SimplyAbuDhabi XII

2 1 0 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I Tod’s Tod’s is a highly respected Italian company, and as befits an Italian fashion brand, it produces shoes and leather goods of the finest quality and craftsmanship. Just what is it about the Mediterranean climate that produces such sublime clothes and shoes? Are cows massaged in olive oil from birth? How is the leather so supple? How do the cuts end up being so sophisticated? Regardless of the answers, it’s a likeable mystery because we just can’t get enough of such quality Italian goods. Dorino Della Valle started her shoemaking business out of a basement in the late 1920s and became famous for producing driving shoes. His eldest sonDiego took over to expand the workshop and begin manufacturing on a larger scale in the 1970s. The company has since gone from strength to strength, with the covetable Sella bag forming the apex of recent success.