The defence and enhancement of luxury production. The 75 maisons of the LVMH Group have signed the “WE for ME” pact for Métiers d’Excellence. This project was created with the aim of “highlighting a community of women and men who carry out work in the fields of creation, craftsmanship and sales expertise”. Not only that: […]
Technology in the service of tradition. Beth Cross has succeeded in a unique combination that was initially looked at with a blind eye. But thanks to a few contacts with Reebok, she has shown that a certain kind of sports boot is possible. A leather boot that can be adapted to the new millennium without […]
Longchamp’s choice is clear: believing in leather because it’s sustainable and non-substitutable. The brand created in 1948 in Paris has re-launched Le Pliage, (in photo), it’s most famous handbag, with a green spin. In order to do so, it has substituted cloth with recycled nylon to be used to make most of the product. Yet,...
German retailer s.Oliver Group took over the footwear and accessories’ brands Copenhagen Studios, German enterprise, despite the name. The brand manufactures 65% of its products in Italy, with the remaining 35% in Portugal, while all the leather used comes from Italy. The announcement was made by brothers Julian and Johannes Rellecke, both of which will […]
A one-month postponement for Lineapelle New York. The U.S. spin-off of Lineapelle, in fact, changes dates and will take place, in the usual two-day formula, in October 2021. To be precise: Tuesday October 12 and Wednesday October 13. Lineapelle New York changes dates Lineapelle New York was originally scheduled to take place on September 1 […]
Three pillars. Three tools to accept the challenges of modern times and allow Italian bags to look towards the future with more optimism: Mipel Lab, Baemi and Miss Mipel. “Mipel remains out top fair – commented president Franco Gabbrielli, during the public assembly of Assopellettieri -. The next fair /September 19th-21st) will not be “normal”, […]
The designers’ Olympics. The sneakers’ Olympics. Without an audience, the spotlights of the Tokyo Olympic Games that opened on Thursday, July 22, will shine even brighter on the athletes and their looks, on and off the playing fields. And, in particular, during the opening and closing ceremonies. Indeed, while the opening of the Games was […]
It took an open letter signed by the main international leather brands to re-establish a simple principle of common sense. Tanning accepts competition, it does not feed on prejudices towards alternative materials. But for this very reason, it does not tolerate that competitors use specious and defamatory arguments to corroborate their positions. “There is enough […]
Only genuine leather is sustainable. The very direct message is launched by the LHCA (Leather and Hide Council of America) using a film that associates a particularly educational and informative dimension to the promotional dimension. In other words: it shows things as they are. In summary: leather is a material that protects the environment at […]
Compared to its competitors, Ferragamo didn’t push sneakers. The Italian brand, point out Retviews analysts, has more accessible prices (specifically for accessories), which could be a lever to attract younger consumers. Beside from the strategies being defined by the new CEO, Marco Gobbetti for the start of 2022, Ferragamo’s semester closed with revenue up by […]
The push from the e-commerce channel is clear. Thanks to that, Piquadro is returning to pre-pandemic levels, while Mulberry is already generating profits. Both leather goods brands are benefitting from a (strong) digital input. The Italian group has increased revenue by 79% during the April-June period (with Lancel recording a +120%). The British brand, meanwhile, […]
Leather physically meets once again. World Leather Congress 2021 was presented on July 15th. The city of Addis Abeba will host the event on November 1st, marking its 5th edition. An early comment of the event was provided by the management team of Africa Leather and Leather Products Institute. Along with them were operators of […]
First of all: Riccardo Tisci will remain at the creative helm of Burberry. In other words, he will not follow in the footsteps of CEO Marco Gobbetti who will soon join Salvatore Ferragamo. Or, at least, the British brand is confident of this reconfirmation, as its CFO, Julie Brown said commenting the financial results for...
Ferragamo also changed its logo. From the creative director to the CEO, passing through the chairman of the board. In the last year the Salvatore Ferragamo group has revolutionised almost everything. And now it’s up to its initials lettering. With the pre-fall 2021 men’s collection, the Florentine brand unveiled the new ‘SF’ logo. Ferragamo also […]
It took all of Cotance‘s stubbornness to get to the result. That is, to amend a portal of the European Community of the material insulting the tanning industry it housed. Of course, the most cynical will say: a battle has been won, not the war against the prosopopoeia of alternative materials. But, in the meantime, […]
Of course, it is difficult to imagine places further away than a tanning wastewater treatment plant and the Medici Chapels in Florence, a jewel of Italian Renaissance art. Yet there is. Because in the innovative method used by the team of restorers and researchers of ENEA (National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Development) […]
Nigeria’s leather chain is set to grow its revenue to 1 billion a year by 2025. Abuja’s government is so sure of it that it announced a strategic plan to stimulate growth on July 6th. According to the forecasts, foreign commerce of leather and leather products could become one of the main engines behind export. […]
A natural, healthy product, made by an industrial system that protects the environment and its resources. Italian leather system talks about itself at the Green Week. In other words, it has been the protagonist (on July, Friday 9 and Saturday 10) of three talks at the Green Week, an event in Parma dedicated to sustainability, […]
The war on plastic has brought some results, such as the ban on single-use plastic imposed by the EU. But there is a segment within which the debate on synthetic materials is yet to catch on: the fashion system. That’s why Syntethics Anonymous, report by Changing Markets Foundation, has begun posing the question of plastic […]
Fashion unites Italy and South Africa. Florence and Milan will dialogue with Pretoria and Johannesburg thanks to the “Fashion Bridges – I Ponti della Moda” initiative. The project aims at initiating a sustainable, inclusive, strategic and long-term cooperation between the Italian and South African fashion industries. Protagonists of the agreement are: the Embassy of Italy […]
