Italian leather inserted itself as the protagonist of the unisex and sustainable sneakers’ project signed by O.T.A. Paris (O.T.A. stands for On The Asphalt). Arnaud Barboteau founded the French brand, which was selected among the Emerging Designer at Micam Milano in 2017. He did it by building on the inspiration provided by a photo of […]
A true discovery trip, the one taken by Il Corriere della Sera inside its L’Economia section, which shines a spotlight on Italy’s leather chain (tanning, leather goods, footwear) to draw a (fairly) reasoned geographical map. This input comes from a report from the Studies and Research department of Intesa Sanpaolo. In the end, the value...
Maria Grazia Chiuri feels compelled to make things clear. Investments in sustainability are necessary, but the green revolution in fashion is complicated, and there are no easy solutions as many would like. This is precisely why the market is becoming polarised: because only the big players have the resources to invest in a green direction. […]
Kering entrusted the creative director role of Bottega Veneta to Matthieu Blazy. He will be the successor of Daniel Lee, of whom he is currently second in command. Blazy was curating the brand’s apparel segment. Kering’s choice seems to have given credit to the belief that the brand’s focus has been placed on handbags, while […]
Leather as a canvas. CuoinArte is the name of the exhibition that UNIC – Italian Tanneries will open on November 18, 2021, in Milan, at Spazio Lineapelle. An event with a very high cultural profile, showcasing 15 artworks on leather from the Dusini Collection. In other words: “The artistic patronage project created by Oliviero Dusini, […]
“At present, the Group’s operations in Ethiopia have not been affected by the situation”, explained Pittards in a note. The British company tied to Ethiopia since the early 1900s, currently has a tannery, glove manufacturing site and footwear plant in the African country. Ethiopia is currently in a civil war that gets uglier day by...
The long-waited V-shaped recovery came, but not for everybody. According to estimates from Market Monitor by Altagamma and Bain, the luxury segment will grow 29% on yearly base in 2021, but most importantly +1% on 2019. This means that the segment, at global level, put the Covid-19 period behind itself. The personal goods category reached...
The People’s Republic is important for the luxury market: it would be difficult to say the contrary. Yet, the industry needs to cultivate some alternative: it realized it can’t depend on China alone. Even more so due to the unknowns tied to the country. What we have already mentioned in La Conceria n. 10, where […]
It’s the list of the 9 most common mistakes luxury brands make in China, created by Luca Solca, head of luxury goods research at Bernstein and Jasmine Zhu, CEO of brand management agency China & I, for BoF. The logical premise is the importance of the Chinese marketplace for the luxury segment. China today accounts...
Roger Vivier and China are the drivers behind Tod’s growth. The 3rd quarter of 2021 was even better than the same one of 2019 for the group owned by Mr. Della Valle, showing that the brands are recovering after the hit taken form the pandemic. Revenue during the third quarter confirmed the positive trend that […]
Burberry‘s strategy of focusing on full-price sales has paid off. As a result, in the six months to 25 September 2021, it saw revenues reach pre-pandemic levels. The “leather” category saw double-digit full-price comparable sales growth, compared to 2019, thanks to the performance, in particular, of women’s handbags. 1.21 billion pounds Burberry, which recently hired […]
The US leather segment found good signs after the struggle caused by Covid-19. LHCA (Leather and Hide Council of America) published data related to the export of raw material for the tanning segment related to the period January-September 2021. On yearly base, volume is up 59% and value by 72%. A good September According to […]
The clash necessarily rises in tone, because in front of the lividity of the umpteenth declaration of Stella McCartney against leather, and in favour of the presumed sustainability of her animal free fashion, it is impossible to keep quiet. Thus, UNIC – Italian Tanneries reiterates its positions and does send a message to the designer […]
Ignorance is an ugly beast. It is unjustifiable, especially when it is exhibited by a YouTube channel “specialising” in the car sector with over 6 million followers. It’s called Carwow and, talking about car interiors, it has (voluntarily?) fallen for the vegan mystification of holding tanneries responsible for slaughtering of cattles. This ignorance is counterbalanced...
A challenge, an invitation: Cotance, the European Leather Association, is calling for a public debate with Stella McCartney (pictured, right). To explain to her, to illustrate, once and for all, the good reasons of the tanning industry. To interrupt the vicious communication circuit that wants to make not only those who produce, but also those who wear leather to […]
Ferragamo accelerated its recovery, did better than the analysts’ forecasts and returned profitable. Meanwhile, the brand awaits the official start of Marco Gobbetti, the new CEO, on January 1st, 2022. The US and Chinese markets really pushed the brand’s performances in the first 9 months of 2021, which the brand closed with +35% at constant […]
Versace’s goal is to grow revenue in the short term to not 1 but 2 billion USD. Half of them through accessories. Capri Holdings thinks big when it comes to the Italian brand it purchased 3 years ago. It does so based on the staggering results obtained in the last fiscal semester (April to September...
The meaning is clear. An Hermès bag is 100% made in France: the investments of recent years in leather goods in the Hexagon prove it. But Hermès footwear needs Italy. What’s more, it just can’t do without it. Because, as Guillaume de Seynes, Hermès production manager, explains to La Stampa, the boot has preserved a […]
New challenges for ACLE, which cancelled the November edition of the fair and pushes everything back to end-of-August 2022. Organizers of All China Leather Exhibition have had to reprogram, once again, the event due to the health emergency currently taking place. The fair had already been moved from Summer 2021 to the end of November. Now […]
JBS announced an agreement with Royal DSM to cut methane emissions from bovines by 90% on global scale. The strategy consists of adding an additive developed by the Dutch company inside the animal feed. How to reduce emissions by 90% During COP26, JBS announced the collaboration with Dutch company Royal DSM. This objective of the...
