In 1985, Chanel started taking steps and setting big manoeuvres to enhance and monitor its own manufacturing industry. Nowadays, nearly 40 companies (as reported by Le Figaro), both Italian and international, are either bought out or controlled by Chanel, also through Paraffection enterprise. They compose the supply chain network of the French fashion house, which...
In a synergy interaction between technology and creativity, leather takes centre stage. Looks like “a comforting theory” in such terms. Instead, it is a real changing prospect that may possibly open thousands of cutting-edge and innovative scenarios. A New Point of View, the special exhibition format devised and set up by Lineapelle at Fieramilano Rho […]
D&G walk the catwalk in Florence. Models paraded along a huge red stage, lily-shaped, to celebrate the entire magnificence of the Florentine Renaissance. On September 2nd, in the evening, Dolce & Gabbana presented their men’s Alta Sartoria collection, in the Salone dei Cinquecento (the Hall of the Five Hundred), which is the most imposing chamber […]
An extraordinary partnership for Cuoio di Toscana. In fact, Dolce & Gabbana have chosen the Consortium for the manufacturing of a few one-of-a-kind items they are going to present along with their new Alta Sartoria men’s collection. They will spotlight such collection during an upcoming event, scheduled in Florence on 2nd September 2020, arranged by […]
Fendi invests 57 million euros in a new leather goods expanded factory, based in Bagno a Ripoli, in the metropolitan city of Florence. The project, first launched in February 2019 by signing an agreement protocol, has been recently approved by Tuscany’s Regional Council. Following this stage, at this point Fendi itself, alongside Tuscany Region, the […]
ICEC’s anti-Covid certification provides dual-safety. Conceria Sciarada (Castelfranco di Sotto) has obtained the new Specifica Tecnica ICEC TS422 for the management of the Covid-19 emergency inside tanneries and other business of the leather chain. “We implemented the first protocol drafted by Regione Toscana, respecting 1.80-meter personal distancing. Now we take a further step – explains Serena Castellani […]
Tod’s have shut down for 5 days, while Fendi are about to open again their footwear manufacturing plant based in Porto San Giorgio (in the province of Fermo). Gucci are closing their stores and factories for a week, whereas Louis Vuitton keep them open. Such is the effect of Coronavirus outbreak on the production strategies […]
The industrial district is still to be completed, the characteristics of the materials aren’t high-quality enough, and investors run away. A dangerous situation, filled with duties and (low) quality, are paralyzing the leather segment in Kenya. As explained by the theeastafrican.co.ke, “the industry entered a crisis after China began drastically cutting imports of semi-finished leather […]
The government took initiative, a couple of years ago or so. The primary aim was to create an industrial park specialized in leather, based in Tanzania. More specifically, in Moshi, in the Kilimanjaro area. In the site, they are going to build up a tannery, a shoe factory and a leather goods plant. The distinguishing...
A partner from an industrial or financial background. Somebody that will help consolidating. Gruppo Conciario CMC and Lamonti Cuoio are looking for somebody that “can add value to the business”. According to the IlSole24Ore, they are entrusting Mediobanca with the task. The start of the operation will be in December, while in January the first […]
ICEC are going to fly over to Tokyo Leather Fair to present leather industry certifications. The Italian institute, running since 1994, will hold two workshops at the Toritsu Sangyo Boeki Centre, on December 3 and 5. Presenting certifications One primary goal that brings ICEC to Tokyo Leather fair is to present its own history alongside […]
Customization, high-tech and sustainability. These will be the trends for the “tomorrow” of leather for soles. Moreover, these will be the strategiesthat will allow high-quality Italian leather (for soles) to keep its important share of the market, even with the aggressive forward-move made by the streetwear segment, which helped sneakers gain terrain and business. These three main […]
Even those opposed to the dominance of sneakers, at the end of the day, end up wearing them of put them in their collection. While some start to suspect that their run is about to come to an end, let us try to understand how the sneakers’ incredible success has (structurally) changed the balance of the chain
Two Italian companies are assisting social development in Tanzania. With leather at the centre of it all. Karanga Leather Industry (KLIK) has underwritten a collaboration agreement with Toscana Macchine Calzature (TMC), historical footwear company, and Italprogetti, Tuscany-based business that develops innovative solutions and technologies for the tanning segment, with the goal of increasing the capacity […]
They have been talking about it for months, at this point. The question is: how much does the overwhelming power of sneakers affect the present and the future of the leather for soles niche business? It is not easy to work it out. Cuoio di Toscana, a leading consortium specialized in manufacturing leather for footwear […]
“Three days of business, style and innovation. Three days of the future”. Lineapelle 95th edition, the global business experience in the fashion & luxury industry supply, is due to kick off tomorrow in Milan (it will go on until Thursday 27 September), in the area located at Fieramilano Rho. More than ever, Lineapelle is about […]
The Japanese event, which confirms the positive trend of a market that loves Italian leather. It took place last week, on Thursday 8 and Friday, December 9, at the Metropolitan Industrial Center, the 95th edition of TLF, Tokyo Leather Fair. 31 exhibitors (Italian, French, Spanish) landed in the land of the rising sun with the […]
First the preview at theMicam, then the celebration in grand style at the Venice Film Festival, and finally its consecration in China. On Wednesday 26 October, Niente per Caso, the film produced by the Consorzio Vero Cuoio Italiano (the Real Italian Leather Consortium) to promote the Cuoio di Toscana brand (with Bond girl Caterina Murino […]
How does the world of leather react to what is now the fate of sneakers? Vero Cuoio Italiano, the consortium which, at district level, represents 80% of production in Europe and 90% of production in Italy, plans to diversify the market by focusing on new foreign frontiers and investing in promotion. “We have tried to […]
