The calendar of events is taking shape. Fairs in attendance heat up the engines, while maintaining a hybrid dimension (physical + digital) experienced in 2020 due to Covid. An expected and necessary return for the market that from Pitti, pioneering on June 30th, will extend to all the events scheduled after the holidays, starting with […]
The Sesia it bag, which we have been able to define as Loro Piana‘s “gauntlet” to leather goods, has already proved to be a successful operation two months after its launch. For this reason, the brand of the LVMH group says it is convinced of the investment in accessories, and is preparing new releases. “Accessories, […]
To not use leather so that animals won’t be slaughtered. This is a statement dear to the veg believers. A claim that, surprisingly, still has pull among the operators of the fashion segment. But that’s not the truth. Without tanning’s upcycling activities, hides would be reduced to a waste product created by the livestock industry. […]
Fashion represents 21% of Italian exports to China. A market considered advantageous for big brands and difficult (if not impossible) for Italian SMEs, to which the “made in Italy product” is not enough. There are many obstacles. For example: the territorial vastness, the high degree of digitisation required, and the need to have a local […]
The Chinese luxury market is the battleground for brands. Who won, who lost, what it takes to excel when competitiveness is getting stronger. Finally, what is the role of very young consumers. Three analysts explain perspectives and, above all, pitfalls of the People’s Republic. Mario Ortelli, managing partner at Ortelli & Co., Amrita Banta, CEO […]
The invitation is clear, and resembles a real programmatic manifesto. Lineapelle launches it in the direction of stylistic trends for the starring season of its next edition, scheduled at Fieramilano Rho from on September 22-24, 2021. In other words: winter 2022/2023, whose trends highlight the need summarised by the claim “Imagination & Re-Wonder”. It is […]
A fair that tastes of recovery. La Moda Italiana @ Kiev closed on May 25, 2021. Even during this challenging period, exhibitors came out of the fair with positive results. Meanwhile, in Spain, Momad and Futurmoda plan their physical editions. A fair that tastes of recovery Loredano Corvaro (Head of Russia and CSI for footwear […]
The US market. The panorama of retail and its fashion consumption. Perspective of accessories and leather. Regarding shoes, in a nutshell: good sneakers, bad boots and, with them, trendy footwear for both men and women. For leather goods: small and tech accessories are ok, gloves and belts are bad. Regarding leather: the renewed (and reassuring)...
It’s called ESG, acronym of Environmental, Social and corporate Governance, as we know. It’s the governance of the sustainability, social and organization’s management. This horizon is updating, as of today, to a new standard in the tanning segment. This has to do with the relationship between leather and ethical claims, for which the Veneto-group Dani, […]
There are some facts that are good to remember. The first one, for example, is this: tanning is green, because it has an upcycling function in a perfectly circular economic scheme. The second is strictly tied: due to the fact that tanning recovers a waste byproduct of the livestock chain, the potential conversion to synthetic […]
Furla Progetto Italia is ready to take action. The leather goods brand has built the new headquarters in Barberino Tavarnelle (near Florence), investing around 30 million euros. It will become the heart of bag production, will employ 250 people and host the Academy for training. Regarding the market trend, Furla explains that 2021 will be […]
There may also be Piquadro running for Sergio Rossi. And Marco Palmieri’s group would be one of the favourites along with the Swiss Bally. Therefore, it is a two-way race. The position of the American Marquee Brands is more secluded. Out of the dispute (without, probably, having ever participated), Style Capital. Its CEO, Roberta Benaglia, confirmed yesterday that she has an acquisition in […]
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 […]
Everything is inside the book about which we are going to write here. It couldn’t be otherwise, given the title: Business trasparency. Masoni Industria Conciaria in Santa Croce sull’Arno published it not just as an example of industrial storytelling, but also as a way to celebrate its first 20 years of activity and to tell […]
The time to share and vote (later on, as we will see) is upon us. We are talking about the World Leather Contest and its Italian finalists. The 23 students selected from a panel of professors and experts, are preparing their prototypes. These items will find their celebration on the social networks (Instagram and Facebook) […]
Concrete data, prospects and ambitions. This is what asks Cotance, together with the other associations that, on Thursday May 20, 2021, signed a joint declaration to denounce the too many limitations of the Farm to Fork strategy. The stance took place exactly one year after the presentation of the project by the European Commission. The […]
Insatiable Chinese consumers. The surprising recovery of the US market. The performance of online sales. Here are the 3 factors that allowed luxury sales to start growing once more in the 1st quarter of 2021 (at variable rates) to no more than +1%, while at constant ones the growth is of between 2% to 3%....
The numbers are reassuring. Because if it is true that turnover has dropped by 23% on an annual basis, cash assets are instead growing. Bonaudo, a tanning group headquartered in Lombardy, has gone through 2020 with such financial strength as to make it look with confidence to the near future. This was explained by patron […]
Cotance, The Confederation of National Associations of Tanners and Dressers of the European Community, took it upon itself to write to Carmen Hijosa. Not just because the Spanish entrepreneur, founder of di Piñatex, is among the finalists of the European Inventor Award 2021. But because she continues to promote its product with the type of […]
Asics aims to leap into premium. A process that, as Carsten Unbehaun, CEO for the EMEA area for the German brand explains, has already begun. In China and Japan, Onitsuka Tigers have made the leap from sports shop windows to boutiques, with the approval of customers. Although the change has also affected prices. Before seeing […]
