A new factory which is going to extend across 10,000 square metres. In addition, an in-house training centre. On top of that, they are planning to hire 300 employees. Balenciaga is about to open its first manufacturing hub in Italy, namely at Cerreto Guidi, 40 kilometres far from Florence. The fashion house, which belongs to […]
Tuscany magnetizes. If brands want to manufacture bags and leather goods, they will end up coming to the outskirts of Florence. Starting from Scandicci, factories and plants extend towards the Leather Cluster and further up to other directions as well (Arezzo, for example). As if here (and, as a matter of fact, that is the...
This is the latest news about the so-called “case of leather standing up against the Higg Index”. At the beginning of October, global leather tanning industry joined forces and asked SAC (Sustainable Apparel Coalition) for the suspension of the Higg Materials Sustainability Index (MSI) regarding score which applies to leather. In practice: looking at the environmental […]
Luxury brands that want to break into the Chinese market need influencers. But not because customers of the People’s Republic respond, as if by automatism, to their buying advice. But because influencers represent real bridges, cultural and authoritative, between Western brands and Chinese public opinion. Adrian Cheng, tycoon at the head of a group with […]
Bottega Veneta is (more and more) in the spotlight. Its performance in the third quarter of the year was amazing: +20.7% at fixed rates of exchange. The fashion brand, which is part of Kering group, took centre stage again last year thanks to Pouch bags, décolleté square toe shoes and trench coats designed by new creative […]
An ongoing manufacturing transformation. Besides that, a financial evolution planning now. Calzaturificio Gallucci keeps changing and looks ahead to the future. After suffering from a downturn, for a few years, in 2020, despite the pandemic, the company headquartered in Monte Urano (in the province of Fermo) will enjoy an increase in its overall revenues. Such...
If you want to know everything about footwear, you will end up coming over to Italy. Here you will fall in love with materials, bags and shoes. Moreover, if you are planning to launch a quality brand, you will never stop making use of leather made in Italy. Several young fashion designers, and their stories, […]
SICIT positive trend keeps up. At the end of the first 9 months of 2020, the revenues of the company headquartered in Arzignano enjoyed an increase by 11.5% compared to 2019. Earnings have been pretty much growing in all geographical areas. As regards products overall, the ones that had been suffering from a downturn in […]
Portuguese tanners, as well, decided to stand up to safeguard the “leather” term. The top managers of APIC (Associação Portuguesa dos Industriais de Curtumes) sent a letter to their own Government in order to provide the Leather Authenticity issue with European importance. In fact, on 1st January 2021, it will begin Portugal’s EU presidency, which […]
Indeed, this is an indirect and unintended give-and-take, not less or little relevant though. Speaking from the virtual columns of Fashion United, Claudia Pievani, Miomojo, a vegan fashion Lombard brand, has come up with on leather ridiculous issue: “There are no more excuses to make use of it”. May we ask why? Simply because one […]
Hit by CRV crisis? Not here. In France ARCO is hiring. The luxury leather goods manufacturer, headquartered in Châtellerault, is enjoying a positive business trend. Such good results are driven by orders submitted by Louis Vuitton, for which they work as a contractor, as much as by the Chinese market recovery. Things are going great […]
It must leave the hands free. Having a price that is not exaggeratedly high. It must be of a known brand. This is the identikit of a winning bag, especially among younger generations, in China as well as in the USA. The latest data from the brand (July-September quarter) show a recovery in revenue and...
The battle goes on. In fact, the attempt to reach an out-of-court settlement between Mario Valentino and Valentino has failed. Now the lawyers of the parties, not intending to try again, are asking the Court to reach an initial decision. After that, they will understand if and how to (re) activate. The casus belli After […]
In the first 8 months of 2020, the overall numbers of the performance of the leather chain in France decreased. Between lockdowns and social distancing, it would have been difficult to have been any other way: CRV’s effect is having repercussions with negative percentages in the double-digits, on all levels of the chain: from raw […]
Chinese customs block imported salted leather from Germany. The People’s Republic has suspended any salted leather from Germany from entering the country: as pointed out by VDL, the reference national association. The ban is only for salted leather, and it’s unknown for how long it will remain in place. Salted leather from Germany According to […]
The handling of religious festivities Magh Mela e Kumbh Mela, along with the rigorous approach of the National Green Tribunal. These are the 3 elements that Indian tanners located in the Uttar Pradesh region are blaming for the crisis. Political factors that anticipated Covid-19 and have broken the local leather chain. These dynamics have forced […]
The Brazilian ownership of Curtume CBR could abandon Argentina. The workers of the tannery and their union representatives expressed this concern on the basis of the company’s deep difficulties. The tannery reopened its doors 12 years ago, thanks to a new Brazilian ownership. Lately, however, things have not been going well, and the pandemic has […]
Saturday, 24th October 2020, is a paramount date for Italian leather-tanning industry: indeed, it is worth remembering it. In other words, on that day the Leather Decree has become law. The Leather Decree Such is the name given to the Leather Decree: “New regulations applying to the use of “leather” and “fur” terms”. The Italian […]
Grey smoke for decision on veggie burger veto. In fact, the European Parliament has rejected all opposite amendments about the denomination of groceries of plant origin. Such “non-decision”, which is bound to leave the whole industry in a state of uncertainty, has triggered a few harsh reactions. On veggie burger veto Brussels was supposed to […]
China, online channel and bags are the factors driving the brend growth: in fact, Hermès enjoys recovery in the third quarter of the year. In other words, the French fashion house is going up again. Despite its being cautious about short-term outlook, they are quite confident about mid-term trend. “Our performance is going to enable […]
