It starts with Albarcas (“clog from Cantabria”). It ends with Zori (“Japanese flip-flop”). Passing through sneakers, which is experiencing the boom we all know. Eugenio Gallavotti‘s “I racconti delle scarpe” (Shoes tales ed – FrancoAngeli, 158 pages) is an ‘illustrated lexicon’ aimed at insiders, students and, more generally, shoe-aholics. A bird’s-eye view of models, processes,...
Wolf opens up to leather goods. The company has been producing jewellery and precious containers since 1834, also in leather. Now, it has decided to expand its use of this precious raw material. It has done so by launching its first three accessory collections. For their debut at Wolf’s they have set a price competitive […]
160 of them are already in digital form, and will be available online on a regional cloud platform in the very near future. They are historical scientific texts related to the development of the tanning art. The paper versions are stored, together with another 5,000 texts, in the library of SSIP (Stazione Sperimentale per l’Industria […]
Kering sells Sowind, which manages two brands of luxury watches: Girard Perregaux and Ulysse Nardin. According to information available, the French group closed a deal to shift 100% of the ownership onto the managers that now lead the activities. The closing should take place during the first half of 2022. As reported by Le Figaro, the news hides […]
Sales of luxury handbags in China, during 2021, increased by 60%. It’s the best performance across product categories: fashion and lifestyle, for example, increased by “just” 40%. The source is China Luxury Report by Bain & Company, which estimates that the luxury market in China grew by 36% during 2021. This variation in 2020 was...
Abloh’s heir? “There are no standards set as far as geography, gender, sexual orientation or age. He or she must love craftsmanship, customers and leather”, said Michael Burke, CEO of Louis Vuitton, who will presented the last designs of Abloh in Paris on January 20th. The list of potential successors is large, and rumors aren’t likely...
Tapestry Group aims to increase its products’ durability. That’s why it is investing in the (Re)Loved circular project. The group needs artisans able to repair, re-design and re-use Coach’s handbags, which is why it’s promoting an annual training program that begins in July and is for people at all levels of the craftsmanship range. The...
With its publication in the official gazette on January 4, 2022, Portugal approved its Leather Decree. The Decree-Lei n.o 3/2022 defines the term “couro” and the possibilities of its commercial use. This means that certain expressions (such as vegan leather, synthetic leather and so on and so forth) that are technically incorrect and misleading to […]
The stress of logistics leads Lumberjack to nearshoring. But not in Italy, where “the costs are too high for the brand’s positioning”. In the meantime, the investment in online sales has paid off, bringing total sales to 33 million euros in 2021, and with the prospect of reaching 52 million euros by the end of […]
Leather in the DNA. Made in Italy. The generational change and the desire to put the pandemic behind. Also thanks to the sustained demand for sheepskin garments. GMS75 is the youngest brand of Gimo’s Italiana 1975, a company from S.Martino di Lupari (Padua), founded by Renzo Girardin. Specialised in the manufacture of leather garments, today […]
Just yesterday news broke that the 3 Milan-based fairs (Micam, Mipel and TheOne) have decided to move their next editions by 3 weeks, marking March 13th through the 15th as the new dates. All three fairs were supposed to take place between February 20th and 22nd, in Fieramilano Rho, almost at the same time as […]
Lineapelle crosses the Atlantic again. After two years of cancellations due to Covid, on January 26th and 27th Lineapelle New York reopens its doors. And, while waiting for the opening of its stands at the Metropolitan Pavilion, Lineapelle announces also to have opened the online accreditation form to access to its next edition in Milan, […]
Milan Fashion Men Week has closed. And the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (CNMI) believes in the possibility of holding the Women’s Week in February. As president Carlo Capasa explains, although the fourth wave complicates plans, it is precisely the event of the past days that gives confidence: “If the rules are strictly applied, it […]
Pandemic or not, the luxury segment smiles. After Prada’s financial results, Richemont and Burberry’s are next. Both are in the green, particularly the results of fashion and accessories’ brands of the Swiss conglomerate, in the past often below the performances of the jewelry counterparts. Burberry also recorded a positive year, thanks to the push of...
New year, new prices. Rising costs for materials and electricity could prompt luxury brands to make further price tag adjustments. Chanel, Hermès and Dior are said to be the first to raise prices in the Asian (and other) markets. This is according to Pursebop, a portal that keeps a close eye on changes in the...
Montbron used to be a small town in decline. But it has now been given new live by Hermès’ arrival. The company opened the Manufacture de la Tardoire 10 years ago, giving work to 260 artisans that make wallets and leather handbags. An arrival that changed the town deeply: a kindergarten reopened its doors; new...
The best sellers that you weren’t expecting. Within Baldinini’s new line, as of now, the best-selling models are the “urban trekking” ones, for both men and women. Simply put, outdoor shoes. They are created in a production site located in San Mauro Pascoli, where the brand’s production is focused, via the use of a network...
Reinforcing the sustainable message, broadening the perspective. Stewart, famous for its leather jackets with a vintage allure, is expanding its line of outerwear. The historic Florentine brand’s green jackets include wool soaked in polyethylene terephthalate (PET), i.e. recycled plastic bottles. The result? This brand, which has been working for decades for the domestic market, has […]
After selling Atlantic Stars in 2018 to Treviso-based investment fund Alcedo, Cristiano Martelli is starting again with Blocks 79. At the last edition of Pitti Uomo, the Tuscan entrepreneur presented the brand, created in collaboration with Sergio Bianchi’s Scarpe d’arte shoe factory (San Romano). “I have replicated the Atlantic Stars formula, now that the non-competition...
They started out 5 years ago and already distribute in over 50 countries: from Bergamo to China. Marco Massini and Daniel Verzeroli, two friends based in Bergamo of 36 and 32 years of age, respectively (in photo), share a passion for motorcycles and travel. Together they decided to open Shangri-La Heritage, a brand that tells the story […]
