P448 is launching a capsule collection with inserts made of Burmese python, a species considered harmful to the ecosystem in Florida. The Italian sneaker brand explained the reason behind the choice of using exotic leather. According to Wayne Kulkin, founder and executive chairman of parent company StreetTrend, raising awareness with factual sustainability initiatives is more […]
Belstaff is looking for a second youth. The brand known for its leather outerwear is 100 years old, and wants to relaunch itself. It has changed hands numerous times in recent years and is still making a loss, despite having left Italy to cut costs. But CEO Fran Millar is confident that the brand will...
LVMH Métiers d’Art rises from 20 to 80% of the capital of Spanish tannery Riba Guixà. “The main challenge we face is the scarcity of materials due to climate change and tension in the market”, explains Matteo De Rosa, CEO of LVMH’s operating arm (left in the photo with Carlos Riba). At the same time,...
Fendi does not change its creative director, as some rumors whispered: it changes CEO. Pierre–Emmanuel Angeloglou takes over from Serge Brunschwig, who has been in charge (also as chairman) since February 2018. Brunschwig will remain within LVMH, but it is not yet known with what responsibilities. Angeloglou will continue to be the Managing Director of...
Borbonese has entrusted creative direction to the duo Salar Bicheranloo and Francesco Monaco (pictured) to strengthen its core business of accessories. The two designers, however, are also the founders of the vegan brand THEMOIRè. Whereupon a question arises: to what extent does this double appointment open a consideration on the possible choice of alternative materials...
Sapaf turns 70 and looks forward, not back. This is the move made by the Scandicci (Florence) leather goods company in embracing artificial intelligence to “rework and enhance the past”. The manufacturing tradition is thus re-read and re-interpreted through new languages. “This is the start of a new path”, explains Andrea Calistri, owner of Sapaf,...
Gucci raises the bar and bets on Sinner to relaunch its image. It is nothing new for Jannik Sinner to act as testimonial for the Kering Group fashion house. But this time the clay court champion returns to the court wearing a white leather duffle bag made in collaboration with HEAD, the sports brand historically […]
Rafting Goldstar wins the legal battle against Birkenstock. Germany’s Supreme Court has rejected the German brand’s appeal (hinging on an alleged procedural defect) and ordered it to pay retribution. This event ends a nine-year legal battle in courts halfway across Europe. Meanwhile, Louboutin and Vinci Leather are reaching a settlement agreement to resolve the legal […]
If there is one brand that works, at least in style – and in numbers – it is Louis Vuitton. One only has to look at the Cruise collection presented on Thursday, 23 May, in Barcelona to understand why. Much of the credit goes to Nicolas Ghesquière, creative director of the women’s line, who has...
In a recent report, McKinsey urges luxury brands not to abandon aspirational consumers, because they are still strategic. But, in what sense? We read from many quarters that only the very highest luxury is growing, because its target audience is immune to the lash of inflation. Why does McKinsey think otherwise? One has to be...
Bottega Veneta chooses Palazzo Soranzo Van Axel in Venice to attract VICs. Here, the Kering portfolio’s brand will elevate the level of experience offered to its wealthiest customers. The new space has already been renamed Palazzo Bottega Veneta and will open in June. Curating the entire operation is creative director Matthieu Blazy. The announcement in […]
One-million-euro investment for Vivolo. Objective: to implement the new plant and open up to new business areas. The Bologna-based company founded in 1977, leader in the production of leather accessories (and not only) for clothing, leather goods and footwear, strengthens to grow (further) these last two product destinations. It does so with a new dedicated...
Wasn’t the leather goods segment in crisis? Judging from some of the news that – periodically – break in France, it would seem that the only one in that state is the Italian one. For example, two months ago, an announcement was made by Manufacture du Cœur des Vosges (MCV), which belongs to Groupe SIS, […]
Sportswear giants react to the market downturn. Nike and Under Armour lay off, Adidas expands the range (and prices) of best-selling sneakers. With consumption contracting, competition in the sneaker landscape has grown and become bloodier. Big brands also have to contend with emerging competitors such as On, Brooks, Hoka and Lululemon. Here are their strategies...
When will the requirement for traceability (geolocation) of cattle and bovine hides be enforced? How responsible is a downstream operator in the supply chain for any due diligence statements on herd geolocations not complying with EUDR requirements made by those upstream? How can the entity verify whether a geolocation point is in a deforested area...
After the latest cruise collection presented in London, the fashion world is questioning where Gucci is going. And, even if the chair of creative director Sabato De Sarno still seems safe, the debate is inflamed, especially after the -20% drop in the brand’s revenues in the first quarter of 2024. A figure, according to Kering,...
Hedi Slimane‘s answer to those who keep saying he is leaving Celine is the new men’s collection. If it is going to be the farewell collection, then we will find out. Because according to rumours, his fate is hanging by a thread, but in the meantime he is presenting off the calendar, and with a […]
The assumption is that fast fashion is dramatic in terms of environmental and social impact, with its obscure supply chains in emerging economies. But, at least, it is affordable. Actually. It is not: research by Vestiaire Collective claims that a “fast fashion” product (a business model now competing with Chinese “instant fashion”, such as Shein’s) […]
We will remember it, as we wait to identify the most suitable adjective for 2024, as “the negative 2023“: the year in which the economy stopped rebounding from the pandemic, supply chains stopped, and consumption dropped. This balance sheet compiled by Leather UK, the English reference association for the segment, confirms that British tanning has […]
Leather is a natural product, it’s a fact. The tanning industry collects a by-product of the livestock industry and recovers it to make it into a material for the fashion industry. The biodegradability of leather is an added value, especially now that the fashion industry is moving toward eco-design because of increasing public awareness and...
