Tod's D Bag

Tod's D Bag

Tods' D-Bag - a classic leather tote that the Italian label named for Princess Diana after her death in 1997.

Though it has been updated in style since its launch, with rounded corners and a zip, the style hallmarks are still there - quality leather, exposed stitching and a clean, classic design that screams luxury without flaunting an obvious designer label.

Tod's D Bag

Unmistakable minimalist design for this bowler bag crafted in soft tumbled leather with hand-dyed piping and contrast-colored stitching, zip fastening with leather and metal slides, complemented with iconic double rounded handles. with inner zip pocket and this detachable shoulder strap, the perfect accessory for a sophisticated and elegant look.

Tod's D Bag

It is these features that have made it a popular choice with both A-listers and shoppers.

Diego Della Valle, the son of the company's founder, revealed why it was such a natural decision to  name the bag after Diana. 'She was an incredible supporter of our product,' he told the Times in an interview last year.

Tod's D bag

He explained that the former wife of Prince Charles had discovered Tod’s herself, by browsing in the shops, unlike many high-profile women these days who are gifted with the bags they carry in order to generate press coverage. 'It was interesting for us because she used the D-Bag in many different situations, between official dinners or when she was in Africa,' he added.

Tod's D Bag

Tod's was founded in the late 1920s by Dorino Della Valle, Diego's father.

But it was the younger Della Valle that spotted an unusual studded moccasin in a vintage shop in the U.S. in the Seventies, and used it as inspiration for what is now the brand's most successful product.

Tod's D Bag

He explained how the company came to have a name that is so distinctly un-Italian.

'The idea was to try and get a name that was easy to read and pronounce in every part of the world and recognize,' he revealed. 'At the time it was a little ambitious - I was young - but today it’s correct; people love the name. It’s easy.'

Tod's D Bag

The company says its artisan craftsmen and an obsessive attention to detail are the secrets to its success.

Its website reads: 'Luxury... means having the know how of artisans apprenticed and trained over decades, and the capacity to detect the slightest fault in an apparently impeccable hide and discard it as unfit for Tod's.

Tod's D Bag

'It is these same artisans, whose families have often been cobblers for generations, who hand cut individual strips of leather (sometimes as many as 100) and later sew them together, hammer them into shape and ultimately create an inimitable shoe or bag that only an Italian artisan with his ancestry and experience can create.'

Tod's D Bag

Pictures: google.com