Research, development and innovation to challenge the crisis. But according to Officine di Cartigliano, we are beginning to see signs of a restart, despite the turmoil and perplexity surrounding the automotive industry. Active since 1961 in the tanning industry, Officine di Cartigliano have been producing machines for the process of changing the state of wet-tanned...
Morocco wants to revive the tanning industry to also adequately support its manufacturing supply chain: shoes, bags and clothing. Goal number one: to leave behind the image that Moroccan tanning is identified with: the open-air tanks of Fez or the (to say the least) problematic tanning district of Marrakesh. “Within two years, artisanal tanning will...
Water treatment, workplace safety, contracts for employees and registration of the companies themselves. Nothing is clear. In fact, the San Benito district is so opaque as to justify the doubt that it is almost completely unauthorised. The Colombian newspaper Diario del Cauca dedicates a video-investigation to the manufacturing hub of Bogotá where, as a black...
“We need to share the honest truth. The leather industry has the best scientists in the world, but the message is not reaching ordinary people”, said Katie Kutskill, Business Operations & Strategy at Is It Leather?, a platform established in 2021 with the goal of advocating for leather and spreading correct information about the material. […]
Luxury without heels. “Elegance and luxury are no longer synonymous with shoes with vertiginous heels. In fact, as time goes by, I think the heel is diminishing. Women who wear low shoes are no less elegant than those with heels”. The debate is opened by Giacomo Morelli (pictured), 38, founder of the brand Gio* Milano...
Spanish shoes are smiling thanks to Italy. Imports of Spanish shoes into our country grew by 40% in the first seven months of the year. On the other hand, there is no similar pull for Madrid’s tanning industry, whose exports are shrinking. Shoe smiles thanks to Italy According to data released by the Spanish General […]
It was the most eagerly awaited debut of the season. Alessandro Michele presented his first collection for Valentino in Paris (29 September 2024). Called Pavillon des Folies, it is a journey through the maison’s archives. Michele’s citationist spirit has returned to affirm his message: whatever it takes. In other words, to create cultural products that...
The 50th edition of Paris Fashion Week (on the calendar from 23 September) closed its doors on Tuesday, 1 October, with Chanel and Miu Miu’s fashion shows. The French brand, still without a creative director, presented an archive collection inspired by the codes conceived by its founder. Miu Miu, on the other hand, took to...
Paris Fashion Week (scheduled from 23 September to 1 October) saw Loewe take to the catwalk an essential collection exploring the relationship between fashion, art and music. Hermès, on the other hand, relied on the brand’s signature craftsmanship, trying to rewrite the concept of sensuality. Sean McGirr, in his second try as creative director of...
If Hermès can do what it wants, such as investing in its manufacturing capacity, but not in merchandise expansion, it owes it to its mix of financial strength and independent judgment. This is perfectly clear when one reads, parallelly, two articles, respectively from Financial Time and Sole 24 Ore. Hermès can do whatever it wants […]
He takes leather bags apart and analyzes them to understand their value, and then he tells all about it in videos that go viral. Content creator and almost a leather science popularizer, Volkan Yilmaz, better known as Tanner Leatherstein, is among the 500 most influential people in the fashion world. The influencer, who has more […]
“Leather stimulates creativity”, says Israeli designer Tamar Elbaz, 26, fresh winner of the first prize of the International Lab of Mittelmoda and the Italian Leather prize offered by Lineapelle. In October 2023, she also won the competition “Real Leather. Stay Different” ex aequo with Ana Del Rio Mullarkey. Tamar finished her Fashion Design studies at...
Understanding the moment we are living in and identifying countermeasures to a crisis that, to all intents and purposes, “is structural”. We did this during Lineapelle, together with the president of the Milan show, Gianni Russo (Russo di Casandrino). Following his words, we came to define three factors that are essential, today, for a tannery...
“There is no crisis in luxury. Those who has grown very much or raised prices too much are in crisis”. In other words: only a certain kind of luxury is in crisis. Or so says Philipp Plein, the designer at the head of the homonymous company, whom we met during the recent edition of Micam...
After Tesla, the strength of leather also convinced Telfar. The brand, which has also built its success with bags made of next-gen material (its tote has been dubbed the “Bushwick Birkin”), is launching its first leather bag. The aim is clear: to elevate its positioning and wink at luxury consumers with decidedly more affordable prices. […]
Visonà is growing thanks to Italy. The Vicenza-based leather goods company, founded in 1959 by Plinio Visonà, today it is led by his two children, Mara and Davide, and the third generation is on the way. With 20 internal employees – and another 60 people involved in the induced activities – the brand is growing,...
From foundation to black crisis, through tumultuous growth. All in little more than two years. The story of SAL pelletteria is as young as its two founders, brothers Salvatore (30) and Antonio (29) Laino. Who, in 2021, picking up the tradition of a family that has worked in leather manufacturing for five generations, set up...
Gucci and Sabato De Sarno return to the Triennale for the Spring/Summer 2025 fashion show. The collection presented on 20 September 2024 is not so different from past ones, but once again outlines a method. Attention to detail, whispered glamour and accessories that will hopefully become iconic. It is now clear that a revival operation...
Bottega Veneta, Ferragamo, Bally: at Milan Fashion Week, brands are in a quiet version and above all, they focus on product: lots of product, no fussing. This is the leitmotif of the collections that crowded Milan’s fashion kermesse, which left the baton to Paris (scheduled from 23 September to 1 October). The last to show...
Pierpaolo Piccioli is ready to return to work. Not at Chanel, where some counted him among the candidates, but at the helm of Fendi. The news is not yet official, but rumors are strong and insistent. Rumors causing even more questions to arise: who will they entrust Chanel to? And how will Kim Jones be...
