The luxury segment appears healthy and top brands are going strongly. But the recovery for Italy’s footwear segment is far. Production in Italy during the 1st quarter of 2021 was down 6.4% on yearly basis, and about -30% on the same period of 2019. This means that the number of footwear and components’ manufacturers decreased […]
Expert hands and leather. These are the two fundamental ingredients used by the Swiss DeSede to create the new collection of armchairs and sofas designed by Philippe Malouin. Comfortable shapes and enveloping curves that have engaged the craftsmen of the Klingnau workshop. From their skill comes the DS-707 leather collection. The target “DeSede was very […]
An increasingly virtuous Puglia-USA axis for the upholstered furniture sector. Which confirms the nesting effect resulting from Covid-19. The public pays greater attention to the composition and furnishing of home spaces. Why? Because people spend far more time indoors than they did a little over a year ago. The sofas produced by DiGió Leather Sofas, […]
Maria Grazia Chiuri inspired by the Argentine gauchos. The calfskin inlays of Dior’s Book Tote Bag come from their tradition. Launched on the occasion of the Cruise Collection 2021 presented in Puglia, this bag’s model was born, as an idea, from a trip made to Argentina by the designer, and the way in which she […]
The new owner explains the successes, strategies and future of P448. The sneaker brand that for a few months now has been controlled by StreetTrend, an American company led by Wayne Kulkin (pictured), who has already been Stuart Weitzman ’s CEO for 25 years. StreetTrend owns, in addition to P448, the brand PS821 and has […]
Coronavirus emergency has been changing, rather suddenly indeed, the luxury groups’ supply (and production) organization. For sure, it has been spoiling the Japanese plans set by Onward Holdings, which has sold OLG to an Italian business. The Japanese holding company currently includes, in its own brand portfolio, Chloé, Michael Kors Collection and Jil Sander, among […]
Forli-based P448 sneakers are (almost) all American. StreetTrend LLC announced its purchase of the brand. StreetTrend was at first the distributor of the brand, and then decided to acquire 30% of the brand’s capital. Now it is up to 90%, with the remaining 10% owned by Andrea Curti, the brand’s founder along with Marco Samorè. […]
Forty-five models in Piazza Duomo. The fashion show was held yesterday, July 22, 2020, in Lecce. Presenting Dior Cruise 2021 collection. The French brand has arrived in Italy for the first time, and in a moment of great rise. This is thanks to LVMH’s significant investments. But also because of its CEO, the Italian Pietro […]
After the Coronavirus hit, the fashion industry is restarting its engines. After signs of reopening, two important brands are also moving forward to the new normal: Prada and Leo Shoes. It’s Prada’s turn One hundred workers of the Arezzo-based Prada’s site have gone back to work to take care of the collections and samples. In […]
Luxury aboard is always a matter of leather. FCA are fully aware of it, since they launched, a few days ago, the Fiat 500 Dolcevita, a new model to celebrate, together with Frau, the twelfth anniversary of the city car. Likewise, Volkswagen top managers well know it as well: aiming to celebrate one million Touareg...
Italian Fashion’s top managers stand up unanimously against the New York Times. Their reply, after getting surprised by the unnecessary media blow and the reckless journalism demeanour, aims to give back to the public a few tools to fully and properly understand Italy’s fashion system. According to Carlo Capasa, the survey carried out by The […]
The 48th edition of OBUV, Russian footwear major fair, took place at Moscow Expocentre on October 24-27. Among exhibitors, several leather goods companies participated as well. There we go with highlights: buyers who turned up at the exhibition showed some interest, still their purchasing, with regard both to footwear and bags, was not that remarkable. […]
