“The best sneakers for winter are made of leather. And, currently, there is no good alternative to leather”. German sneaker guru Amadeus Thüner says this. He is one of the best-known sneakers experts, in the industry for almost 20 years, a cultural marketing consultant and founder of the “Oh! Sneaker Media” dissemination platform. The German […]
The next Shanghai Fashion Week (scheduled for June 17-19) will be held digitally. It sounds like news from 2020, but instead it is current. The presentations of the 30 brands participating in the Chinese megacity’s fashion week will take place online. A strange snapshot of the market in the People’s Republic: which continues to grind...
It took Rachid Mohamed Rachid to tell it like it is, without mincing words. To acknowledge in public, with cynicism or pragmatism depending on one’s point of view, what are the deep mechanisms that underpin the incredible performance of the luxury biggies: “Today, the more exclusive the products, the higher the demand. The most powerful...
Claudio Marenzi jokingly sets the scene for the debate. Because when we talk about the “new” workforce that fashion companies need, we often push the digital gas-pedal too hard. Too much in the sense that the debate is squashed on the virtual dimension. “But, however successful NFT and the metaverse may be”, says Marenzi, speaking...
The listing on the New York Stock Exchange in collaboration with Investindustrial is the latest stage in a growth process. In which Gildo Zegna (pictured, left) believes and feels confident. But the fourth wave of Coronavirus imposes a moment of calm and concentration on the territories, both in terms of production and distribution. “Let’s forget […]
Selambq, the Spanish entrefino study project conducted by tanneries from Spain, Italy and France, has reached its first conclusions. With a holistic approach that involved the entire Iberian chain, including breeders (Interovic) and slaughterhouses (Anafric), Selambq investigated with a scientific and data driven method the issues concerning the quality of hides and leathers, and their […]
APLF, explain the organisers, prides itself on being a global event attended by audiences from over 90 countries. This is why it is moving the dates again, and postponing the next edition until spring 2022. The show, together with Fashion Access, will be held from March 30 to April 1. Why was a new revision […]
A year late, of course, because the pandemic was involved. And with a plan for the use of spaces updated, of course, to contain the contagion measures. But, the most important thing is that Le Samaritaine can now open: on June 19, LVMH group can finally crown the huge investment (750 million) in the Parisian […]
Attention. In 2020, even in the midst of the pandemic shock, there were more merger & acquisition operations in the top of the range than those closed in 2019. And in 2021, the boom in acquisitions does not stop, because 100% of investment funds is considering to deal in luxury. The most interesting detail is...
The collective shock of the last year is involved, because it prompted many to embrace the standards of the circular economy. This growing green (and thrifty) sensitivity is involved, especially among the younger ones. The fact is that Vestiaire Collective flies, both from the point of view of expanding the user base and business. And […]
Do duties remain? Therefore, the Argentine government helps SMEs. This is the request by representatives of the leather sector gathered in CAME (Confederación Argentina de la Mediana Empresa). At the center of the discussion are the taxes on the export of tanning raw materials, suspended in the middle of the first wave of Coronavirus to […]
Handbags await the opening of Mipel Digital Show, the 119th edition of the Milan-based accessories’ fair that will “take place” on March 23rd and 24th, in a virtual setting. The items wait for the fair after having struggled due to the Coronavirus. ISTAT data shows that, in 2020 industrial production of these items has decreased […]
APLF has been moved again. In Hong Kong, they extend the quarantine obligation for those coming from abroad until September 30. And the leather and materials fair must revise its calendar: the appointment is moved from July 5-7 to November 17-19. Quarantine obligation “APLF is the platform where global industry meets – commented in a […]
Resist and restart. These are the watchwords of the speech by the president of Assocalzaturifici Siro Badon, at the inauguration of Micam Milano Digital Show. The virtual fair opened on Monday, March 8. In 2020, the pandemic burned a fourth of the strength of the Italian footwear industry. The trend is not changing in the […]
Melina C’s key to success is simple: Leather and Italian manufacturing. “There is a unique know-how in Italy, as well as a secular tradition, ability to work leather and the passage of knowledge from one generation to another”, says the founder of brand Melina C, Melina Cervesato, Belgian with descendants from Friuli Venezia Giulia. Leather […]
Covid-19 was a hit capable of deeply transforming people’s habits. But it’s much more than that. According to Alessandro Michele, some fashion standards had become boring, and young consumers are escaping the more traditional marketing tools. That’s why Gucci changes again: while speaking with El País Semanal, the stylist explained his recent choices and his […]
For some, 2021 will be the year of Celine’s turning point. Analysts note that the brand in the LVMH galaxy is very far from its revenue target. That it would be to reach 2 or 3 billion euros by 2023, within 5 years from the appointment of Hedi Slimane as creative director. The pandemic has […]
Coronavirus complicates the plans, that’s for sure. But Patrizio Bertelli didn’t give up on this because of that. The Prada group will invest 100 million a year in acquisitions of Italian factories. Yes, not in brands, but in manufacturing companies. Because, despite the pandemic, the luxury market will start to grow again. The Tuscan holding […]
“A combination of product, marketing and distribution”. This is how Jean-Jacques Guiony, financial director of LVMH, explains the (all things considered) unexpected success of Louis Vuitton and Dior. The two brands have proven to be stronger than Covid, registering double-digit growth in the second half of 2020. A result not only in contrast with that...
Those confirming, and those postponing to a date to be defined. Leather’s events are affected and absorb in different ways the effects of the pandemic on their calendar. If in Germany the organisers of Freiberg Leather Days can ensure that the forum will be held as scheduled on June 9 and 10, in Egypt they […]
