Never, in the last 20 years, have shoe prices risen so fast. The alarm comes from the USA, by FDRA (Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America). Since the beginning of the year, prices have risen by an average of 3.2%, but in recent months, the increases have been more marked. This would be the consequence […]
Capucines (right, in the photo) and Caro. Fendi First (left, in the photo) and Triomphe. Goya and Amazona. These are the names of the most successful bags and leather goods lines from Louis Vuitton, Dior, Fendi, Celine and Loewe. In other words, LVMH’s top brands, which the French armoury cites as the “sales champions” of yet another astonishing fiscal quarter. Astonishing […]
Vogue Business’ article regarding Hermès’ investments seems almost non-believable. Because in the reportage done inside Maroquinerie de Guyenne, a recently opened leather goods manufacturer employing about 300 people (the 19th opened by the brand in France), included a question: “So the brand isn’t abandoning leather?”. What direction is the market moving towards? The logical premise...
Protecting the brand’s exclusivity. Limiting the second-hand market. This is the objective declared by Chanel, which has decided to limit the purchases of two specific handbag models and small leather goods. This is just the latest of the steps that the brand that doesn’t sell online, has implemented to fight the “second-hand market”. The brand...
Fosun Fashion Group, owner among others, of Sergio Rossi, sheds its skin. Simply put, it will now be called Lanvin Group, with new investors that gave the group a valuation of 1 billion USD. The operation coincides with an addition of 300 million USD in liquidity for future acquisitions, as well as a new development […]
Alexander McQueen wants to achieve a billion in sales. And they know how to do it. “We want to expand the range of footwear, menswear and leather accessories”, explains CEO Emmanuel Gintzburger. Increasing retail revenues is part of the strategy. In 2014, the brand, which is part of Kering’s portfolio, had a turnover of 250...
Coach’s target is to reach the 5-billion USD mark. The success of the Pillow Tabby handbag has fueled the brand’s ambitions for the handbags and women accessories, accounting for 72% of total sales made by the brand owned by Tapestry. Moreover: among the “great opportunities” that the brand sees in its grasp are also footwear. […]
US duties on shoes from some European countries? Brussels says no, but if they are applied, the EU will answer for everyone. This was explicitly said by the EU leaders, generating transversal satisfaction in the footwear sector. Like Assocalzaturifici, which sees the USA as an important strategic market for Italian production. Brussels says no On...
Gabriele Larcher, Emilia Torcini, Anna Dionisi, Leonardo Rossetto and Luca Bianco. They are the ones who have won the seventh edition of Milano Moda Graduate, an award for emerging talent. The designers’ show took place during the last day of Milan Fashion Week. The absolute star of the collection that won the YKK Prize? Italian […]
From theory to Lineapelle showcase. It happened during the last edition of the fair, held at Fieramilano Rho on September 22-24, 2021. The protagonists: the students of the degree course in Fashion Design at the IUAV University in Venice. From theory to Lineapelle showcase The students took part in the project “University and Industry: know-how […]
With a well-hoped for (but unexpected) comeback, handbags sales in the USA are, in value, almost back to pre-pandemic levels. That’s the outcome of the market research conducted by NPD Group. Pushing the recovery of leather accessories are the shoulder and crossbody models, used for outings around the city and other social activities. The more...
Heels characterise shoes, while chains take centre stage among bags. Bright, metallic and pastel colours, animal prints, special heels (both in shape and materials). These are some of the accessory trends for spring-summer 2022. We will see very bright and eye-catching proposals to seduce women’s growing appetite. WWD selected the most interesting emerging and historic...
Covid in Vietnam and a lack of electricity in China. The two big concerns are slowing down production of apparel and footwear. Transportation costs increased and is now almost a certainty that brands and retailers will have to face a lack of products when demand, specifically at the end of the year, will increase. The […]
“Craftsmanship is based on the transmission of knowledge,” says Vice-President Olivier Fournier. And this explains why every time Hermès opens new production sites (a circumstance that has been repeated with some frequency in recent years), it simultaneously recruits and trains new generations of employees. This is a very expensive activity in cultural terms, because it […]
As soon as becoming the president of the European leather association, Manuel Ríos Navarro (Inpelsa) announced that the carbon footprint topic was going to be central in the two years of presidency. And now Cotance is sounding the charge again to demand the “zero quota” status for leather. Tanning reuses a byproduct of the food industry […]
What will we remember from Paris shows? We have selected the five “best of leather” that marked the recently concluded French fashion week. Five guidelines for the next Spring-Summer 2022 season that see leather as the protagonist, and confirm it as the basic element of what we can, without a shadow of a doubt, define […]
Three creative minds for an exceptional collaboration. Cuoio di Toscana launched JCM, sustainable collection born from the meeting between stylist Nick Cerioni (in photo), Rossella Jardini and singer Marvely. The artistic universes (image, fashion and music) joined forces to craft a collection of accessories for the 2022 summer season presented at the latest Milano Fashion […]
Nomasei’s slow luxury becomes more inclusive. But the materials stay the same: leather remains at the center of the brand’s collections because it’s more sustainable than the so-called alternative materials. Nomasei is a French brand with a strong Italian identity. For example: the name comes from the Italian number 6. The materials and manufacturing are […]
“The future chases us”. A phrase that tells the Officine di Cartigliano’s 60 years, a Vicenza-based company founded in 1961 by Commendator Corner with its first partners: Giuliano Liotard, Luigi Turato and Antonio Bianchini. The company has always been at the forefront of technological solutions for the transition of leather from wet to dry. True […]
Can you be a streetwear and haute couture brand (at the same time)? Yes, you can. All you have to do is being Balenciaga. From successful trainers such as the Triple S (pictured right) and Speed models, to the latest social boom generated by the dress Kim Kardashian wore to the 2021 Met Gala (pictured...
