Creative director, Tod's (until November 2026)
Matteo Tamburini
Italian
Italian designer who built his career in ready-to-wear design at large luxury houses, most notably in a senior ready-to-wear role at Bottega Veneta, before being hired by Tod's. At Tod's he focused on leather, understated tailoring and the brand's driving-shoe heritage, presenting his first collection in February 2024.
Houses
Their runway, measured
109 looks in 7 showsNext to every runway we track, Matteo Tamburini's looks are less neutral, warmer, less tonal and more colour-blocked.
Colours
- Chocolate brown · 2.9× the average17%
- Charcoal14%
- Black11%
- Tan · 2.3× the average9%
- Grey · 1.5× the average9%
- Beige / camel7%
- Silver7%
- Ivory / cream6%
Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.
Colour and surface
- Lightness43/100about average · all runways 39/100
- Colour saturation13.4about average · all runways 12.6
- Neutrals50%less neutral · all runways 60%
- Warm hues85%warmer · all runways 70%
- Tonal looks8%less tonal · all runways 33%
- Colour-blockingΔE 47more colour-blocked · all runways ΔE 35
- Surface texture5.02about average · all runways 5.06
- Sheen0.082shinier · all runways 0.065
What sets them apart
Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers.
Silhouettes
- Straight / tubular 40%
- Boxy 16%1.4×
- High-rise 3%85% less
- Oversized 1%97% less
Materials
- Knit 32%1.6×
- Wool / tailoring cloth 29%
- Cotton / poplin 23%
- Suede 19%8.1×
- Leather 15%1.6×
Details
- Piping / contrast stitching 50%3.1×
- Logo / monogram 43%5.6×
- Hardware / studs / chains 41%3.0×
- Belts 35%1.8×
- Utility pockets 30%2.2×
Patterns
- Graphic / logo 3%
- Houndstooth 2%1.7×
- Chevron / zigzag 1%
- Abstract print 1%81% less
- Ombre / gradient 1%59% less
Mood
- Relaxed 75%2.2×
- Elegant 75%1.8×
- Utilitarian 26%3.7×
- Serene 15%30% less
- Playful 5%69% less
Era references
- 1970s 1%92% less
- 1990s 1%88% less
From the AI tags on 110 of their looks. A designer is credited with a house's shows while they lead it; ×: how much more often than across all 25,892 measured looks.
Opening looks
The first looks of each collectionCollections







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