Once upon a time there was the studded jacket and now there is the avant-garde version by LHOOQ

Once upon a time there was the studded jacket and now there is the avant-garde version by LHOOQ

The focus is not only in its stylistic dimension, but also in the materials chosen to make it. Because, if once upon a time there was the studded jacket, an iconic leather jacket model that has crossed styles, seasons and whatnot, today there is an avant-garde one. It is developed by a brand that refers...

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Manifattura di Domodossola: 110 years under the sign of weaving

Manifattura di Domodossola: 110 years under the sign of weaving

From manufacturing ropes for ships in the early 1900s, to the current 8,000 square meters’ production site exporting goods all over the world. “Trait d’union: weaving, always”. Manifattura di Domodossola turns 110 and continues on its history, confirming itself as a family company that is autonomous and tied to the territory. “110 years means going...

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Leather's commitment to animal welfare is there, rest assured

Leather’s commitment to animal welfare is there, rest assured

Since Business of Fashion titles its article with a rhetorical question, we take the trouble to answer it. “Should fashion do more to protect animals?” the fashion magazine asks. “Leather’s commitment to animal welfare is there and it shows,” we reply. Which, moreover, we have dedicated a specific in-depth article to the topic in “Misurazione” […]

Exercises in Style: it seems that Loro Piana contradicts itself, Bally scatters

Exercises in Style: it seems that Loro Piana contradicts itself, Bally scatters

CEO Damien Bertrand just confirmed to the press that the luxury brand doesn’t need “an actual creative director”. Yet, it appears that Loro Piana contradicts itself. Because according to (unconfirmed) rumors collected by MFF, it has allegedly already engaged Paul Surridge, designer with experience in Roberto Cavalli and Jil Sanders, among others. The position of creative director […]

Obuv ok: shoes and bags come back from Moscow satisfied

Obuv ok: shoes and bags come back from Moscow satisfied

Greetings from Moscow, where elegant and made in Italy products are appreciated more than elsewhere. The spring edition of Obuv Mir Kohzi ended on Friday, March 17, with a reassuring balance sheet. Russia confirmed itself as an important market for the companies that have focused their sales strategies there. Local buyers went in search of...

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Why leather soles are back: the opinion of Suolificio Mannini

Why leather soles are back: the opinion of Suolificio Mannini

“Leather enhances Italian craftsmanship more than rubber. But there is a lack of personnel”. These are the two sides of a medal that, after a long period of dullness, is once again gaining value with the return of the formal shoe, that has turned the spotlight back on the world of leather. This is confirmed...

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Zeis Excelsa’s next moves and the problems it has resolved

Zeis Excelsa’s next moves and the problems it has resolved

“Production problems? More in Europe than in China”. It’s the comment made by Massimiliano Rossi (in photo), CEO of Zeis Excelsa, company that distributed 1 million pairs of shoes during last year. The latter owns the brands Cult, Docksteps, Virtus Palestre and Oxs and has the license for brand Alberto Guardiani. It employs 60 people. “Shipping timelines...

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US and Brazilian leather affected from a slow Chinese market

US and Brazilian leather affected from a slow Chinese market

The start of 2023 is suffering from the slow Chinese market: weak demand tied to non-brilliant production. US and Brazilian leather have been impacted because China and Hong Kong represent the main export markets. Thus, any variation generates consequences on the overall context. Additionally, the weight of Italy isn’t to be disregarded, as it’s the […]

Sport brands listen to vegan nonsense: kangaroo leather at risk

Sport brands trust vegan nonsense: kangaroo leather at risk

It was January 2023 when the state of Oregon proposed a law to ban kangaroo leather and the local press asked itself how Nike (which has its HQ in Oregon) would react.  Meanwhile, back in February 2021, we wrote of how we hoped that Nike, along with other large sporting brands, wouldn’t fall into just the […]

“That's how we beat California's ban on crocodiles”

“That’s how we beat California’s ban on crocodiles”

It is almost a sign of destiny, jokes Christy Plott, that on the eve of the Eastern California District Court ruling she was among the World Wildlife Day speakers. Judge Kimberley Mueller was about to declare California’s ban on alligator and crocodile leather and products invalid. And she, the fourth generation of the tannery American...

