VF Corp are pessimistic. The US group (business owner of Vans, Timberland and The North Face) made public a few “preliminary, disappointing estimates as to their annual financial statements, closedlast March 28”. After withdrawing forecast regarding the current business year, the group, headquartered in Denver, put up for sale their work wear activity. Besides that, they decided to […]
In the first financial quarter, Saucony turned out to be Wolverine’s best brand. Nevertheless, the revenues of the US group have been decreasing by 15.6% compared to the previous year. As regards profitability, it proved better than expected. The American company, which expects things to get even worse in the second quarter, has shaken up its […]
To be precise, Celine, Fendi and Bulgari were never completely closed, because in the weeks of the Coronavirus emergency they have dedicated themselves to the production of masks and sanitising gels. Now the whole LVMH family is ready to reopen in Italy. Gradually, of course, and it varies according to the territories. But quickly. General […]
Bottega Veneta takes off while Gucci loses ground. In summary: -15.4% revenue (at current rates) for Kering’s first quarter of 2020. “The Covid-19 pandemic has had a heavy impact on our operations during this first quarter. We took immediate steps to guarantee the security and wellbeing of all Kering’s employees around the world, as well […]
High schools, fashion schools, universities. In Italy and worldwide. Lineapelle’s training adapts to the precautionary measures imposed by lockdown, but not for this it is giving up its teaching mission: with webinars and digital lessons, it reaches the Italian and international academies to teach the characteristics and importance of leather. If the program was already […]
What do Elvis Presley from the late 1960s and Run DMC from the 1980s have in common? Of course, their profession: they are all musicians, although of different generations and genres. But not only: also their passion for leather jackets. Okay, this was easy. So what is the common thread that unites Renaissance poet Philip […]
No forecasts for 2020. 2019 went well thanks to online sales. That’s the short summary of the recent past and near future of Ecco (and others), Danish manufacturer. Inside the last financial data posted, the brand has announced investments in its supply chain and the support for generational change. Recent past Ecco closed 2019 with […]
After nearly a month of forced closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic, today Gucci, Brunello Cucinelli and Poltrona Frau have resumed their activities. The first two brands have reopened the Style and Prototype departments. Action deemed “preparatory to the global reopening of production”. Poltrona Frau, on the other hand, has reactivated a small production area […]
In 2020 first quarter, LVMH turnover went down by 15% as earnings amounted to 10.6 billion euros. Results turned out to be better than estimates issued by Bloomberg, which expected revenues to decrease by 17.8%. “The Group proves rather resilient while facing such worldwide challenge – commented Bernard Arnault –. Over a span of weeks, […]
From March to May. From May till June. They hope that they will not be compelled to put off the exhibition again or, considering what they had to do with regard to many other events, cancel it definitely. They have postponed, one more time, Obuv Moscow. They had formerly scheduled the Russian footwear fair on […]
The pandemic, caused by Coronavirus outbreak, is about to stop the (long-lasting) positive trend livestock and farming industry had been enjoying. According to current estimates, provided by USDA (the United States Department of Agriculture), Covid-19 is due to slow down, throughout 2020, the red meat worldwide market: by the end of the year, the […]
Milk, butter and even leather now. Billy Tannery have just taken a new business partner. As reported by media, Delamere Dairy, a British company that actively specializes in manufacturing goat milk and dairy products, have recently invested in the small tannery, founded in Northampton, in 2016. Billy Tannery are currently up to tanning Cabrito-breed goatskins: […]
A brand is able to give its customers the real emotions one can feel upon a grassy baseball diamond. We are talking about Mack Provisions, which recycle baseball leather gloves. When he decided to set his business, KC Mack founded his own company aiming to recycle an American iconic object: baseball leather gloves. He gets […]
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said so during the press conference held on April 10th: the lockdown could end before May 4th for some sectors. All the main Italian newspapers mentioned, during the last few days, that the Government can decide to open the fashion industry before the end of the month, given its strategic […]
Hermès, the return to normal continues. In China, the reopening of stores continues. In France, a factory that temporarily made masks, reopens. It has now gone back to producing leather accessories. Reopens a factory in France The production of Hermès leather gloves and accessories is concentrated in New Aquitaine. Around 630 people are employed in […]
After the postponements, came the cancellation of the fair. APLF calls off the 2020 edition and postpones the appointment to 2021. After two date shifts in the spring, the Coronavirus pandemic now forces the Hong Kong fair to stop. APLF calls off the 2020 edition As early as February, we said, APLF organisers announced a […]
The Fashion Studio in via Brisa 3, alas, is in lockdown. But this does not slow down the hunger for knowledge of leather and, above all, the desire to satisfy it. Lineapelle’s educational offer for brands and schools doesn’t stop. Rather, in compliance with the precautionary measures necessary to combat the spread of Coronavirus, it […]
The equation is (sadly) simple: when the demand for meat is high and that for finished leather is low, raw hides for the tanning segment don’t end up in tanneries. The US chain is being blocked by the Coronavirus. Stephen Sothmann, CEO of LHCA (Leather & Hide Council of America), believes this to have a...
We know, by writing about them we play their game. We should respond with silence. But you need to know your opponent to be able to beat him, says the adage. So it is good to focus on PETA‘s opportunism. The vegan-chic association dot not tolerates that the Coronavirus epidemic overshadows its battles. Instead, it […]
Here is the news: SMCP’s brands said no to exotic leather. The French edition of Fashion Network used the expression “give up” exotic leather. Good (not great). But the question is different: Sandro, Maje and Claudie Pierlot, the brands in question, have never really said yes to crocodile, lizard and reptiles. “No to exotic leather” […]
