Two Italian luxury groups in great shape, Prada and OTB. Two only apparently “secondary” brands that continue to grow. On the one hand, Miu Miu, younger brother of Miuccia Prada’s brand, which closed 2023 with a 58% increase in revenue. On the other side Maison Margiela, the second brand after Diesel of the group founded...
Leather goods remain the focus for Tod’s and the relaunch of Trussardi. The negative period affecting the sector doesn’t seem to excessively influence the medium and long-term strategies of brands. Tod’s remains focused on leather goods to drive growth. Miroglio also believes this to be the way to relaunch Trussardi. All, of course, with the...
Pink and black, black and pink. The Barbenheimer trend, a suggestive match between the two most successful films of 2023, is also back on the red carpet of the Oscars Night in Los Angeles. Meaning: Barbie, a film directed by Greta Gerwig, and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. In the looks of the 96th Academy Awards, there...
They would like to become “the precious leather of tomorrow”, as their website mentions, hence “the precious leather of the future”, competing with exotic, mainly reptile, leather. The French company ICTYOS, producer of fish skin or “marine leather” (as they like to call it) was born in Lyon in 2019 on the initiative of three...
Miroglio buys Trussardi: the court in Milan approved the buyout from the Piemonte company, effectively confirming the latest rumors. But there is another operation worth mentioning. Even with the crisis of the leather goods segment, Kuoyo isn’t slowing down and widens its production capacity by acquiring Tifariti in Rufina (Florence). Miroglio buys Trussardi It’s not...
If just 5% of the French tanning raw material meets the quality requirements for luxury, the leather chain has a problem. If you take into account that 5% is the maximum value of a range starting at 2%, it means that the problem is very serious. The Fédération Française des Cuirs et Peaux (FFCP, one...
Latest from Paris Fashion Week (26 February to 5 March), which closed with Ghesquière‘s homage to Louis Vuitton, while Miu Miu amazed with a collection that addressed the act of dressing as representative of every stage of life. Ghesquière’s homage to Louis Vuitton In the Cour du Carrée of the Louvre, the new collection of...
We are in the final stages of the February – March 2024 edition of Paris Fashion Week. The programme was concluded on Tuesday, 5 March, with the Chanel and Louis Vuitton shows. The weekend saw Valentino‘s total black experimentation, Seán McGirr‘s debut at the helm of Alexander McQueen, and Demna Gvasalia‘s out-of-character choices, who launched...
Last day of Paris Fashion Week. Closing the dances, while waiting for Louis Vuitton, was Chanel, which on Tuesday (5 March) presented a FW 25 collection inspired by the history of its founder, Coco Chanel, and her relationship with Deauville, a town on the Normandy coast. On the catwalk, so many codes of the maison,...
Autry changes hands, Jacquemus doesn’t. In other words: it will not end up under the control of LVMH. Moreover, its founder, Simon Porte Jacquemus, will not become creative director of Givenchy nor of other brands. Sneakers’ brand Autry was discussed by Roberta Benaglia of Style Capital, who explained that Autry will become part of the...
Let’s call it a “bis”, or at least say it’s becoming a habit to win big awards for partners Lineapelle + Hyundai Transys. Their project Shift to Regenerative Mobility, won the Red Dot Design Award in September 2023 and now wins the iF DESIGN AWARD. That means two of the three most important awards in […]
Leather goods do better than footwear within a struggling German market. A crisis that is also impacting stores in Italian tourist spots. Retailers buy less, as they believe there will be fewer German visitors with lower purchasing capacity. These are some of the signals from Germany, where Shoes Düsseldorf closed on March 5th. Sadly, the...
NI-DO is a young brand: Domiziana Bertelli and Nicola Massardi founded it in 2018. Even more, it is a bridge between worlds: design and art, fashion and sustainability, male and female. NI-DO starts from design and product research, the founders explain, that adapts to the availability of leather, and does not follow the frenetic pace...
Conceria Junior is 60 years old. The company was founded on 1 April 1964 in a small shed on the outskirts of Arzignano, from the initiative of Olinto Girondi and brothers Elio and Franco Castaman. Since then, the tannery has grown and developed, specialising in the tanning of high quality calfskin. Since 2008, the Veneto-based...
Next gen materials’ companies collected 500 million from investors. This means an 8.6% increment on 2022, a year of crisis. Yet, the amount is not even half what the segment had collected in 2021, meaning 1.1 billion USD. Moreover, compared to 2022, the number of deals dropped (-30%) along with the risk capital (-42%). The […]
“Luxury should be fun”. This is how Kim Jones and Silvia Venturini Fendi presented the Fall-Winter 24/25 collection during the last Milan Fashion Week (20-26 February). A collection that included a “lollipop bag”, a pure expression of funny fashion: the new Fendi x Chupa Chups leather lollipop holder. And this was not the only “object...
Low, comfortable and made of leather. One only has to look at the latest collections to realise that the iconic Mary Jane model is back. Having become recognisable over time with their black leather upper, rounded toe and an instep strap, the Mary Jane has its roots in childlike aesthetics and school imagery. But the […]
On Friday, 1 March, La moda italiana@Almaty closed with positive chimes. The trade fair calendar does not stop, but proposes, from Sunday 3 to Tuesday 5 March, Shoes Düsseldorf in Germany. Then eyes will be on Obuv, in Moscow from 12 to 15 March. A trade fair tour that started off on the right foot […]
If not to provide clarity to readers, at least to remain in line with the history of the news source, which always cared for the choice of words and quality of expressions. It’s an appeal made by Mike Redwood, English journalist and author with a long career, as well as a member of the Leather […]
Luxury is there. Closing on Monday (26 February) is a Milan Fashion Week in which the world of haute couture has asserted its position. The brands seemed to respond to the climate of expectation and scepticism about their future by showing off their best. Without any particular excesses, it is true, but not even closed...
