You have to be serious-minded in business, but not take yourself seriously. — Diego Della Valle Business Copy Share Image
You try to be young, maybe you like to have a few toys, but it's not the most important thing in life. — Diego Della Valle Important Copy Share Image
Italian style is a natural attitude. It is about a life of good taste. It doesn't have to be expensive. Simple but… — Diego Della Valle Attitude Copy Share Image
Put a compass to paper and trace a circle. Then tell me which other country has such a concentration of places like… — Diego Della Valle Capri Copy Share Image
I remember perfectly my first trip to New York, when I was on the bridge between Brooklyn and Manhattan, when I saw… — Diego Della Valle Bridge Copy Share Image
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 Boy Copy Share Image
Of course China is an important new market for Tod's, and of course we need to succeed commercially. But I believe the… — Diego Della Valle About Copy Share Image
I love and admire the American culture and the American dream. I learnt so many things about the American shoe industry and… — Diego Della Valle Admire Copy Share Image
I grew up watching my father work, and learning from him what good quality is. I took from him the passion to… — Diego Della Valle Also Copy Share Image
I was looking for a name with an old English sound, very easy to pronounce in every language and easy to remember.… — Diego Della Valle Asking Copy Share Image
I worked in the family business, which was my father's shoe making company that he had inherited from his father, and that… — Diego Della Valle Achieved Copy Share Image
I come from a family with a long tradition in shoemaking, and I still live in a region famous for its shoemakers.… — Diego Della Valle Apprenticeship Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I wanted to be a footballer and racing driver, like all kids. — Diego Della Valle Driver Copy Share Image
Tod's customers - whatever their nationality - want the very best things in life. — Diego Della Valle Best Copy Share Image
Image is something you construct, while reputation starts at home. If you are able to pass on solid values to your children,… — Diego Della Valle Able Copy Share Image
When you work too much, you are boring - that is possible. But to have a happy life, if you can do… — Diego Della Valle Boring Copy Share Image
My father wasn't absolutely delighted. He wanted me to become a lawyer. I studied law, but I thought the shoe business was… — Diego Della Valle Business Copy Share Image
Saks is one of the temples of good-quality products in America. The Saks shop in New York, for me, is the most… — Diego Della Valle America Copy Share Image
I hope I will be remembered as a good father and a fair employer. And a good host, of course! — Diego Della Valle Employers Copy Share Image
There is a time to be chic and sportive, there is a time to be sexy and feminine, but it's hard to… — Diego Della Valle Balance Copy Share Image
I was born and I live in a small village, where the centre of life is the square, and the small bar/cafe. — Diego Della Valle Born Copy Share Image
When I am walking in Central Park, I recognize the Italians. Because an Italian, even when he jogs, he's dressed perfect. — Diego Della Valle Central park Copy Share Image
My father taught me respect for quality as well as a sense of dignity - great values as we face a world… — Diego Della Valle Children Copy Share Image
We must never lose sight of the fact that shoes go on the feet, and if people can't walk in them, they… — Diego Della Valle Collections Copy Share Image
Businessmen should not put their finger in politics, because they tend to think only of their own self-interest. But I worry about… — Diego Della Valle Businessmen Copy Share Image
The idea behind our shoes is simple: they are as light as possible, very soft and made from the finest leather we… — Diego Della Valle Behind Copy Share Image
The boom for luxury goods is unending. There are people who never have to worry about whether they can afford something they… — Diego Della Valle Goods Copy Share Image
La Scala is easily one of the top 10 symbols of Italy's cultural excellence. That makes it vital to our global image.… — Diego Della Valle Care Copy Share Image
On weekends, the U.S. was casual; in Italy the weekend was very formal. I came to understand that weekends are about free… — Diego Della Valle About Copy Share Image
Sure, Tod's makes shoes and bags. But we make them using leather, which is a living substance to me. And behind each… — Diego Della Valle Attractive Copy Share Image
Almost everyone wears rubber on their feet these days, but there was a time when it was considered cheap. Luxury shoes had… — Diego Della Valle Almost Copy Share Image
I bought into Saks as a personal investment because, when I was a young man and went to America for the first… — Diego Della Valle America Copy Share Image
I need to have a quick wardrobe. Two or three blazers with dark gray pants, two pairs of jeans, two light blue… — Diego Della Valle Accessories Copy Share Image
