Handbags and leather goods. Four companies show that the numbers for 2023 prove they year was a growth one for the fashion industry. From the luxury segment of Valextra to the medium segment of Mandarina Duck, through Piquadro and Coccinelle. Valextra’s 2023 Valextra doesn’t post its revenue. But its CEO Xavier Rougeaux told MF Fashion […]
On the occasion of the Made in Italy Day celebrations, Confindustria Moda organised an event dedicated to training. On 18 April, the fashion supply chain, from UNIC – Italian Tanneries to Assopellettieri, up to Assomac and Assocalzaturifici, met at IED headquarters in Rome. It was a meeting aimed at highlighting the strengths of the Italian […]
A training day to inspire young people to the creative art of Made in Italy and the driving force of its being a Superbrand. It was organised by Confindustria Moda in collaboration with IED Roma. It was held at the headquarters of the fashion school and, at the opening, welcomed speeches by Adolfo Urso, Minister […]
Not all leather goods manufacturers are struggling. “We manufacture 250 handbags per day. We don’t use redundancy funds, and in fact must use external workers from time to time”. A unicorn in the current segment of SMBs in fashion: Roberta Ghini (in photo) is the owner of Pelletterie Albatros in Figline Valdarno (Florence). She is...
The numbers for LVMH’s first quarter confirm the challenges of the fashion industry. From January to March, the largest conglomerate of the segment recorded a revenue of 20.7 billion euro: -2% compared to the same period of 2023 but 3% more in comparable value. The datapoint is aligned with the analysts’ forecasts, but the Fashion […]
When asked if his looks were not exaggerated, Roberto Cavalli replied that excess has always been synonymous with success. But his stylistic legacy is not just about extravagance. In addition to reviving the maximalist style, overflowing with references, and unconventional, Cavalli rethought the way he used materials, the starting point of his collections. So much...
Milano is the caput mundi of design. The city of Milan becomes rich with events thanks to the Salone del Mobile in Fieramilano Rho and the Fuorisalone. The city will become a fulcrum of international creativity for the interiors’ segment. So much, in fact, that every corner of the city will become a space to […]
Differentiating brands and production to be able to reach as many clients as possible within one segment. MNG, company headquartered inside Nola’s CIS (Naples), divided its business in three. The brand Pierfrancesco Vincenti will focus on Italian retail with shoes made near Naples with Italian leather. The brand MNG Collection on the other hand makes...
Seven months after an over-criticised and self-defeating “leather-free” turn, Apple has the nerve to brag about it with a new video. In which, moreover, it reiterates the fallacy that giving up leather would be a favour to the environment: at best, the opposite is true. It stands out, however, that Apple did not make the […]
Artificial intelligence revolutionizing human activities. And leather, admits Edoardo Imperiale, general director of SSIP – Italian Leather Research Institute, is ready for the revolution. “Because it’s a circular and intelligent material, thousands of years old, but constantly busy renewing itself to be more beautiful and sustainable. As soon as we have archived our Industry 4.0...
“Behind the good looking products of the made-in-Italy chain there are machines bringing innovation and allowing production to be high-quality and forward-thinking”. Maria Vittoria Brustia, president of Assomac, turned the spotlight on the importance of technology. The association, along with some of its represented entities, participated in the e-P Summit 2024 event organized by Pitti […]
The expectations of the leather fashion supply chain for 2024 are not happy. According to the monitoring conducted between January and February by Confindustria Moda, one entrepreneur out of two believes that the first half of the year will close with turnover down on 2023 (when, however, the economy was still positive). Similarly, 46% of...
The only option is to keep going. And it’s especially the case for Natuzzi, the uphostery multinational ready to celebrate 65 years of activity during the coming Milano Design Week. 2023 was a heavy year. The financial statement released on April 8th showed a revenue decrease of -30%. -30% in 2023 Sales are down –...
You don’t give up leather, not even in the middle segment. Likewise, Duedì does not betray its origins. Founded by the D’Amelio and Di Franco families in 1929, the company from Carinaro (Caserta) has been producing exclusively made-in-Italy leather shoes since day one. Now in its fourth generation, the company employs around 40 people and...
In the Gobernador Gregores area, in the province of Santa Cruz (Argentina), work is underway to open the first tannery of guanaco leather. A unique entity that will employ 15 people starting in June. The tanning process will be sustainable and biological. The goal is to save the hides from the camelids roaming Argentina’s prairies, […]
The alarm is sounding in China. The rating agency Fitch, in cutting China’s sovereign credit risk from stable to negative, confirms the economy’s problems. This country’s growing fiscal deficit is “a major concern”. Beijing, which described the cut as “regrettable”, has also contracted debt to stimulate domestic consumption while grappling with the property crisis. Without...
“The bubble was over at the beginning of 2022 with the war in Ukraine. But the nidification effect remains: the home is at the centre of the consumer’s attention”. This allowed Poltrona Frau to file a record 2023. And the first months of 2024 are promising too. CEO Nicola Coropulis (pictured, archive) tells La Conceria...
It seems that Hedi Slimane‘s adventure at the helm of Celine is in its final chapters. Indeed, according to rumours, it’s only a matter of time before the designer (pictured right) will be booted out. Some say the divorce is so ripe that Slimane is already close to a new job at Chanel. But the […]
Paid 3 to 4 euro per hour and 10 hours of work a day (while recording only four), no respect for safety norms. Plants inside which workers sleep and are controlled 24-hours a day. Lombardy has some rot. After the case of Alviero Martini, Milan’s authorities is investigating sub-contracting practices in the region by luxury […]
Third and last stop for Lineapelle’s Korean mission. After the interior and automotive designers. After fashion designers in close connection with the scenario of Seoul Fahion Week, Lineapelle returns to the desks of Hongik University to reaffirm the training strategic nature of a relationship started in 2019, which has brought tangible results. A relationship that […]
