No more blind following of the “vegan = beautiful” concept. The Guardian also changed its approach and warns the public: materials alternative to leather, even with a vegetable-matrix, are in most cases synthetic. We wrote about it last December: mainstream media, those that throughout the years welcomed the (marketing-based) excitement over alternative materials, are finally...
2022 wasn’t a great year for next gen materials. The ones that, too often, play on the fact that they are “like leather”, imitating it and claiming environmental qualities that, in fact, they do not possess. Thus, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that during last years investments in such materials have decreased 53% compared...
They are fashion biggies (in some cases giants). So, like it or not (we like it little), they take a look at what’s moving in the fashion materials market. And, when they have the tools, they invest in it too. But at Kering and Longchamp, they are clear about the difference in leather. As is...
Matthieu Blazy‘s fatal attraction for leather. In the Bottega Veneta’s collection presented six months ago, he showed what was possible with leather. In the most recent one, intended for the autumn-winter 2023-2024 season and presented during Milan fashion week, even socks worn by the models on the catwalk were made of leather: knitted with fine […]
The revival of Gucci, the power dressing of Bottega Veneta, the sobriety of Armani. An intense Milan Fashion Week closed on 27 February, marking out what is working (and what is not) in the world of fashion and luxury. The fashion shows dedicated to the Fall-Winter 2023/24 season have redefined and corroborated the positions of...
A new logistical site for Tod’s. The group owned by the Della Valle family bought 14 hectares of land near the company’s headquarters in Casette d’Ete (Sant’Elpidio a Mare – Marche region). They allegedly also purchased some empty warehouses in the same area. “Now more than ever Italian lifestyle can help businesses, especially small ones […]
The year 2023 really seems to confirm for footwear a rebound towards more classic and elegant solutions. Both in design and (therefore) in the use of sole leather, a protagonist in particular in the high quality segment. A reassuring return to the past that, today, seems to have taken reassuring root, as we witnessed last...
A collection made solely with recycled and sustainable materials. Designed and developed to have the lowest possible carbon footprint and made with a made-to-order approach to avoid overproduction. the last collection of Patrick McDowell, stylist (in photo at the center) that founded the named brand in 2018 after having studied at the Central Saint Martins school in […]
Segments. Uses. Reference clients. The market response to Lineapelle 101 (Fieramilano Rho, 21-23 February) show a challenging scenario, but Italy’s leather segment has some space to make maneuvers. “The only certain thing is uncertainty – commented Gianfranco Dalle Mese of Conceria Montebello –. Situation is fluid and to be able to work we must be more organized and industrial. We...
African companies, new brands, start-ups: Mipel Lab attracts the world to the court of Italian leather goods sourcing. The event, held as part of Lineapelle, brings together leather goods companies of excellence that produce bags and accessories for brands and private labels. A show for image, but also for business. Business and image “It was...
Seven young designers from around the world. Seven capsule collections in vegetable-tanned leather. “Craft The Leather”, the international creative competition promoted by the Genuine Italian Vegetable-Tanned Leather Consortium, is back for its 9th edition. This collections were exhibited at Lineapelle 101, but are still visible and can be voted on the Consortium’s social networks. The […]
Product at the centre of Hogan‘s strategy. With the focus on conquering young people. “They are digitally aware, always connected, sensitive to the environment and inclusiveness. And, more and more, they know how to recognise quality in a product”. Andrea Della Valle (in the photo), Diego’s brother, spoke to the press on the sidelines of...
The sandals of freedom. A value more powerful than ugliness. This is the strength of Birkenstock, which has sold 30 mln pairs in 2022. Reiterating the comfort of the sandal (made with lots of Italian leather) is CEO Oliver Reichert in an interview with Corriere della Sera. The sandal is now a fashion icon coveted […]
Many actions are being implemented to support the local footwear segment after the earthquake struck Turkey and Syria. Gaziantep (over two million people) and Antakya, near Syria (with 1.7 million people) were the cities most impacted. There are about 2,000 footwear companies employing between 12,000 and 15,000 individuals in the locations: 18% of the Turkish...
Let’s start with a summary of the numbers: “The 1,161 exhibitors at Lineapelle 101,” reads a note, “from 42 countries (61.7 percent Italian, 38.3 per cent foreign), welcomed more than 22,000 buyers and trade professionals to their stands. In other words, “42 percent more than the previous edition dedicated to summer collections (February 2022), 6 […]
The 101st edition of Lineapelle (21-23 February) is the occasion to check the Italian and international fashion system. And the feedback from the booths at Fieramilano Rho is of a very active audience of buyers. In stylistic research, as Giuliano Russo of Russo di Casandrino tells us: “We have seen great interest in strong, bright […]
All set for the “era of transformation”. Tactile looks, lightness, vintage chic and new brilliance. The trends identified for the Summer 24 season by the Lineapelle Fashion Committee respond to the “need for vital and positive energy” with “creativity and colour as therapy”. Lineapelle 101 collects, narrates and develops them using a suggestion entitled ‘Other […]
Fashion is increasingly the protagonist at Lineapelle Milano. On Tuesday, 21 February, Fieramilano Rho hosted Mario Dice fashion show, entitled Le Bal des Folles. An expression of made in Italy, sexy and sophisticated, the F/W 23-24 collection is inspired by the novel of the same name by Victoria Mas, “a denunciation of the female condition […]
All the elements at the end of May 2022 pointed to the fact that Italy’s leather segment in 2022 would have recovered to pre-pandemic levels. Yet, a few factors starting June, have had an impact on the country’s enterprises. Even so, data is encouraging. According to data elaborated by Lineapelle Market Insights, Italy’s tanneries grew revenue by 8.8% between...
Similar trends emerge for the footwear, leather goods and fur segments. Italy’s leather fashion had a bipolar 2022. On one end are encouraging signs such as foreign revenue. But on the other, among costs’ increments and international situations, there are also criticalities. For example, the footwear segment saw 216 companies closing down: “the largest amount of the last...
