Tod’s New Marlin Collection Is Reviving Kennedy-Style Dressing

Every few years, the culture machine dusts them off and presents them back to us as shorthand for a particular kind of aspirational living. Earlier this year, Ryan Murphy’s Love Story revived the romance – and mythology – of John F Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and now, another unlikely player has entered the conversation: Tod’s.

It’s Marlin project – a summer collection for both men and women – draws inspiration from the boat once owned by John F Kennedy (and later acquired by the Italian brand’s owner Diego Della Valle in 1998). It was designed by naval architect Walter McInnis, and was a mode of transport that became integral to JFK's life (he appare...