If there’s one thing Milan does well, it’s blur the lines between fashion and design. And this season, Tod’s leans all the way in. For Salone del Mobile 2026, the brand takes its most recognisable staple, the Gommino driving loafer—and gives it a distinctly design-world perspective. Not a reinvention for the sake of it, but a thoughtful reworking that draws from four names that helped define 20th-century Italian design.
+ Joe Colombo
We’re talking Joe Colombo, Gaetano Pesce, Michele De Lucchi, and Achille Castiglioni (alongside Pier Giacomo Castiglioni). Each one brings a distinct visual language; futuristic curves, playful materiality, graphic boldness, and stripped-back minimalism, which Tod’s translates into leather, stitching, and form.
The result? The Gommino, but seen differently. A little more expressive. A little more collectible.
+ Gaetano Pesce
Rather than treating the loafer as a static icon, Tod’s positions it as something fluid. Something capable of holding references, ideas, and design histories. You can see echoes of Colombo’s sculptural silhouettes, Pesce’s experimental textures, De Lucchi’s Memphis-era graphic energy, and the Castiglionis’ quietly radical minimalism. It’s subtle if you want it to be, but the references are there.
+ Achille Castiglioni (alongside Pier Giacomo Castiglioni)
The collection debuts on April 21 during Milan Design Week, with an installation at Tod’s space on Via Savona that places the shoes in conversation with the original design pieces that inspired them. It’s a dialogue between disciplines, decades, and ways of making.
+ Michele De Lucchi
If you’re in Milan, it’s the kind of stop you add to your list without overthinking. If not, the limited-edition Gommino styles will be available at Tod’s boutique on Via Monte Napoleone and online at tods.com.
Either way, this is Tod’s doing what it does best: keeping things familiar, but never quite the same.