Dogs are and always have been den and pack animals. Canines naturally and instinctively prefer the shelter of a den. In the wild the young are raised in dens. His real home, and that of Tod's, is in the rural region of Le Marche, some 100 kilometres from Rome. The Della Valles have been rooted there for three generations. They have come a long way since Diego's grandfather, Filippo, peddled handmade sandals to pretty girls on Sundays, and his father, Dorino, founded the original Della Valle shoe maker in the 1940s..

We deserve better. If they respect us and pay us and treat us right, it lift up the whole economy. One day protests, which also took place in St. Much better to wear trousers, though, and nothing too tight (remember the urban myth of the woman on a transatlantic flight who had to be surgically removed from her jeans because her legs swelled so). A black jacket and matching trousers is perfect. In winter you can wear a neat polo neck underneath, tucked in and belted; in