A mission to Brussels for UNIC – Italian Tanneries (a member association of Confindustria Moda) which, flanked by Cotance, met with EPP (European People’s Party) MEP Luisa Regimenti. Objective: to make the EU aware of the structural dynamics, economic contingencies and competitive challenges facing Italian and continental leather. A meeting strongly desired by Regimenti (in […]
“Vegan leather, a marketing masterstroke“. Saying it, writing it and sharing it is The New York Times, which goes on to call all those materials “a marketing stunt” to suggest environmental virtues that do not exist. Virtues proven by what the authoritative publication considers to be the real critical front in the matter. Namely: the...
What does suede have to do with a jar of honey? A lot, if the common goal is to safeguard the environment and biodiversity. This is the element that united Evolo – Suede by Conceria Sciarada (Castelfranco di Sotto) and Beeing. That is, the startup engaged in the development of projects dedicated to the protection...
What awaits Gucci’s wonder couple, made up by Alessandro Michele and Marco Bizzarri? Chinese news sources pose the question, and, to fuel the hypothesis behind a managerial evolution of the brand, other clues are popping up, beside those from Gucci’s quarterly results. For example, with regards to the new role that Gucci has said to want to...
Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags closes better than expected. The international exhibition of footwear and volume accessories closes its 97th edition exceeding the threshold of 8,000 visitors. A result that satisfies and, say the organisers, confirms the correctness of an approach that is always international and internationalising. Better than expected Expo Riva Schuh, from Saturday, […]
A rhetorical (and very questionable) question. “Is This the Beginning of the End for Leather?”. Many other questions though, aren’t asked. Business of Fashion published an in-depth article on Bolt Threads, MyloWorks and other startups that study vegan textiles obtained from mycelium, the fiber of fungal origin. There is one detail about the article we...
Chanel negotiates with Italian suppliers and, for this very reason, can’t share more about the terms (simple commercial agreements? Partial acquisitions, Joint Ventures?). Yet, the statement of Bruno Pavlovsky, president of the Fashion division, to Il Sole 24 Ore, is important all the same. First of all, because it confirms that the luxury brand is working...
Bottega Veneta’s 3 moves for sustainability. First: Bottega Series. Second: lifetime warranty for its products. Third: an internal app. What unites the three initiatives is time, both in the sense of timelessness and durability of the products. The idea of the brand owned by Kering is to reduce overall production throughout the years, focusing more...
China will be Gucci‘s booster. To achieve this, parent company Kering has prepared a dedicated approach that includes strengthening local teams under the leadership of former Tiffany executive Laurent Cathala. The Chinese market is particularly important for Gucci. Barclays estimates that the Italian brand gets around 35% of its sales from China, compared to 27% […]
A meeting of excellences: Korean technology and cars on the one hand, Italian leather on the other. This is how Hyung-shik Kang, Consul General of South Korea in Milan (centre, in the photo), commented on the results of the collaboration between Hyundai Transys and Lineapelle. Admiring the prototype of the intelligent and sustainable car of […]
For Chanel, “not trusting suppliers” has become kind of a method. To demand the best. To be vigilant in the search for high-performance materials when it comes to sustainability. This is what Bruno Pavlovksy, president of the fashion sector and chairman of the brand, said. He spoke in Florence at the presentation of the Métiers...
Milan’s revenge began on Monday, June 6, with a Design Week aiming for a sell-out. The Salone del Mobile (edition number 60, opening at Fieramilano Rho on June 7, 2022) is back in full swing at the fair with 2,173 exhibitors (27% of whom are foreign) and in the city with its almost 800 events. […]
If you are in Milan, you have one thing to do. If you’re not there, you have a reason to come. In both cases, your landing point is right in the centre, behind Piazza Affari. It is Spazio Lineapelle (Palazzo Gorani), where from June 6 until June 12 you can admire and discover all the […]
Zero direct and indirect emissions for all leather part of the Express service of Gruppo Mastrotto, as they can now be defined as carbon neutral. The Vicenza-based tanning group can claim that its logistics hub, leader for ready-leather (1,500 colors in 40 collections) doesn’t have a negative impact on global warming. “This achievement represents a...
Biba‘s transformation: from wholesale distributor for big brands (Nike, Superga, Benetton) to leather goods brand. An “integrated” brand, in the sense of supply chain. In fact, the Spanish brand has started full-scale production in the tannery acquired in 2020 to strengthen production, volumes and control. The aim: to return to a 20 million euros turnover […]
Andrew Roberts, 31 years old, bought the footwear brand Del Toro, of which he was a dear customer. And, thanks to the pandemic, he first reset it and is now relaunching it towards its origin. At the center of the strategy there is a made-in-Italy product made with Italian leather. The brand, in fact, used...
Louis Vuitton relaunches its collaboration with the NBA (in photo), continuing to follow the path drawn by Virgil Abloh. All without, at least for now, nominating the heir and entrusting the job to those that worked closely with Mr. Abloh. It appears that this is the best way to develop on what the stylist did […]
There is a logic if hard luxury brands, such as those in the jewellery industry, push so hard into leather goods. For Cartier and Bulgari, handbags have great strategic value. Why? Because they become ambassadors of the brand. Yes, accessory collections help jewellery brands attract more customers (especially Gen Z customers). But not only that,...
It’s a date: from May 30 to June 12 at Spazio Lineapelle (Palazzo Gorani, via Gorani, Milan). Where it is be possible to admire the future’s idea of mobility, the one that Hyundai Transys has defined with Lineapelle. The result of the collaboration between the Korean company and the Italian trade fair organisation will be […]
Presented on Monday, May 30, 2022, at La Scala in Milan, the CNMI Sustainable Fashion Awards “feature and award personalities and virtuous realities that have distinguished themselves in Italian and international fashion” for a precise commitment. That reserved for “sustainability in its highest sense, for vision, innovation”. But also for craftsmanship expression. “Recognition of differences, […]
