The leather goods’ industry is the force behind France’s industrial development. Montereau-Fault-Yonne, a city located 90 kilometers from Paris, has changed its look in the last few years, and is growing fast. The merit? It goes to the financial and production sites, such as that of Hermès, that have opened there. Here, not far from […]
Going from Gucci’s revenue goals in the shortest possible period, to Lineapelle’s leading position and the excellence of Italian leather represented by UNIC. Here are the 12 numbers that we have selected to tell you about 2018.
THE STYLISTS TRANSFORM A MAXI-EVENT IN CHINA INTO A HUGE SELF-HARMFUL COMMUNICATION NIGHTMARE.
HOW? WITH THE WRONG PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN, AND THE POOR MANAGEMENT OF THIS SOCIAL-MEDIA CRISIS. THE OUTCOME OF THESE
SHORTCOMINGS IS A BOYCOTTING CAMPAIGN OF THE D&G BRAND, THAT HAS ALREADY CAUSED DAMAGE IN THE ONLINE SEGMENT.
THE ONES THINKING THIS IS ONLY A MARKETING MATTER ARE WRONG: TODAY, EVEN MORE SO IN BEIJING, NO ASPECT CAN BE UNDERESTIMATED
Cotance, the European federation of tanning national associations, together with CICB, the association of Brazil’s leather manufacturers, have sent a joint letter to negotiators who are currently committed to writing the free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur (for the records, things are going rather slowly). It is going to be a valuable […]
European Parliament has approved, to a definite extent, the free trade agreement, signed by European Union and Japan, to remove customs duties on 96% of products exported from Europe. Among commodities that will benefit from the deal, signed in 2016 after long negotiations, we mention leather shoes, whose duties will be reduced from 30% down […]
150 people participated in the event, while representing the best fashion attitude for which Guangzhou leather industry stands out. Lineapelle provided them with a rather unique cultural opportunity: to discover and, at the same time, to look deeply into the distinguishing top quality of Italian leather. It is no coincidence that the name given to […]
After reinforcing throughout 2018, Lineapelle looks ahead at 2019 while aiming to enhance its global identity as a business experience and a paramount landmark, in terms of style and innovation, for the international leather industry. Lineapelle is heading for its 96th edition (scheduled at Fieramilano Rho, on 20-22 February 2019, focusing on summer 2020) while […]
ICEC, the Institute of Quality Certification for the Leather Sector, on an international scale, provided Conceria M2 with the Certification of Traceability of Raw Hides and Skins. The company, headquartered in Santa Croce sull’ Arno, specialized in finished materials for leather, is the first one to certify bovine splits: such leather, which derives from the […]
The aim is to find some valuable solutions to the actual quality deterioration of a niche tanning raw material, most loved and demanded by the market top end: namely, Spanish entrefino lamb. 8 specialized tanneries, the most important ones in Europe, are involved in the project: Russo di Casandrino (Italy); Riba Guixa, Colomer/Ledexport, Inpelsa and […]
“Vegan leather is just a terrific marketing expedient. It is said to be ethical and little expensive, but it’s not really like that. As a matter of fact, that is the latest way they weighed down the market, most of all fast fashion, by using more and more polyurethane and polyester, therefore considerably polluting our […]
“Coach aim to become a global lifestyle brand, though leather, which has been our core business for 77 years, will be of paramount importance in the years to come as well”. This is a very meaningful excerpt taken from a long interview, granted by Joshua Schulman, president and chief executive officer of Coach (Tapestry group), […]
Ubrique wants to rise from its own ashes, as phoenix used to do in the past. In fact, companies based in the small leather cluster located in the area around Cadiz, in the south-west of Spain, are striving hard to entice luxury fashion brands: for the records, some fashion houses have already been hooked (according […]
In 2017, France’s exports of shoes accounted for 3,2 billion euros: well done then. Yet, on the other hand, as emphasized by insiders and professionals, at the same time France’s imports of shoes accounted for 6,7 billion euros. That is why French domestic market is mastered and controlled by products made in Italy, Spain, Portugal, […]
Chanel said stop to exotic hides and skins. The fashion brand based their decision on a few supply chain problems, as sustainability and traceability provided by suppliers were not reliable enough. Most likely they believed they were doing something good for animals and wildlife. They were wrong indeed, though. In fact, the brand’s choice is […]
To begin with, Bruno Pavlovsky, president of Chanel, has pointed out: “Nobody forced us to do it: it was our decision, a free choice”. Shortly after, a sharp twist: the French fashion brand says stop, for their next collections, not only to fur (many other competitors made the same decision about that) but also to […]
At this point the aim is well known: to reach two billion dollars in terms of turnover. Such is the plan to achieve the accomplishment: to put together made in Italy manufacturing, shoes, bags and a lot of leather. A meaningful preview of the project was shown in New York, during the presentation of the […]
After being involved, for months, in a mutual commercial war, the United States and China have come to an understanding at last. Easing of tension has come from both parts. On the one hand, China pledges to increase their imports of commodities made in the USA (for the records, still they have not agreed upon […]
She spent thousands of years wrapped in a leather shroud, cuddled up with the baby she never gave birth to. A team of researchers, from the University of Bologna and Yale University, discovered a rather unusual burial in the archaeological site of Kom Ombo (over 800 km far from Cairo). They found the corpse of […]
Leather boots, which belonged to Adam Sedgwick, are back home. He was a scientist and he was considered one of the forerunners of Geology, and mentor of Charles Darwin as well, with whom he had a controversy when they published his famous essay, On the origin of Species. This is a funny tale, which dates […]
Belarussian government has banned export of domestic hides and skins. That’s for sure. The news has been reported and made public by the Sauer Report portal, which quoted a decision made by the Belarussian Government during one of their latest sessions. The measure entered into force on Saturday 24 November. This prohibition is not a […]
