The performance of the global footwear segment, its criticalities and new opportunities. Just a few days before the opening of UITIC’s 21st Congress, which will bring to Milan some of the most relevant players of the segment, we interviewed Yves Morin. We talk about some of the topics to be discussed from September 19th till...
From 19 to 21 September, 1,330 exhibitors from 47 countries will be the protagonists of Lineapelle 102. Everything is ready, then, for “the exhibition platform capable of defining the horizons of the global fashion, luxury and design supply chain”. An event that kicks off with a rich agenda of contents and proposing, as stated in […]
Three fairs for more than 1,250 brands exhibiting their products will be presented at Fieramilano Rho from 17 to 20 September. There are 1,024 (of which 520 are Italian) exhibitors at Micam, the international trade fair dedicated to footwear. Over 200 are registered for Mipel, the leather goods fair. More than 30 will be on...
Visibility, first of all, because manufacturing companies “are the heart of Italian luxury, but they are not sufficiently known”. But not only visibility because, in the medium term, the MADE campaign systematises the commitment that the OTB group already deploys towards its suppliers and that it still intends to deploy (an example? “accompanying SMEs in...
Adapta launches circular brand Itera. The French startup selling stock from luxury brands and tanneries, has added a new division to its business, after five years of activity. Itera’s products are made with unsold leather. The project’s origin After 10 years working with large luxury brands (Hermès, Chanel, Céline), Virginie Ducatillon created an enterprise to […]
Russia wants to increase domestic shoe production. The autarchic push comes (also) from below, as 3 out of 4 Russians believe it is necessary to develop it, because they do not want to wait for the return of western brands. But despite this sentiment, Bris-Bosphorus, one of Russia’s largest shoe factories, with 18 million pairs...
PETA certainly does not lack protagonism. But if they could show that they understand a little about the topics on which they claim the right to lay down the law (without modesty and, above all, respect for the work of others) it would be better. Yes, because activists of the animal rights association took the...
September, time for new and eagerly awaited fashion shows. In New York on Friday, 8 September, the spring-summer 2024 collections get into full swing with the debut of Peter Do for Helmut Lang and Ralph Lauren‘s return to the calendar after four years. And, in the meantime, leather is immediately the protagonist (with accompanying...
China and Belarus have signed a cooperation agreement relating to the leather industry. The goal is to increase commercial activities and trade between the two countries. The signature took place during the ACLE tradeshow in Shanghai, which hosted Li Yuzhong, president of China’s Light Industry Federation and CLIA (China Leather Industry Association), and Tatiana Lugina, […]
Four swords with wooden and leather hilts, dating back to 1,900 years ago, were found in Israel. A wonderful discovery: they are practically intact, with no rust and sharp blades. They were located in a small hole in a cave near the national park of Ein Gedi, in the desert near the Dead Sea. According […]
Victory. Germany has pulled its proposal to restrict bisphenols (A, S, F) that it had previously presented to ECHA. The country changed its position after consultations were held until last June 22nd with the European Agency for Chemical Substances. In this instance, “the entire leather chain of Europe, including the Italian, actively collaborated – recited...
First lap of the Spanish GP, on Sunday in Barcelona. Italian motorcyclist Francesco “Pecco” Bagnaia crashes. Unintentionally, Brad Binder‘s bike hits him in the legs (photos from Instagram). Fortunately, a very high-risk situation does not lead to any serious consequences. In fact, Sky Sport writes that, confirming this is the press release from Ducati –...
The rhetorical question that titles the Financial Times in-depth piece speaks volumes about the author’s intentions: “Could you quit leather?” We, then, respond with another rhetorical question: is it any coincidence that a piece that purports to be a lively endorsement in favour of veg alternatives talks, essentially, about failures? No. On the contrary, it […]
The LVMH group has made a new investment in Abruzzo to strengthen Louis Vuitton‘s production chain. A leather goods company serving MALV – Manufacture des accessoires Louis Vuitton – has been active in Corropoli (province of Teramo) for “a few months now”, writes Milano Finanza Fashion. Sources close to the French maison confirm the news...
2023 risks of becoming a negative year for the global footwear industry. During the first semester, in fact, the main manufacturers around the world have recorded a significant decrease in export. Pou Chen’s layoffs are a negative sign for 2023, which is expected to be worse than 2022. In fact, the previous year’s growth for […]
Orders from the automotive industry are down, and Prevent Leather closed its Visoko factory in Bosnia Herzegovina. August 31st was the last day of work for 150 people. German enterprise Prevent Group has 18 plants in the country (for a total of 6,000 employees), and it’s said that there is no further wish to cut […]
The new Gucci will come on 22 September. The first collection signed by creative director Sabato De Sarno will be on the catwalk in Milan. It will herald the restart of the brand, which is still missing one piece: a CEO to replace Marco Bizzarri. The brand’s new course will begin with the product: it...
In 2022, the price of leather shoes increased less than that of shoes made of other materials. In contrast to the +0.8% for leather, there is +14.4% for rubber and plastic, and +3.2% for textile. The gap increases even more if we look at the trend over the last decade: +10.5% for leather shoes; +62.8%...
Italy confirms itself as the place for quality shoes. That’s how it can keep up with global powerhouses, meaning the Asian countries for manufacturing, the US for consumption, and some European nations for the commerce portion. “In 2022 the country recorded a 14% increment in revenue (13.3 billion USD), thus returning to pre-pandemic levels”, writes...
Starting this year, the Florentine leather goods company Il Bisonte is supporting the US Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), an organisation committed to restoring and protecting the brand’s iconic animal, the buffalo. The brand founded in 1970 in Florence by Wanny di Filippo and now owned by Look Holdings (its historic Japanese distributor, listed on the […]
