Organization. Proficiency and expertise. Passion. Such are the three main ingredients of Salvatore Ferragamo’s shoemaking factory. These elements, along with the ambition of employees currently working in the Florence plant, are the ones that make feasible the manufacturing of top-quality shoes. According to Vanity Fair, observing the process is like “watching a fast forward movie”....
Maroquinerie 35 expands. The French company, which is a contractor for leather goods made by fashion top brands, is about to enlarge its own plants located in the town of Liffré, not far from Rennes. Here they formerly opened a factory in September 2019; now they have focused their interest on a neighbouring plot of […]
Futurmoda have cancelled October edition. Since they cancelled the exhibition event, formerly scheduled on October 21-22, the fair next edition, number 44, will take place in Alicante on 10-11 March 2021. “We are awfully sorry about such decision, as we are fully aware of repercussions for our trade industry – remarked organizers, the AEC association, […]
ACLE stop. In fact, the All China Leather Exhibition organizers have eventually backed off. Following last June public announcement, CLIA (China Leather Industry Association) and APLF have decided to cancel the exhibition event scheduled on 1-3 September 2020. They made such decision after the Chinese government imposed a 14-day-long quarantine on all travellers visiting the […]
Indian and Bangladeshi tanning does not take off again as leather industry is still affected by CRV crisis. On the one hand, in New Delhi they are concerned, most of all, about the financial issues and economic repercussions caused by the pandemic: apparently, so far, measures implemented by Modi government look rather ineffective after all. […]
Different forms, presentations, languages. With all the new rules dictated by anti-Covid security measures, the first digital Paris Fashion Week did not disappoint expectations in its own way. In other words, each brand has been able to find an original way to show the world their men’s collections for summer 2021 and, in some cases, […]
Fulvia Bacchi, CEO of Lineapelle, said: “Covid-19 has not changed the situation, but has accelerated the need for answers and changes”. Sustainability had already become the priority of the public opinion and, in a world struggling with the pandemic “positions of circumstances” are no longer enough, continues Bacchi, as well as “the general acceptance of […]
The list gets longer. The number of companies is increasing. We are talking about ICEC certification scheme developed “so that the leather sector can not only react, but manage the Covid-19 emergency”. The certified tanneries are now 8. The number of companies is increasing Eight, as we said, are the tanneries that have obtained the […]
Burberry left about half of its revenue behind during the first fiscal quarter (which closed on June 27th, 2020). The brand expects to lose between 15% and 20% during the 2nd quarter, compared to 2019, which further confirms the savings’ strategy being implemented by the brand and that includes layoffs. The one positive note arrives […]
Donald Trump decided to impose a 25% duty on French fashion goods. Among those included in the list are also handbags (luxury ones made with exotic leather included). The decision could bring US imports down if an agreement isn’t reached between the White House and the French government by the end of the year. This […]
A horrible June for Brazilian leather. According to data by SECEX (Secretariat of Foreign Trade) that was elaborated by CICB, the South American countries exported raw hides, semi-finished and finished leather for a value of 48.3 million USD in the Month of June. The value in 2019 was above 91.3 million. In other words: 47% […]
Irish slaughterhouses continue on good levels. National locations have managed 37,000 units during the past week, down from the week before that, yet up from the same week of 2019. Most of the units so far have been heifers and calves, and while Irish slaughterhouses have decreased production volumes from the start of 2020, the […]
The fashion system is focusing transparency efforts on “its next goal”, that is, leather: such is the headline Vogue Business put on the front page. Leather is also the next research subject the magazine should carefully study, as we would like to emphasize. In fact, the article evidences that their knowledge about tanning and livestock, […]
Made of “vegan leather” (sic!) just to show closer respect towards the environment. Roger Federer has joined the club whose members are public celebrities (singers, sportsmen, VIP, actors, etc.) engaged in the world of fashion. In fact, the Swiss trophy-winning tennis player joined forces, together with ON compatriots, to launch THE ROGER Centre-Court 0-Series, some...
Mulberry take a step back again: in fact, they are going to cut footwear and apparel licences. Over recent days, the British group announced their decision to cut more than 450 jobs. At the end of June, rumours were that they would be about to shut one of the two English manufacturing plants. They have […]
Bally’s phygital and winning in China. In fact, since the beginning of 2020, the Swiss brand’s online sales in Beijing have considerably increased by 200%. “Tmall is going to be our leading store, in terms of earnings, quite shortly”, pointed out Chief Executive Officer Nicolas Girotto (in the picture) while speaking to WWD. He also […]
Apparently, the crisis affecting the two-hundred-year-old US luxury brand is at a turning point. Reportedly, among a number of bids, which still require assessment, Brooks Brothers have two potential buyers, whose rather sound interest in the acquisition is to be taken seriously. In the meantime, the brand, owned by Italian Claudio Del Vecchio, has filed […]
They have reviewed their commodity supply. Moreover, they have rather downsized the wholesale channel. Furthermore, most of all, they have cut jobs. Levi’s sack 15% of work staff: as illustrated by Chief Executive Officer Chip Bergh himself, while talking to WWD, the company is going to lay off about 700 employees. Thanks to such decision, […]
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Covid-19 did not spare Vietnam. In fact, in the first six months of 2020 Vietnam’s exports of shoes dropped by 6.7%, while leather goods sales decreased by 15.1% compared to the same period of 2019. Vietnam is the third footwear manufacturer in the world (their production share accounts for 5.4% of the total amount worldwide) […]
Robert Clergerie, a French footwear fashion brand, change ownership. In fact, French Legacy Group, a private equity fund, have bought out the historic brand formerly controlled by First Heritage Brands and by manager Jean-Marc Loubier. Still they have not made public the financial particulars of the deal. Following Sonia Rykiel, First Heritage Brands withdraw from […]
