Engaging international young designers and drawing them to Lineapelle: “Craft the leather” and “Intreccincantiere” contests

Creativity spreads across Fieramilano Rho, enhanced though – at Lineapelle – by witty young designers, coming from all over the world, that take part in two international top quality contests. The former is “Craft the Leather”, on its fifth edition,  organized by the Consorzio Vera Pelle Conciata al Vegetale: a number of fashion designers, from […]

20 years: from sustainability to ZDHC. #lineapelle92 also houses ICEC, the Leather

Since 1994, ICEC has been acting as a certifying, information and regulatory body, exclusively with regard to leather. They provide services in terms of environmental, ethics and society, economic and product certification. It is Accredia registered for quality management (ISO 9001), environment (ISO 14001 and EMAS), health and safety (OHSAS 18001) and leather provenience (UNI […]

Lineapelle will join the Beauty Expo in the works next September: the leather fair takes part in Milan super Fashion Week with side events

Lineapelle joins the Beauty Expo. A side event, though, since materials and finished product exhibitions don’t go hand in hand timewise. Still Lineapelle, the Italian and international leather top fair, will embellish the “Super Fashion Week “, on the agenda next September. Save the date then: next September, for the first time, Milan Fashion Week […]

Lineapelle: ready, steady, go! The leather world meets the future in Milan: nice start and good vibrations among exhibitors

“I am confident, that is a good start”. Lineapelle first day brings along optimistic expectations among exhibitors. Since the early morning pavilions and stands were fully crowded in fact. Giuseppe Osci’s comment (he is the holder of  Conceria Osci, based in Teverola, Caserta) is confirmed by Mrs Luciana, holder of David System tannery (Albaredo D’Adige, […]

Lineapelle: you better be there. Italian fashion giants salute Lineapelle kick-off

“Lineapelle represents the whole leather industry, acting as the most important fair for our companies; that’s why we do want to be there”. Annarita Pilotti, President of the Footwear Association (Assocalzaturifici), is rather assertive: Lineapelle, the leather fair scheduled today through Thu 23 February, at Fieramilano Rho, is the event that Italian footwear can’t miss. […]

Trend Area: good new placement, samples entice

“A good idea”. Most visitors and exhibitors have been appreciating the new placement of the main Trend Materials Area at Lineapelle. In addition to stands placed in pavilions 9 and 22, you immediately come across stands at the entrance of hall 13, which has been crowded since the early morning. “It works much better” – […]

London Fashion Week, final day. Leather and accessories together as one. Furs all around

Following New York runway shows, leather and fur are all around at London Fashion Week, closing today. Looking at Anya Hindmarch’s coloured shearling slippers and Simone Rocha’s open ones, made of fur, moving on to Ashley Williams’s hair-on calf leather jackets and Christopher Kane’s smart leather small jackets. In addition to that, Eudon Choi’s orange […]

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“Future vision” is the key word. Summer 2018 prospective trends, named News From The Future by our fair Fashion Committee, are about to be pictured, with an eye for style details. A future vision of a market that firmly requires clear benchmarks to get out of a slimy situation: change needs addressing, as all parties […]

#lineapelle92: instructions. All you need to know to prepare your visit to the fair

Here’s all you need to know about Lineapelle 92nd edition, opening tomorrow, 21 February, at Fieramilano Rho, pavilions 9, 11, 13, 15, 22, 24. Opening hours and entrances: you may get in there through East, West and South Gates. Tomorrow and Wed exhibition opening hours are 9am-6.30pm. On Thu, the last exhibition day, opening hours […]

Tomorrow is also Simac-Tanning Tech starting day (in conjunction with Lineapelle): great expectations, focus on innovation for a “friendly fair”

All set for Simac Tanning Tech, opening tomorrow in Fieramilano Rho in close conjunction and proximity (it takes place in the halls next door) with Lineapelle till Thursday, 23, ending day. The fair, which displays machineries and technological innovations for footwear, leathergoods and tannery, covers more than 17,000 square meters and hosts 279 exhibitors. There […]

Shoe galore. From Thom Browne ice-skate inspired heels to Coach fur sandals and Marc Jacobs mega platform shoes were the star of NYFW

Although New York Fashion Week has just closed its doors, its very peculiar footwear proposition has left an indelible mark in the autumn/winter 2017-18. Marc Jacobs sent her models out on the catwalk wearing high platform shoes, moccasins and boots. Python leather high platform shoes were also spotted at Ralph Lauren. Thom Browne, instead, took […]

The growth of Hermés is the most “normal” of the last five years: + 7.5%. “Driving” leather: + 14%. The CEO: “I am optimistic.”

Dissatisfaction that must be taken with added caution and carefully evaluated. Last September, Hermés announced that the closure of 2016 would not have ridden the wave of success experienced a few seasons ago, but it would be in a condition of “normalisation.” So, here is the last year’s budget, for the French fashion house, stood […]