The Era of Simplifying. Summer 2021 trends, designed and developed by Lineapelle Fashion Committee, are going to focus on such concept: simplifying. Saying stop to excess Lineapelle outlines the Era of Simplifying as follows: “There is a desire for simplification, therefore getting rid of redundancy and complications”. Looking ahead at style trends, the aim will […]
At Lineapelle 98, the “Amici per la Pelle” contest is back. It is a traditional date, at this point, since this year the event is going to be on edition n.9. Its success has been progressively increasing, year after year, with regard to participation and creative quality standards as well. Leather is young and smart […]
They launched the Lineapelle Merchandising Collection in May 2019. The contest was directed at students attending Fashion Marketing & Communications and Fashion Product Management Polimoda undergraduate courses, in Florence. In addition, they also engaged students attending Leather Technology, Fashion Design Management and Footwear & Accessories Design courses. Such was the aim of the competition: to […]
To design a cutting-edge application of Italian leather to fashion products or design items. Subsequently, to match it with a disruptive marketing strategy to target successfully younger buyers and their curiosity. Such are the challenges set by Lineapelle Award, a special educational project arranged by Milan’s leather and fashion materials fair in partnership with Hongik […]
In New York, Lineapelle increases awareness of its own role, based on stability. Once again, Lineapelle New York, which took place in the Big Apple on Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 January, proved to be a benchmark to top North American buyers, as much as a creative energy to drive the market, which is consistently […]
Milan is gearing up for February fairs. Indeed, in the weeks to come, professionals and operators, actively playing in the leather, fashion and luxury industry, will be engaged in several appealing fairs and exhibition events. The agenda is full (a great deal). We strove to outline it. Save the dates then. 4th February The exhibiting […]
The message is rather simple. We can sum it up this way: “Dear BMW, luxury cannot accept plastic at all”. Therefore, leather is going to replace the synthetic material. According to Atanas Vilner, founder of Bulgarian company Vilner, which specializes in the manufacturing of tuners, the interiors of the new BMW X7 M50d, a luxury...
Lear’s sales have been decreasing again. In 2019 fourth quarter, the US group, which supplies the most important car manufacturing companies with seats and electric systems, reached, in terms of sales, 4.8 billion dollars. Revenues have therefore dropped, compared to 4.9 billion dollars in the same period of 2018. Net profits amounted to 126 million […]
UNIC and ICEC focus on leather and certifications in Portugal. The venue of the event, which took place yesterday, was CTIC, the Leather Industry Technology and Research Centre, based in Alcanena. Here they held a workshop linked to the Social & Environmental Reporting 2020 programme, promoted by the European Commission. The event and its meaning […]
“In the past I used to make use of leather coming from other countries. France and the United Kingdom, for example. Subsequently, I decided to enhance progressively the quality standards of my shoes manufacturing. I realized that only Italian leather could provide excellence I was actually looking for. At present I make use of leather […]
His sneakers aim to promote human rights. Fashion designer Marco Massetti, from the Marche, designed and manufactured them. On December 9-10, he presented his Human Right Sneakers collection at the UNO (United Nations Organization) headquarters, in Geneva. Most of the proceeds, coming from sales, will be allocated to a non-profit association for Human Rights and […]
LVMH has 53.7 billion reasons to smile, as it further strengthens its leadership over the luxury market. The French conglomerate closed 2019 with 54 billion euro in revenue. A record that is equal to an outstanding growth of +15% at current rates and +10% at constant rates. The Fashion & Leather Goods division is pulling […]
2019 brings back the positive sign to Salvatore Ferragamo’s sales. The luxury brand hadn’t had a positive year since 2015. The result is particularly significant because obtained even with the deeply negative drop of Hong Kong’s sales (-45% in the third quarter and -50% in the fourth). Ferragamo seems to once again see the light: […]
When leather makes a comeback. The reference is directed towards one of the more “hostile” destination segments for the tanning industry: mid-range and “volume” shoes. The hit felt by the tanning segment, throughout the last few years, due to the alternative materials (and cheaper), was structural and particularly damaging. But now the trend seems to...
Fake fur, eco-leather, vegan leather? No thanks. ONE OF is the sneaker made with “real materials”. And so the Boemos footwear manufacturer based in Fucecchio opened a startup by the same name and presented it during the last edition of Pitti Uomo. The new sneaker like is 100% made in Italy with materials 100% traceable. […]
The sporting goods are responsible for ANWR’s positive performance. Moreover, 2019 will be remembered as the company’s boom. But the merit isn’t of the accessories sold. Footwear and leather goods sales slightly decreased during 2019, the 100th anniversary of the company. The group has chosen to focus on its more succesful products with regards to […]
Moving production out of China is expensive. Stella International, which has been slowly relocating production from China to South-East Asia, is well aware of that. The group’s revenue result at the end of the year was of -1.3%, but the group is optimistic for 2020. The income statement Stella International archived 2019 with a revenue […]
Export of footwear and handbags from Vietnam continues to grow. Foreign revenue in 2019 reached 22 billion USD. The goal for 2020 is for the value of all accessories to reach 24 billion, also thanks to the free-trade agreements reached lately. The past year According to Lefaso, Vietnam’s association for footwear and handbags’ manufacturers, the […]
Turkey and India have changed their minds about duties. A crisis is more convincing than any roundtable and any “moral suasion” operation to change opinions, regardless of editorial origin. The drop of demand for finished leather has pushed some chains, until now in a position of comfortable protectionism, to review the priorities. That’s the case […]
Bentley Flying Spur is pushing luxury to extreme limit. Despite the fact that veg alternative options are supposedly increasing in the supercar segment, they make use of leather a great deal. The British car manufacturer is about to launch on the market a super luxury Gran Turismo (GT) car, on its third generation. Bentley Flying Spur […]
