Kering may well rejoice in the accomplishments achieved by Saint Laurent and, most of all, by Bottega Veneta. Likewise, the group praises Balenciaga and Alexander McQueen rewarding performance. They can therefore offset Gucci “slowdown”, that is, not such an outstanding boost. In addition, they could cope with Hong Kong problems. This is briefly the last […]
A vast majority of luxury and retail top players had formerly joined it. Last August, when they presented the Fashion Pact, signatories amounted to 32. Yet, now Mr François-Henri Pinault, president and chief executive officer of Kering group, as well as promoter of the project, endorsed by French President, may well rejoice. In fact, 24 […]
They are the leaders of the two largest groups in the luxury industry, namely Kering and LVMH. They compete, with Gucci and Louis Vuitton respectively, to be the richest and most coveted fashion brand in the world. They autonomously carry out their projects and initiatives about sustainability. Furthermore, they also manage, on their own, their […]
A new financial deal has been involving again Italy’s leather-tanning industry. Both main players, engaged in the business transaction, come from Bassano Del Grappa. One of them is Zonta, a historic tannery working in Veneto’s manufacturing context; the other one is the Fietta family, well known for their notarial activity. The press release Just a […]
We are talking about the Orthopascha, an ancient manuscript that enshrines about five centuries of history. The essay was directed at Pope Julius II (1503-1513) to convince him to implement the reform of Julian calendar. The book, embellished with miniatures and decorations, mostly made of parchment and leather, needs immediate restoration. That is why UNIC-Italian […]
The intention of transforming a world lies behind a simple change of an adjective. Now, in fact, synthetic materials that copy leather have stopped using their “fake leather” denomination. In other words, now they have stopped, from a nominal point of view at least, running after leather value. Let us speak frankly: all of a […]
“I am going to provide Mexican manufacturers of leather shoes with full support. I pledge to work hard in order to keep in effect current duties on footwear imports. We shall close ranks”. While addressing the audience at the Poliforum Leòn auditorium, in Guanajuato, Governor Diego Sinhue Rodrìguez Vallejo pledged his support to leather industry […]
Ancuta Sarca’s circular project, starting from Nike Comfort or elegance? Heel shoes or sneakers? Some of the young fashion designers are striving to find a compromise, while playing with shapes and tints and readjusting leather upper shoes. They primarily look for circularity, not just as to research for materials. We shall find out, next spring, […]
Is luxury overcoming Hong Kong crisis? We wonder about it right after reading data about Hermès quarterly performance, recently made public by the group. In fact, for the records, sales carried out by the French fashion house increased by 18.2% at current rates of exchange and by 15% at fixed rates of exchange. No wonder, […]
Criticisms: open or veiled. Positions taken in favour. Detailed analysis of the pros and cons for both parties. The opening of the new Louis Vuitton factory in Texas triggered some debate. Inevitably, US President Donald Trump cut the ribbon. On the one hand, Bernard Arnault and Michael Burke, respectively president of the LVMH group and […]
A testimony from who works in the luxury retail segment of Hong Kong daily doesn’t leave any room for interpretation. “There is no short-term solution in sight. Suicides are increasing, along with Visas’ requests from those that want to relocate abroad. Brands are no longer asking themselves whether to close down or not, but rather...
The Obuv’ Mir Koži, the Italian footwear and leather goods’ fair that takes place at the Expocentr in Moscow from October 21st to the 24th didn’t bring much news: the Russian market remains in crisis. Beside from Tuesday, the event received a low number of visitors. The program The fair hosts 114 exhibitors (91 footwear […]
The upholstery world is agitated. The High Point Market Fall edition kicks off today. The furniture fair that takes place twice a year in North Carolina usually receives 75,000 visitors. A hot topic during the current edition, which closes on October 23rd, is the transitional phase that the market is in due to the trade […]
Uttar Pradesh’s leather chain keeps on getting smaller. About 100 tanneries previously operating in Kanpur and Chennai, the two leather clusters of the region, are close to transferring inside Calcutta’s industrial complex. The new Cluster As reported by uniindia.com, the government of Western Bengal is strengthening the area’s infrastructure, for the space called Calcutta Leather […]
Not just the reduction of their environmental footprint: Chinese tanneries also think about workers’ safety. The Committee for Production Safety in Industrial Tanning. Why Shuitou The city is known to be a specialized center of the tanning of pig hides. A few years ago, about 1.5 billion sq. feet of pig finished leather would be […]
IULTCS, Erretre e Leather Naturally got together to support research in the tanning segment. The International Union of Leather Technlogists and Chemists Societies, Vicenza-based company manufacturing machinery and tech systems, together with the association promoting the segments goods, announced the investment funds to support young scientists, under 35, during the sixth edition of the Young Leather Scientist […]
Belfast may have developed around a tannery. It was revealed by a series of excavations carried out in the historic centre of the capital of Northern Ireland. Details are explained by the Unearthed report, published by the Department for Communities Historic Environment Division (HED) and related to the interventions carried out between 2015 and 2018. […]
In Devonshire, England, the meat and leather industry have been going on alongside for 1,700 years. Testifying this, are the findings made in the British county by a group of archaeologists from the University of Exeter. They were engaged in studying the presence of the Roman Empire near the city of Ipplepen. Roman influences Scholars […]
Celine’s production plant Manufacture dedicated to bags and leather goods for both men and women, was inaugurated on October 17, in Radda in Chianti (Siena), but has been in activity since the end of August. The French brand has invested over 20 million euros for a building occupying an area of 5,200 square meters, and […]
Louis Vuitton will manufacture its made in USA accessories with European materials in the new factory in Keene, Texas. On Thursday, October 17, the inauguration took place in the presence of LVMH owner Bernard Arnault and President Donald Trump. 150, 500, 1,000 Vuitton began manufacturing leather accessories in Texas in 2017, using “temporary facilities”. Then […]
