Tuesday, February 5, starts the Chinese New Year starts and the Year of the Pig begins. The fashion industry, as it is now a tradition, does not miss this opportunity to “court” Chinese consumers by proposing ad hoc capsule collections. Gucci (on the left, bottom) does not miss a shot and decorates a collection of […]
Focus on leather in the new communication campaign carried out by Bottega Veneta. The Italian fashion house, acquired and controlled by Kering, unveiled the pictures of their spring-summer 2019 collection, taken by Tyrone LeBon in a private villa located in Ischia. Images do emphasize similarities between leather, as Bottega Veneta’s iconic material, and human body […]
India’s daily news mirrors the difficult situation the country is currently dealing with. The latest news is about restrictive measures taken against two tanneries, located near Ambur, in the province of Tamil Nadu, which belong to T Abdul Wahid Tanneries group. In fact, the government Pollution Board, who oversees the environmental monitoring, found out that […]
A thriving leather black market is allegedly operating across open border between Uganda and Kenya. The news has been reported by People Daily, a Kenyan newspaper: after carrying out an investigative report, they revealed an alleged illegal trade run by traffickers, who have been supposedly smuggling, for a long while, raw hides and skins, across […]
A smart kick-off, along with market instability. A positive start for Lineapelle New York, which opened its stands yesterday, at the Metropolitan Pavilion, to present and show summer 2020 trends (mostly summarized in the Co-Natural main theme). The exhibition is going to close today. Talking about attendance, quite several visitors turned up to get in […]
There was leather on the catwalk also in the last edition of AltaRoma that closed yesterday at the PratiBus District with over 100 Italian and foreign designers as protagonists. Morfosis and Federica Tosi were among the most awaited. Morfosis, founded in 2004 by Alessandra Cappiello, still at the helm of the brand, has brought on […]
Leather goods are the engine that allows LVMH to hit a record. The French luxury conglomerate closed 2018 with 46.8 billion euro in revenue, which meant a 10% increaseon 2017’s numbers, while net revenue was up 21%, to a staggering 10 billion euro. Additionally, the group’s margins increased by 1.9%, bringing them to 21.4%. Net incomeincreased by 18%, equal to 6.3 […]
The Bulgarian division of ALC (Automotive Leather Company) filed for bankruptcy with Sofia’s courthouse, announcing the closing down of the 3 plants present in the country, that used to give 1,600 jobs to the local communities. The company, specialized in leather coatings for auto interiors, had opened its first plant in Bulgaria in 2011, when […]
South Africa’s government is defining a plan for the development of the clothing, footwear and leather goods’ industries. The goal: “To create 60,000 jobs and create a more competitive chain”. Bulelani Magwanishe, vice-minister of industry, announced it at the opening of a new Africa Bespoke Apparel’s production site (ABA), in Verulam. ABA is the first […]
“I have fun with clothes on stage, it’s not a concert you’re seeing, it’s a fashion show.” Queen’s frontman defined like this his relationship with the stage clothes: provocative and unconventional, Freddie Mercury was a pioneer of the freedom of expression, he loved to wear leather jackets, trousers and accessories, so much so that many […]
Tod’s group made public their preliminary figures about 2018: at the end of the year the group’s revenues amounted to 940,4 million euros, therefore decreasing by 2,4%, at current rates of exchange, and dropping by 0,5% at fixed rates of exchange. Quite a disappointing performance, according to analysts’ expectations: in fact, Mediobanca’s forecast was about […]
Shironameshi is “white leather” which is made according to an ancient Japanese tanning tradition. Although it hangs on a thousand-year-old history, it is currently practised by one person only. It was presented at Pitti Uomo during the Japanese White Leather Project. Four fashion designers, coming from Japan, have been engaged in the show event: Satoshi...
Trademark, accessories brand founded in 2014 by the Burch sisters, Pookie and Louisa (daughters of Chris Burch, who was the second husband to Tory Burch, from whom he divorced in 2006), will distribute its last collection (Resort 2019), and will then “take a break”. The brand was created with the ambition of being a total […]
2018 was the second consecutive year slightly in the red for German brand Gabor Shoes, which celebrates 100 years of activity this year. Gabor concluded 2018 with 377 million euro of revenue, -3.3% in comparison to the 383 million euro in 2017. The number of shoes sold by the brand was just under 9 million […]
Visitors may go to England and discover tanning places and methods which date back to medieval times. A unique experience which gives the opportunity to see the only British underground tannery which has been preserved up to the present days. Here, we may assume with a little imagination, they manufactured leather for Robin Hood’s quiver. […]
Last December Brazil’s leather industry reached, in terms of foreign revenues, nearly 106 million US dollars: earnings therefore decreased by 30,8% on annual basis and dropped by 6,7% compared to the previous November. Looking at the report provided by CICB, Brazil’s association of tanners, over SECEX data, things are not going better in terms of […]
Not all that glitters is gold, not all that is advertised is true. Aero Mexico, Mexico’s national airline, announced they signed a supply contract with ELeather, a British manufacturer which patented the production of a special type of leather fibre board. According to the agreement, the British company will provide the Mexican airline with seating […]
The opening of RK Altai tannery, based in Zarinsk, in the local area of Altai, in Siberia, has been further delayed. Russkaya Kozha tanning leather group had already postponed the working start of the plant, previously scheduled in August 2017, until December 2018. They have now put it off again, owing to a few changes, […]
Curiosity and expectation were in the air at Lineapelle London, a one-day event that took place yesterday within the walls of the Ham Yard Hotel in London. Curiosity, because this edition has a few interesting surprises within its content. Expectation, because the British market represents now, and always has, a fundamental location for the avant-garde […]
Queen Elizabeth and Italian leather are (almost) inseparable. According to what written by The Telegraph, the queen owns over 200 handbags made by British brand Launer, 3 of which appear to be her absolute favourites: the Royale model in black leather, the Traviata model in black patent leather, and a model “with no name” because...
