There would be no external factor to cause the collapse of the ceiling of one of the tanneries in the district of Savar, Bangladesh. At the moment of failure, two workers were working to reinforce the cover, about 6 meters high. According to the local press, last January, 18, Fire brigade were engaged for hours […]
Yesterday was the last day of the Milan Fashion Week. Among the highlights, there were Men’s and Women’s collections shown together as well as a new focus on luxury sportswear. The mountain was a big catwalks trend. From bomber jackets to shearling coats, there was a sporty feel paired with warm materials (wool, shearling, sheepskin) […]
It is with this claim that ICEC, the Institute of Certification for Quality Tanning Industry, joins ZDHC (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals), the project for chemistry sustainability of the textile industry and the shoe signed by brand, agencies and associations. The matter “is complicated,” said Frank Michel, the executive director of ZDHC, and requires “a […]
From hell comes the coolest two wheels of the year. Ducati and Diesel have unveiled the Diavel, a motorcycle born from the collaboration of the two. Showcased to the public during January Men’s fashion week in Milan and produced in only 666 exemplars it will go on sale from April. With a leather saddle, hand-brushed […]
The typical eclectic London-style played the main role in London Fashion Week Men which closed on Monday 9 January. It presented a colourful men’s fashion for next winter 2017 / 2018. Despite this being an event mainly dedicated to men fashion, different “unified collections” featuring Women and Men’s styles were showcased. Seasonal shades were routed […]
LVMH has in the pipeline a calf leather bag model that dates back to a century ago. This leather is especially popular in Russia before the Bolshevik Revolution of 1922. The news came from ForexTV website. According to the report, the luxury French group would plan to revive the processing of this particularly fine leather […]
The average salary is the equivalent of 119 Euros per month. However, to live in decent conditions, it would take at least 278 euros per month. In the majority of the case, workers are hired by subcontract labour companies. The contracts bind remuneration to production quotas. Most of the time, this quota is so high […]
According to the Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA), between the fiscal year 2011-2012 and the newly concluded (2015-2016), exports of finished leather in Islamabad has increased. It went from 25 million square meters circa per year to the current 16.8, with a decreasing turnover from 1.049 billion dollars of five years ago to today’s 0.981. It […]
The Portuguese footwear is gaining ground abroad thanks to its new opening to new markets such as China, UAE, USA, Australia and Poland. In the first nine months, Lisbon has exported 60 million pairs of shoes for a value of 1.685 billion euro, up to 3.7% over the same period of 2015. With this development, […]
The Japanese event, which confirms the positive trend of a market that loves Italian leather. It took place last week, on Thursday 8 and Friday, December 9, at the Metropolitan Industrial Center, the 95th edition of TLF, Tokyo Leather Fair. 31 exhibitors (Italian, French, Spanish) landed in the land of the rising sun with the […]
For those who still do not know it, it was presented Lineapelle, the leading international trade fair dedicated leather. The presentation was followed by two workshops: one on winter 2017/2018 fashion trends, the other on summer pre-collections 2018. Included in the workshop, skin samples of Fashion Studio Lineapelle for the season spring-summer 2018. Designers, entrepreneurs […]
While the Italian footwear sector continues to suffer the sanctions against Moscow, Turkey is back to export to Russia and sees an increase in confidence for 2017. According to Senocak Mustafa, president of the association that brings together exporters of leather and accessories in Istanbul leather, exports to Russia fell from 440 million dollars to […]
In the first 4 months of the new fiscal year (from July to October 2016) the Pakistani leather exports decreased by 8% in value over the same period of 2015, reaching 312, $ 7 million (approximately EUR 295 million). The foreign sales of the tanneries, in particular, decreased by 10% (113.5 million euro), while exports […]
Hazaribagh’s Tanneries, near Dhaka (Bangladesh), are among the most polluted in the world. It has been 15 years since the first announcement of their planned relocation to a specific industrial area in Savar, a Dhaka district. However, they still refuse to do so for several reasons among which there is also the claim that the […]
The last case was raised this late November in the United States, where a fashion discount chain (TJ Maxx, more than 1,000 stores across the country) was offering to its customers bags of the latest collections from Gucci, Fendi and Yves Saint Laurent at heavily discounted prices if compared to those charged in multi-brand boutiques […]
”The exhibition space – designed by architect Samejima – aims to become a privileged point of reference for leather goods and furniture” as declares Manifattura di Domodossola. The leading weaving company that has been running for the last 100 years, and that is a historic exhibitor at Lineapelle, has opened its first showroom in Tokyo […]
It is produced in Italy, like the shoes, the latest whimsical handbag by designer Christian Louboutin on sale next spring. It has a particular affinity with the background of the designer footwear: it recalls one of its most significant models, the stiletto So Kate. It’s called ShoePeaks in “honour” of the David Lynch television series, […]
In the streets of Lahore and Kasur, two Pakistan cities famous worldwide for being important leather centers, it’s not rare to come across discarded donkeys carcasses. It’s also very easy finding Chinese traders paying for illegal leather stocks in cash. According to these two cities local press, in recent weeks the police has carried out […]
The duty on the export of raw or semi-finished leather at the moment is 15%. But the Indonesian Association of Tanners (APKI), which through the words of its president complains that it works only 40% of its production potential, asked Jakarta’s government to raise tax duties . The tariff barrier, introduced to facilitating the supply […]
Another episode of the tragic saga of Savar ’s tannery, the new Bangladesh tanning district in which companies that have been affected by the Hazaribagh and the Buriganga river pollution disaster should have been moved 15 years ago. The last deadline for the move is this 30th of December but, according to our sources, the […]
