Tod’s Factory Teams With Alber Elbaz

MILAN — Alber Elbaz is dipping back into the fashion scene with a Tod’s collaboration. Elbaz is designing a capsule collection of accessories for Tod’s Factory to be revealed by this summer. “He is one of the few great designers around. His sense of modernity is extraordinary and we are very, very happy to see him restart in fashion with us,” Tod’s chief Diego Della Valle enthused during an interview at the company’s headquarters in Milan. “It’s going to be fantastic. He has such vision, he is three steps ahead,” said Della Valle of the Israeli-born designer, who was ousted from Lanvin in October 2015 after reviving the storied house and shaping the brand during a celebrated 14-year tenure. Since then, Elbaz has been keeping busy with speaking engagements and various design projects, including a Converse sneaker; a limited-edition makeup line with Lancôme; a range of travel bags and accessories with LeSportsac, and a fragrance with French perfumer Frédéric Malle. The designer said his latest collaboration was almost two years in the making, after Vogue editors Anna Wintour and the late Franca Sozzani introduced him to Della Valle. “We had many dinners. We both like to eat,” deadpanned Elbaz, who plans to post on Instagram

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