The uncertainty caused US duties isn’t over. Is the 15% agreed upon between the US and EU an additional duty or not? And are luxury brands able to raise prices again to offset duties? Weak consumer demand tests their purchasing power. Here the latest studies and scenarios put forward by analysts tell of the price […]
From the US to Italy, giving leather offcuts a second life. Hyer Goods is the brainchild of designer Dana Cohen who, after a decade in the fashion industry, shifted her perspective upon encountering Drishti Lifestyle. The Indian manufacturer had a container full of leather scraps it didn’t want to throw away. Together, they created a...
There can be no enterprise without culture, and no culture without enterprise. There can be no future without respect for one’s own history. And there is no Made in Italy without a conscious awareness of these interconnections. This is the starting point — from which it expands across multiple levels and intensities — of the […]
Louis Vuitton is set to open a second leather goods factory in Texas. Regardless of a potential trade deal on tariffs between the US and Europe, Bernard Arnault, CEO of the French luxury giant, has chosen to expand handbag production in the United States. This comes despite the fact that its existing facility—according to a...
For LVMH, a 4% drop in sales indicates “good resilience”. On the other hand, the “fashion and leather goods” division is worrying everyone, as it reported a 9% drop in sales in Q2 2025 compared to -5% in Q1 and -6% expected. Louis Vuitton and Dior hit the brakes and were thus considered the main […]
Moncler, Roberto Cavalli and Valextra represent the three faces of luxury. The first two are united by the difficulty of preserving margins, strained by investment and spending in order to push sales. So much so that Moncler is seeing its margins fall, while Cavalli’s sales are declining. The third, however, is changing the face of...
The first answer to the question “What will happen from 23 to 25 September?” is simple: the 106th edition of Lineapelle will take place. The second answer is more of a hope. In other words, given the “ongoing structural crisis that is reshaping the face of global manufacturing and its paradigms”, as stated by Lineapelle, […]
Eight of them are arriving from Japan. They will land next September at Fiera Milano Rho, to exhibit at Lineapelle. A show of their interest in the fair’s exhibition stage, as their presence should be read as an attestation of its strategic importance in being an event capable of opening new horizons. A fundamental virtue […]
A majority stake in the Grey Mer shoe factory and Leo France, to cite recent news, along with the acquisition of a part of the Gaiera and Samanta tanneries, looking at recent years. But Chanel’s expansion into Italian manufacturing, which Fashion section chairman Bruno Pavlovsky has identified as a strategic goal, recently added a stake...
It’s a bleak moment for the luxury sector. Louis Vuitton is making headlines for legal troubles and is under scrutiny from analysts. Gucci, its parent company Kering, and LuisaViaRoma are closing stores and offices. Porsche and Maserati are facing serious challenges, reflecting the broader crisis in the automotive industry. Amid these storm clouds, however, Bloomberg...
In a season of high-profile debuts, Louise Trotter’s arrival at Bottega Veneta is among the most anticipated. Not only because she now leads one of the most iconic maisons in Italian luxury, but also because she follows Matthieu Blazy, whose recent tenure both consolidated and modernised the brand’s identity by bridging past and future. Fittingly, […]
Thirty-six ready-to-use production units are now available — from 2,000-square-metre warehouses to smaller workshops of around 100 square metres — waiting for investors to transform them into fully operational factories. The Egyptian government has launched the second phase of investment in Robbiki Leather City, the industrial hub on the outskirts of Cairo built to support […]
From words to deeds. In Germany, as in many other European countries, including Italy, the word “leather” cannot be used, for purely commercial purposes (obvious), alongside terms such as “vegan” or “eco” or even “apple”. VDL, the association representing the German tanning industry, won an important victory in court against a company that sold products […]
Making chestnut and quebracho extracts even more performant by making chemically modified tannins. That was the goal of the Life “I’m Tan” project, the results of which were presented on July 17, after four years, at an event organized by Silvateam in Vinci, Florence. The company carried out the project in partnership with tannery INCAS […]
They come, they talk, they compare, they show different degrees of interest, they shake their heads disconsolately. They do not do so because they are disappointed with the product they are evaluating. The reason lies in the geopolitical and trade uncertainty that leaves the American market and its suppliers in a condition that can be […]
HSBC says we are facing a masochist luxury. According to analysts, it’s “self-inflicted ” rather than the macroeconomic situation, that is weighing on the high-end economy. Bernstein’s colleagues, at the same time, see the performances of Brunello Cucinelli and Salvatore Ferragamo as the two sides of the moon: the bright and the dark. And, amid...
“I wouldn’t call it a crisis: I think it’s a transformation”. Matteo Mastrotto, CEO of Rino Mastrotto, is quick to set the tone when asked about the current economic downturn. And when it comes to “transformation”, his group has certainly led the way — first by shifting from a tanning group to an integrated supply […]
Farewell to Franco Moschini. The entrepreneur, passed away at the age of 91 at his home in Tolentino (Macerata), after being responsible for making Poltrona Frau well-known in the world. In addition to his two daughters Melania and Erika, he leaves an strong mark on the history of Made in Italy. Franco Moschini’s career Moschini […]
On Thursday afternoon, the Sala Matteotti at the Italian Chamber of Deputies hosted the presentation of The Tannery of Pompeii – Regio I, Insula 5, a publication by UNIC – Italian Tanneries and Lineapelle. The volume, rich in both text and imagery, recounts the long and meticulous restoration of the ancient tannery discovered in Pompeii […]
Confidence is the word that linking Brunello Cucinelli’s positive results, Ralph Lauren CEO Patrice Louvet’s statements, and the transfers made by the two majority shareholders to pour capital (20 million pounds) to support the plan with which Mulberry aims to recover. Double digits for Cucinelli The luxury seas are choppy, but there still are safe...
