The Coronavirus pandemic will leave a legacy to the sector, it is inevitable. In part, the consequences of the virus will be seen in the numbers: and CHANEL has already forecasted a -15/-20% for the year at the end of March. But even stronger will be the effect on the identity of the top of […]
Louis Vuitton has appointed Johnny Coca as the new director of women’s accessories. The former Mulberry designer will start working next June 2, alongside Nicolas Ghesquière, artistic director of the brand’s women’s collections since 2013. Coca (pictured) has already worked at Louis Vuitton as a leather goods designer from 1996 to 2000. The new director […]
Lifestyle Design buys Luxury Living Group. The Forlì-based company enriched its portfolio, which is controlled by US-based Haworth. The holding is also the owner of Poltrona Frau, Cassina, Ceccotti, Cappellini, Janus, Karakter and, retail-wise, Luminaire and Dzine. The acquisition will be finalized before the end of June. Lifestyle Design buys Luxury Living Group Luxury Living Group […]
After all, Brexit doesn’t look so bad. The British meat and leather associations review the tariff tables that the Government intends to apply from January 1, 2021, in place of the external EU ones. And they are satisfied. The first because it sees itself safeguarded by the price competition of imported animal products. The second […]
32,800 individuals working in the footwear segment lost their job in Brazil. The equivalent of 12% of the entire workforce active in the segment as of January 2020. Brazil’s footwear segment expects production for 2020 to be about 30% lower, to levels of 16 years ago. Meanwhile, 50% of companies operating in the footwear and […]
Social security for Sadesa’s workers. The Argentinian tannery, owned by the Galperin family, announced it request for economic assistance from the state and it was granted. The company’s workers, due to the financial difficulties caused by Covid-19, will receive part of their stipends from the State. To Sadesa’s workers Faced with an economic downturn, Argentina’s […]
The appeal is working. Sidharth Nath Singh, member of Uttar Pradesh’s Legislative Assembly, has announced that some companies operating in the leather segment are interested in moving production from China and Brazil back to India. The first official “reshore” is German: a footwear manufacturer called Von Wellx. Other districts in the country, meanwhile, continue to […]
While spotlighting the trend, we may talk, to begin with, about a spin involving Gucci and Bottega Veneta, that is, two fashion brands of Kering group. The former has been, for a long while, a top performer, with regard to earnings, and the flagship brand for high-end trend, though contaminated by casual style: now its...
Covid turned Burberry’s year upside down. During the brand’s last fiscal quarter (January-March 2020) the British brand’s sales decreased by 27%, effectively cancelling out the +4% performance it had had during the previous 9 months (April – December 2019). Overall, preliminary results show that the brand’s sales performance dropped 4% for the year (at constant […]
It was already a known fact that the brand’s accounts were not in balance: while having a 1.1 billion dollars turnover, the debt framework amounts to 600 million dollars. But now that the virus is overwhelming Brooks Brothers, the US fashion brand is in the eye of the hurricane. As WWD reports, the company announced […]
Such certification actually refers to the new ICEC TS422 Technical Specifications about the management of Covid-19 emergency in the leather industry companies (tanneries, to begin with, but also contractors, manufacturers and chemicals). Incas, based in Castelfranco di Sotto, is the first Italian tannery receiving this certification. The first Italian tannery The aim of the procedure […]
They have allocated a fund to help and support needy people. Pasubio tannery have donated 300,000 euros to the Municipality of Arzignano, where the tannery is headquartered. A gesture of solidarity in favour of their fellow citizens, deeply hit by Covid-19 outbreak. Pasubio tannery donate 300,000 euros The leather-tanning company, based in the province of […]
Despite Covid-19, Vietnamese footwear have achieved a very good performance in 2020 first quarter. Yet, they now fear a downturn in orders coming from the United States. Therefore, they are focusing on the whole of their American clients. According to data provided by the Hanoi Times, in 2019, Vietnam’s footwear exports amounted to 18.3 billion US […]
Pepita tune up cars by using leather. The small-sized Hungarian company, which specializes in modifying standard cars to make them more eye-catching, has recently launched on the market an alternative model compared to classic Volkswagen Typ 181. A torpedo car, military inspired, newly set and directed at the most sophisticated buyers. On top of that, […]
Trick or toy? Experts and researchers, who specialize in studying finds of the Roman age, keep wondering about it. They are flabbergasted about a small leather object, which has become known out of an archaeological treasure chest. They discovered it in Vindolanda, an ancient Roman fort situated to the South of Hadrian’s Wall. Trick or […]
Distressed retail. The list of troubled US chains is getting longer. Now JC Penney too is filing for Chapter 11. The company filed for credit protection with the Federal Bankruptcy Court in the southern district of Texas. It is the third large sign, shortly after Neiman Marcus and J. Crew. JC Penney asks for Chapter […]
Covid-19 has nothing to do with the increase in prices, CHANEL assures. Instead, it does a little. The news that the luxury brand is preparing to retouch the Chinese price lists surprised everyone. Starting with the consumers of the People’s Republic, hurried to shop before the adjustments of price tags. But from the upper floors […]
The NBA changes supplier for its balls, but does not give up on leather. The American professional basketball league has decided that Spalding will no longer produce the official ball from next season. The contract goes to Wilson. But the league itself specifies that the new supplier will present balls with the same characteristics and […]
Lissoirs, tools used for the tanning process, can be obtained from animal bones. Neanderthals were able to manufacture such tools. But now we know that they used different tools, based on needs. For this specific process, they chose to utilized bovine ribs. In a study published on May 8th by Nature magazine, we found that […]
Maison des Métiers du Cuir dribbles the forced closure caused by Covid-19 with a particular initiative on social media. Objective: to set up a collective virtual collection. By June 30, leather enthusiasts and followers of the French museum were invited to send photos of objects or documents they owned that symbolise leather, along with a […]
