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2020 has run negative (-22%), yet we make out recovery, say Bain
The final balance will depend on the results we are going to achieve in the last quarter of the year, that is, Christmas shopping time. In the best possible outlook, revenues might even reach -5%. “Coronavirus second outbreak alongside limited and total lockdown all around Europe – remarked Claudia D’Arpizio, Bain & Co – make […]
Design, materials, made in: Fenty capsules are a success
Designed by Amina Muaddi, in leather, and made in Italy. This explains the success of Fenty capsules collections, a brand that is part of the LVMH galaxy. The first footwear collection released in July was sold out. The second, which has just come out, seems destined to do the same, thanks also to the charm […]
D&G opens to the “see-now buy-now” and (with some doubt) to finance
D&G opens to the “see-now buy-now” approach after years of indifference. And more: the brand founded by Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana talked positively and with interest, with regards to using the resources made available by the financial world. D&G’s management, at the same time, shows some doubts towards the structure of luxury and its […]
Green Leather Manager triumphs at the European Vocational Skills Week
Green Leather Manager triumphs in its own category at the European Vocational Skills Week. In other words, the course enjoyed a win at the end of the “professional skills European week”. Which turned out to be an opportunity to advertise, on an international scale, the project currently underway across Veneto’s area. Green Leather Manager triumphs […]
GST AutoLeather: leather appeal and misleading synthetic fabrics
It is softer, more comfortable and luxurious. Leather appeal lies in those qualities: that is why car buyers prefer leather to other materials for seat upholstery. Stephen Jeske, vice-president of US GST Autoleather, has closely described the situation of the industry. Looking ahead to prospective scenarios and considering current trends, it turns out that leather […]
Boxmark builds a new manufacturing site in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Cutting costs in Slovenia led Boxmark to build a new manufacturing site in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Boxmark Leather started building a new production site in the country’s North-East area. The operation follows news of the cuts the company made in Slovenia, specifically in Murska and Sobota, where it decreased the production capacity and cut personnel. New manufacturing […]
Brazil, the leather chain absorbs the blow in October and sees the light
Brazil’s leather chain absorbs the blow. During the month of October, raw material sales showed encouraging increments compared to September, together with substantial steadiness compared to 1 year ago. The trend is valid for both volume and value. Brazil’s leather chain absorbs the blow According to data by SECEX (Secretariat of Foreign Trade), elaborated by […]
Marie Antoinette’s leather and silk shoe is auctioned
Marie Antoinette loved leather. French auction house Osenat Versailles (from which the pictures are taken), auctioned the leather and silk shoe owned by the monarch just a few days ago. Experts estimated the item’s value at between 8.000 and 10.000 euro: the highest bud was more than 40.000 euro. Leather and silk shoe The queen’s […]
The soldier found at the bottom of a lake after century is still wearing leather boots
Medieval shoes are popping up. A group of archeologist and Lithuanian divers brought the remains of an ancient soldier to light. The man, who had been at the bottom of the Asveja lake for over 500 years, was still wearing his leather boots. Leather boots The team of experts, reports irl.lt, found the soldier 9 […]
China, online and (more) loafer: Tod’s recovers in the quarter
Tod’s has been enjoying recovery in the third quarter of the year. Reasons for such recovery do not come as a surprise: they are China and online sales. Yet the battle wounds, sustained throughout the first six months of the year, are still extremely present. “We believe that our Group, once we get over these […]
Dolce: in China D&G are no longer “dominant”, yet “are regaining ground”
Two years ago, it occurred what Alfonso Dolce considers to be an “unexpected accident”. In fact, at that time D&G presented an advertising campaign, directed at the Chinese market, which turned out to be a rather outstanding own goal. The Chief Executive Officer of the fashion house now admits that the brand, founded by his...
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LVMH, investments in Italy and support for the industry
“Italy is important to us as much as France is. Our fashion and leather goods division, most of all, is engaged in production over there; besides that, we currently run 30 manufacturing plants”. Right considering its high importance, the group made some remarkable investments (“over 200 million euros in 2019”) and, at the same time, […]
Burberry goes better in the quarter thanks to leather goods
Burberry sales in stores have been picking up considerably. In other words, they have moved from -45%, in the period running from April to June, up to -6% in the last business quarter, closed on September 26th. Financial analysts had predicted a 12% downturn in comparable sales. Such rewarding results have been driven by leather […]
Poltrona Frau (together with UNIC) illustrates leather and product quality
“Leather and Poltrona Frau have been going hand in hand since the very first beginning. It is indeed an extremely close connection, a permanent identity relation”. Nicola Coropulis, Chief Executive Officer of the design brand, headquartered in the Marche, illustrates product quality and, nearly simultaneously, highlights the quality of materials products are made from. He […]
Leather and circularity at University: Dani is a case study in Padua
Leather and circularity at University, spotlighting Dani’s leather tanning experience. In fact, the leather tanning group, headquartered in the province of Vicenza, has become a subject of study for students attending Circular Economy classes, in the department of Industrial Engineering, at University of Padua. Leather and circularity at University Dani, together with the department of […]
Hermès invests in Australia for a biggest crocodile factory farming
No renouncement, but simply higher supervision. According to international press, Hermès invests in Australia: here, in fact, the fashion house has recently bought out a plot of land where they are planning to build a crocodile factory farm. Reportedly the brand has signed such millionaire-worth deal in partnership with Mick Burns, one of the industry’s […]
The network that produced and marketed fake Birkin bags for over 20 years
The master of counterfeiting is in trouble. In fact, the Public Prosecutor’s office in Paris has accused a French leather goods manufacturer of producing and marketing fake Birkin bags for over 20 years. The prosecuting counsels have been investigating, besides him, 26 more people, including 9 former employees of Hermès, the fashion house which designed […]
Red meat slows down in the USA but gears up in Brazil
Red meat slows down in the United States. In contrast, it is gearing up for a boost in Brazil. Current data on cattle slaughtering evidence an ongoing downturn: it comes as no surprise in the United States, where 2020 trend is running negative. For the records, in October such trend was like that in the […]
Marco Bizzarri displays confidence and anticipates how Gucci will be
How Gucci will be: products, markets, climate and carte blanche (or almost) to Alessandro Michele. Despite the numbers of the third quarter highlighting the delay of the brand compared to competitors, CEO Marco Bizzarri displays confidence. And prepare the celebrations, because in 2021 Gucci will turn 100 years old. Bizzarri displays confidence In a long […]
