The key word is: together. The subtext mentioned multiple times by Solofrian entrepreneurs is: “Never like this time”. It can’t be otherwise, as years of bureaucratic red-tape have contributed to making the development of the district more challenging. Now, the water treatment plant waits for work to begin. The region managed to deliver the parcel...
The Daniel Lee effects awakens China. The ex-creative director of Bottega Veneta went on to guide Burberry’s style from September 2022 onward, and his impact has been clear even since. This is especially true in China, where the return of the brand’s classic motif has awoken “dormant” clients. The English brand has been in China...
French shoe manufacturer Clergerie is getting American. Titan Footwear, a subsidiary of the US group Titan Industries, is the saviour of the transalpine brand that went into receivership last March. Titan will retain 45% of the workforce (60 of the 134 employees). Crisis and (potential) revival Founded in 1981 by Robert Clergerie, the brand was...
Two landmark companies in the UK leather industry are in crisis. Pittards needs to raise 1.5 million pounds to save itself. This way, it could avoid what happened to Roma Leather which, instead, ended up in receivership. Delicate situation for Pittards Pittards announced that it had reached an agreement to restructure its debt with Lloyds...
Vietnam and Indonesia down. Manufacturers’ excess stocks, a consequence of lower sales, mean that incoming orders in Vietnam and Indonesia are falling. With natural consequences for employment. For some years now, China has been losing its dominance as the world’s only factory. Vietnam had proved to be the stronger alternative. Indonesia has also increased its […]
First of all: they are “many”, from the socioeconomic conditions of the market to technology and legislative aspects”. Second, they need to be faced head on, because “if we won’t be able to face them and adapt, we would find ourselves with a competitive disadvantage”. Thus: “This must not and cannot happen, and I am...
The key word is an adjective: challenging. This was also the title of UNIC – Italian Tanneries Annual Meeting held on Friday, 30 June, in Pozzuoli. A perfect synthesis to testify to the trend of a 2022 that, as we shall see, allowed Italian leather to “limit the damage”, and a 2023 that began in...
The made in Italy industry is trapped by a paradox. It invests in sustainability and practices it, but suffers from the communication of those instrumentalizing it for marketing purposes. “That’s why we need to state that we are the real environmentalists – says Antonio De Matteis, CEO of Kiton group, during the Yearly Assembly of UNIC –...
It’s an important day for Italy’s tanning segment, but more in general for the history of Italian leather and its deep artisanal roots. It’s the time when, after years of renovation, the ancient tannery of Pompei opens its doors to the public. UNIC – Italian Tanneries and Lineapelle (the ones responsible for this safeguarding project), […]
“Interest in sustainability and voluntary certification remains very high from the entire supply chain: tanneries, contractors, manufacturers, chemists. The results of our certification activities can be considered very satisfactory. For example, thanks to the particular growth of some environmental, chemical schemes and to traceability and code of conduct”. This were the words of Sabrina Frontini, […]
Why one designer is leaving, when another plans to return. The destinies of Gabriela Hearst and Phoebe Philo, who are also linked by the brand Chloé, will cross paths in September. The former is the current creative director of the Richemont-controlled brand. But traders almost take her departure in September for granted. The second was...
“We have gained great satisfaction from leather”. So says Davide Muto, sales manager of AT.P.CO, the longest-lived brand of Golden Season Fashion Industry, a company based in Erbusco (Brescia). The other brands controlled by the group are After Label and Skills & Genes. In addition to outerwear, Golden Season also offers leather shirts, trousers and...
From grandfather to nephews. From Naples’ city center to Nola’s CIS. Common denominator: specialized production. Meaning: leather jackets. In order to diversify a business fixed on third-party manufacturing, Aldo D’Agostino (28 years old, on the left in photo) and his brother Fabio , 25 years old (on the right), created their own brand in 2019: Dfour. […]
A “woven” challenge. Intreccincantiere number 9, the competition for young designers devised by Manifattura di Domodossola in collaboration with Lineapelle and the Banco BPM Group, has come to an end. As every year, under-30 students from fashion and design schools from all over the world are called upon to create artefacts using weaving, a skilful […]
In the USA, for customers who buy shoes not only on the basis of price, leather is a key element. So much so, that they often explicitly request it. And all this, despite the fact that the sovereignty of the trainers still seems to be firmly established, and the return to the formal shoes seems...
The trend that plays a watershed role is athleisure. For better or worse, it is it who influences not only the footwear market, but also handbag purchases. Especially in the United States, as a recent survey by Circana, a company formed by the merger of IRI (Information Resources Inc) and The NPD Group, explains. Who...
No, the message is not “small is still beautiful”. Rather, Roberto Costa, head of global luxury and fashion investment banking at Citi, wants to make it clear that there is no single way to grow. Even in the current market scenario, a fashion SME can believe in a development path to be followed independently. To […]
Chloé prepares to say goodbye to Gabriela Hearst. The brand owned by Richemont hired stylist Chemena Kamali to guide a study of parallel design. The operation has the goal of giving continuity to the brand while waiting for the departure of Hearst, who according to indiscretions, should be leaving after the September fashion show. Kamali...
“If I were to win the lottery? I would invest in communication”. Marco Campomaggi, leader of Campomaggi & Caterina Lucchi with his wife Caterina, has no doubt. The company headquartered in San Carlo di Cesena, controls 3 leather goods brands: Campomaggi, Caterina Lucchi and Gabs. The group, which employs about 90 people, is investing to grow in the...
“Don’t think large, think grand”. That the comment of Pietro Beccari, CEO of LV. He explained that “To go far, we need to take risks and not be afraid”. Right after the debut of Pharrell Williams as creative director of Louis Vuitton’s menswear, Beccari speaks of the choice to select the musician, which has neither...