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Robert Mercier, the leather sculptor who dressed Zendaya

Robert Mercier, the leather sculptor who dressed Zendaya

Working with leather requires multiple skills. But even today it is sometimes irreverent creativity that makes the difference. The story of Robert Mercier, creator of the leather dress modelled as if it were a peplum on Zendaya, shown at the Venice Film Festival in 2021, represents a point of arrival and in this case a...

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Bankruptcies and insolvencies: the German retail apocalypse is upon us

Bankruptcies and insolvencies: the German retail apocalypse is upon us

The German retail apocalypse is upon us. In the last two weeks a concerning domino effect has been set off by statements of crisis and the shutdown of many fashion and footwear retailers. Thousands of employees could be without a job. A crisis that has a close impact on Italy too, especially for the footwear...

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The Versace that will be, the Versace that could have been (with Gucci)

The Versace that will be, the Versace that could have been (with Gucci)

In Los Angeles, in an unusually non-fashion week date, on the evening of March 10 (not coincidentally on the eve of the Oscars) we saw the Versace that will be. Donatella presented the FW 23/24 collection at the Pacific Design Center (West Hollywood), showcasing a “strong woman” who wears alligator-print leather coats or combines elegant […]

"If Loro Piana doesn't need a real creative director"

“If Loro Piana doesn’t need a real creative director”

Style guide to Phoebe Philo? “Loro Piana has never had a real creative director so, for the moment, I don’t think it’s necessary,” Damien Bertrand, CEO of the brand from November 2021, replies to the rumours. Bertrand (pictured in white frame) points out that the brand has a Loro Piana Studio “with a very talented […]

CafèNoir believes the secret to be a global and flexible supply chain

CafèNoir believes the secret to be a global and flexible supply chain

CafèNoir’s supply chain: global and flexible. Simply put: it uses producers all over the world, which change depending on fashion trends and consumption. Founded in 1992 in San Miniato Basso (Pisa), the company produces shoes, handbags and leather accessories, apparel. The latter, with the introduction of the women’s line in 2014, transformed CafèNoir into a...

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Job crisis? 350 candidates show up for 60 jobs at Desa

Job crisis? 350 candidates show up for 60 jobs at Desa

350 candidates showed up for 60 jobs offered by Desa’s new leather goods manufacturing site. A case that would discredit the idea that manufacturing companies in Italy are struggling to recruit workers. In this sense though, it was probably Desa’s decision to open the site in Poppi (Arezzo), near the Tuscan leather goods’ districts, to impact […]

ICT renews its presidency: Bekir Burak Uyguner (Turkey) was elected

ICT renews its presidency: Bekir Burak Uyguner (Turkey) was elected

As per tradition, on Sunday March 12, i.e. the day before the start of APLF (Asia Pacific Leather Fair), ICT’s Annual Meeting (left photo), aka the International Council of Tanners, was held. An important occasion to take stock of a complex economic situation. And not only, since the renewal of the presidency was celebrated, office […]

Even more leather goods for Prada, which will make a +58% profit in 2022

Even more leather goods for Prada, which will make a +58% profit in 2022

The Prada group is running fast. 2022 accounts have exceeded expectations: 4.2 billion euros in revenues and net profit of 465 million euros, +58% on 2021. A real bang, solid and reassuring to the point that, in 2023, the group could already reach 4.5 billion euros in revenues. Well in advance, therefore, to the medium-term […]

A judge in Sacramento: the ban on crocodile hides is invalid

A judge in Sacramento: the ban on crocodile hides is invalid

Game (almost) over. The Californian ban on crocodile leather and products and alligator is invalid. This sentence by Kimberley Mueller, Sacramento district judge, stated: the commerce of exotic leather in California remains legal, as per US federal law and CITES. This judge (in the foto), decided this way on the appeal made by the Louisiana...

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“Recycled plastic is the future of sustainability”: but…

“Recycled plastic is the future of sustainability”: but…

There is a thought current that wants to present recycled plastic as the future of sustainability. An interesting thought, but one to be handled with care. Because the fashion industry, along with investigative journalists, are raising many doubts on both the green quality of the material and the recovery chain. All doubts that push us...

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