.”
He continued, “An extraordinary experience, both personally and creatively, made of courage and temper, evolution and support, especially in the most delicate moments in life. Most of all, I thank Diego and [his brother and vice chairman] Andrea Della Valle who believed in me. Thank you for the courage, humanity and freedom you have given me to express the best version of myself through Tod’s in these years.”
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