The Aretine jewellery group Unoaerre, which in 2023 closed a consolidated turnover of around EUR 300 million, announces the birth of UnoGlam. The new company is dedicated to the processing of non-precious metals, in particular brass chains for the leather goods and bijoux sectors. The project kicks off as part of a “strategic business differentiation […]
Not even four months after he took office, Michael Burke‘s adventure at the top of LVMH Fashion Group (the division that brings together Celine, Givenchy and Loewe, among others) is at an end. It is an indiscretion that BoF gathers from insiders, and that the French luxury group does not confirm. So, there are many...
Darn China: Tod’s and Burberry are struggling in front of the Great Wall. In the first three months of the year, the British brand’s comparable sales in China fell 19%, the Italian group’s 21.1%. For both, leather goods basically held up. Negative performance for apparel at Burberry and footwear at Tod’s. Darn China In the...
Men’s fashion continues to grow. And, in percentage, it is growing more than women’s. It is a trend first emerged in 2023, and that will be confirmed this year by CNMI – National Chamber for Italian Fashion during the presentation of Milan Fashion Week Men’s, scheduled for June 14-18, 2024. Men’s fashion continues to grow...
A value that provides an understanding of the state of the art. And which, above all, offers an initial reference from which to proceed, with regards to the path of production process efficiency. Thanks to the research conducted by Cotance, as part of the Green Leather Deal, we know that on average the carbon footprint...
They have inflated the bubble with bombastic announcements, prestigious collaborations, and million-dollar funding. And now the bubble is about to burst: mycelium-based fabrics, the alternative materials to leather produced from the vegetative apparatus of fungi, are on the verge of bankruptcy. Future VVorld, an online platform that sympathetically follows next-gen materials and therefore cannot be...
Katy Perry brings good luck to Francesco Murano. The designer from Buccino (Salerno) is, in fact, one of the four winners of the fourth edition of the CNMI Fashion Trust Grant. That is, the project with which Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana supports emerging brands. Murano presented a collection in which leather plays a leading […]
Raising 20 million reais-equivalent to 3.6 million euros-to rebuild the leather supply chain in Rio Grande do Sul. That is the goal of the Próximos Passos RS Movement. The Brazilian state is on its knees due to another flood. So far 151 dead have been reported, with hundreds missing and 600,000 left homeless. In recent...
The new chapter in the Gucci saga was staged on Monday, 13 May 2024, at London’s Tate Modern. Sabato De Sarno, the brand’s creative director, turns everything upside down again, taking inspiration from the founder Guccio Gucci and the brand’s roots. “Englishness with an Italian accent”, were his words, even though De Sarno created a...
The capsule is, as the promoters explain, a meeting of traditions: the haute couture of Dior on the one hand and the “military” modernity of Stone Island on the other. However, we hope that the mingling of imagery will not be limited to a collaboration but will turn into a lasting legacy for the Moncler...
A step forward towards of reasonableness regarding EUDR, otherwise known as the EU Deforestation Regulation. A timely adjustment to a regulation that “sets goals that Italian tanners (and others) fully share.” But one that, at the same time, threatens the Italian leather sector. In the face of this alarming condition and cross-activation at several levels, […]
“Here is the destruction of the human experience, courtesy of Silicon Valley.” These are the words of noted actor Hugh Grant. A comment that emanates sarcasm, while referring to the latest advertisement conceived and shared by Apple. Subject: the promotion of the new iPad Pro. Promotion that, for the Cupertino multinational, has resulted in another […]
Colour and leather. Mosaic and leather goods. Handcrafted and artistic worlds. Worlds that can merge into a single design perspective precisely because they arise and develop around a dimension that has that very word “art” at its base. A horizon from which, then, both creativity and business take off. An exemplary case comes from Friuli....
Along with Burberry, Gucci (and Kering), the relaunch of Salvatore Ferragamo will take longer than expected. The goals announced by its CEO, Marco Gobbetti (to double sales to 2.2 billion euros by 2027), are increasingly distant. Especially after the first quarter 2024 results. Whatever the case may be, the Ferragamo family has confirmed Gobbetti as […]
Passion for craftsmanship, attention to detail and the use of quality leather: these are the ingredients of Derricks Firenze, a young brand born in 2019 from an idea of Arezzo-based siblings Alessio and Sharon D’Errico. Two stores, one in Montepulciano, the other in Florence, where leather is the protagonist in all its forms. “This model,...
The three awards to virtuous companies are one of the novelties of the fourth edition of the Osservatorio Donne e Moda. And it was interesting to note the prevalence of leather in the awarding of the three titles, on the occasion of the presentation (Milan, 8 May) of the annual report that il Foglio della […]
All the things L Catterton will do with Tod’s completed delisting. It will invest in the group to increase its profitability, and the areas where it needs to improve will be many, judging from the opinions of insiders. For example: growing the U.S. market, revitalizing Fay and Hogan, and expanding apparel. All this will take...
Digital native, raised with pandemic and with (Italian) leather at its core. Belledonne is a trainer brand founded in 2018 in Paris by Antonin Chabanne and Mikael Leo. Sales accelerated during the pandemic thanks to online. And for next year, Belledonne plans to expand the range offered by introducing a classic line, which the two...
In the first quarter of 2024, the export of fresh and salted leathers fared poorly, the export of wet blue leathers fared better. With the Brazilian surprise: yes, because scrolling through the trends that LHCA (the reference association of the US tanning industry) has compiled based on USDA data (the Washington Department of Agriculture) we […]
Uganda’s own-goal in the leather trade. In Jinja, a populous town on the shores of Lake Victoria, four tanneries closed in a very short period of time and hundreds of people lost their jobs. The problem the companies encountered was caused by the central government in Kampala. How? By limiting exports of raw hides. The […]
