I remember seeing the Colosseum for the first time when I was a young boy. It left a lasting impression on me. Diego Della Valle More Quotes by Diego Della Valle More Quotes From Diego Della Valle There is a time to be chic and sportive, there is a time to be sexy and feminine, but it's hard to find the balance, and Tod's has done that. Diego Della Valle sexybalancedonetime I want people to feel happy when they wear my shoes. Diego Della Valle feelshoeshappypeople I grew up watching my father work, and learning from him what good quality is. I took from him the passion to create beautiful and exclusive products. He also taught me to persevere if I want to reach my goals. Diego Della Valle goodlearningworkbeautiful 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 not specialists need the help of technical people. We help decide the collections together. Diego Della Valle walkshoestogetherpeople 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 America. Diego Della Valle newmenew-yorkamerica Almost everyone wears rubber on their feet these days, but there was a time when it was considered cheap. Luxury shoes had leather soles, which were rigid and heavy. Diego Della Valle luxuryshoesfeettime 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 itself may be attractive and useful and comfortable to carry and wear, there is this Italian spirit, this Italian dream. Diego Della Valle bagmeshoesdream Of course China is an important new market for Tod's, and of course we need to succeed commercially. But I believe the way to do that is not to aim to deliver results in the short term by thoughtless expansion, but instead to explain to the Chinese people what our brand is really about. Diego Della Valle aimbelievepeopleway Tod's customers - whatever their nationality - want the very best things in life. Diego Della Valle whateverbestwantlife 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 combination of something that looks fantastic and is at the same time fantastically comfortable. This is the type of luxury people want to buy now, things that they can use every day. Diego Della Valle daylightsimpletime 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 message to the rest of the world that Italy doesn't care. Diego Della Valle restcareexcellenceworld I was looking for a name with an old English sound, very easy to pronounce in every language and easy to remember. At the beginning I used J. P. Tod's, but then in 1999 it was shortened since too many people were asking who was Mr. J. P. Tod's. Diego Della Valle namelookingrememberpeople
