Mellon tries again

The name might ring a bell. Matthew Mellon, the troubled scion of the American banking family and ex-husband of Jimmy Choo founder Tamara Mellon, is trying his hand at fashion again. Together with his girlfriend, actress Noelle Reno, he has designed a fashion line that will hit stores this spring. The line features a range of colourful luxury tracksuits and easy cashmere wear. "I am not a corset and heels girl," Reno told Vogue, "but I do know about looking good and feeling comfortable. All my girlfriends came to me when I started designing this line, confessing that they all wear velour sweats at home -constantly. I wanted to create luxury tracksuits that are both chic and comfortable, that you'll want to wear outside, too. Why do tracksuits have to be confined to the house? Degrees of Freedom offers a solution with fine quality bias cut trousers, cashmere knits and a muted palette."

Mellon's last foray into fashion was a men's shoe collection called Harry's, which he launched in 2001. The collection enjoyed initial success but never gained a real foothold in the footwear industry. Perhaps the Tod's-like shoes came a little after the fact, like this tracksuit idea?