French leather goods react to Covid’s impacts: Epidaure 64 doubles

French leather goods react to Covid’s impacts: Epidaure 64 doubles

French leather goods react to Covid. How? By investing in growth. According to local sources, company Epidaure 64 is about to expand thanks to its moment of solid growth. Aì French leather goods react to Covid’s impacts As reported by French radio station francebleu.fr, Luxury leather goods’ manufacturer Epidaure 64 is about to expand. The […]

Rino Mastrotto: “CRV is a deadly unexpected event, but I have faith”

Rino Mastrotto: “CRV is a deadly unexpected event, but I have faith”

“The conditions with which 2020 began were excellent – remembers Rino Mastrotto -. A good year was expected. There was planning, there was enthusiasm, there was work for everyone”. Then came Coronavirus, “a deadly unexpected event”. Speaking to Il Giornale di Vicenza, the entrepreneur from Veneto, as well as president of the Tanning Section of […]

The Danes from Ecco, not throwing away anything: bags made with leather scraps

The Danes from Ecco, not throwing away anything: bags made with leather scraps

The Danes of Ecco, a group specialised in footwear (and leather goods), not throwing away anything, much less leather scraps coming from their tannery in Holland. To be precise, they have launched a project to recover what is left of the internal product development process in their own Style Office. And they make a new […]

StreetTrend at 90%: p448 sneakers are (almost) all American

StreetTrend at 90%: p448 sneakers are (almost) all American

Forli-based P448 sneakers are (almost) all American. StreetTrend LLC announced its purchase of the brand. StreetTrend was at first the distributor of the brand, and then decided to acquire 30% of the brand’s capital. Now it is up to 90%, with the remaining 10% owned by Andrea Curti, the brand’s founder along with Marco Samorè. […]

Leather takes centre stage between technology and creativity, says Dyloan

Leather takes centre stage between technology and creativity, says Dyloan

In a synergy interaction between technology and creativity, leather takes centre stage. Looks like “a comforting theory” in such terms. Instead, it is a real changing prospect that may possibly open thousands of cutting-edge and innovative scenarios. A New Point of View, the special exhibition format devised and set up by Lineapelle at Fieramilano Rho […]

Otis Ingrams turns a Lexus seat into a work of art

Otis Ingrams turns a Lexus seat into a work of art

He is up to cutting, smoothing, pressing, gluing, sewing, waxing. Otis Ingrams is one of the best leather artisans in the United Kingdom. Lexus dedicated a short film to him. The video shows Ingrams at work while he is up to making a one-of-a-kind leather seat, taking inspiration from coupé Lexus LC. A real “takumi”. […]

Sustainability must apply to the whole industry, claim Kering and Veja

Sustainability must apply to the whole industry, claim Kering and Veja

We are talking about different realities, that is fur sure: the former is a high-end global giant, the latter is a sport footwear brand (which is expanding a great deal). Yet, if we compare Kering and Veja points of view, we may surmise that, today more than ever, fashion can be considered sustainable only when it […]

Scotland: rumours about job cuts at WJ & W Lang, but tannery denies them

Scotland: rumours about job cuts at WJ & W Lang, but tannery denies them

Scottish trade unions, actively playing in the leather tanning industry, have sounded the alarm after rumours about possible job cuts at WJ & W Lang. The tannery, based in Paisley, which is part of Scottish Leather Group, produces hides and leather for the most popular and renowned car manufacturing companies in the United Kingdom. According […]

In Bangladesh they have it in for Chinese now because of Savar delay

In Bangladesh they have it in for Chinese now because of Savar delay

The Savar CETP issue keeps being a discussion topic. And a splitting one as well: in Bangladesh they now have it in for Chinese. After waiting for it for several years, the innovative sewage treatment plant is not running at full speed yet. The Bangladeshi government has decided to act as they plainly accused the...

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Milan Fashion Week: quality at the centre of a message of hope

Milan Fashion Week: quality at the centre of a message of hope

Milan Fashion Week of “Italian courage and pride” ended on Sunday September 27, 2020. The fashion system has regained contact with the public, showing itself at its best and focusing on the quality of products. But also underlining the value of stylistic research and materials used. Each brand seems to have made a journey to […]

MFW: Ferragamo, Versace, Boss and the disruptive phygital dimension

MFW: Ferragamo, Versace, Boss and the disruptive phygital dimension

Never again without digital. The phygital dimension used for Milan Fashion Week is the formula for success. Carlo Capasa, president of CNMI (Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana) is convinced of this. “Digital has earned an important place – he told the media -. The physical show itself, transmitted digitally, had a crazy numerical response. I […]

Dior: Maria Grazia Chiuri's feminist anthem enchants Paris

Dior: Maria Grazia Chiuri’s feminist anthem enchants Paris

Maria Grazia Chiuri renews her feminist anthem. “I want to make clothes where all the bodies fit. Like never before, this is the feeling of life”, declared the Dior designer on the sidelines of the show held in Paris on September 29, 2020. An exciting fashion show staged in a sort of modern cathedral set […]

Ferragamo answers that it’s strong by itself, to those calling for a merger

Ferragamo answers that it’s strong by itself, to those calling for a merger

When talking about Salvatore Ferragamo there is always somebody that mentions the merger. The latest ones were from Citigroup, according to which the luxury brand is perfect for a large acquisition by one of the largest conglomerates. But some don’t agree. First one disagreeing is Micaela Le Divelec, CEO of Ferragamo: “We have all the […]

Gemi enters the leather goods’ market and supports Italian artisans

M.Gemi enters the leather goods’ market and supports Italian artisans

M.Gemi opens its doors to handbags and supports Italian artisans. The footwear company founded by Maria Gangemi in 2015, entered a new market. A business choice? Maybe, but only in part. The operation also focuses on giving more opportunity to many artisans (spread across the country) that have seen many of their orders cancelled due […]

OCTOBER 24TH HORIZON

An historic victory for UNIC - Italian Tanneries, which “with pride, sees its determination awarded. A steppingstone for leather, as it now has all the tools to defend itself and consumers from those that use the term in misleading ways”

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

8 questions and answers to summarize the scope of the new Law Decree (DL n.68 of June 9th, 2020). Plus, data that explains the efficacy of the Law Decree and the need for it

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