If ignorance is “the very fertile ground” where vegan populism thrives, being that of the “movement for animal rights” that would like to remove leather in favour of alternative materials. Then only “knowledge” can stem the drift and provide everyone, consumers, politicians and administrators, with the tools to understand how things really are. Nuno Carvalho, […]
Cotance held the first directive committee of the ERICA project on February 15th. The acronym stands for “European Repository of the Industry’s Collective Agreements”, because the Continent’s tanning segment plans on creating a database of collective contracts for the whole area. The project will be done in collaboration of IndustriAll–Europe and 7 national associations. Which […]
2020 was a year to forget. But, given the pandemic, it couldn’t be otherwise. Kering’s total revenue for the year were of 12.68 billion euro, or -17.6% at current rates and -16.5% at constant rates, on a comparable time period. The group highlighted the 67-5% increase in digital sales: they are worth 13% of total […]
The pandemic’s effects weighed on the partial results of 2020 for Italy’s leather segment. In other words, the first 9 months of the year show the inevitable losses in terms of production and export. Negative values that, as stated during the December’s assembly of UNIC – Italian Tanneries, show how the segment “showcases its livelihood […]
An Italian group acquired Sonora, footwear brand founded in the 1980s and known for it cowboy boots. Members of the group that made purchase are: Maurizia Lastilla, ex Stuart Weitzman, financial partners from Panda Partecipazioni and some from Jaxster Capital. The recipe to start over focuses on leather and Italian manufacturing. The first published collection […]
Fred Perry Holdings took over the brand George Cox. The two companies have been collaborating for some time: the last chance is the Nicholas Daley Spring/Summer 2020 collection. George Cox, therefore, will join the portfolio of brands owned by Fred Perry, including the eponymous brand and Lavenham, owned by the Japanese Hit Union. Fred Perry […]
The government of Tanzania could increase the duty on exported raw hides to 100%, so that it may discourage in any possible way the sale of the country’s material abroad. It’s not like the country currently has a liberal policy, since the duty now is of 80%. But the president, John Magufuli, as reported by […]
Another broken record on the stock exchange and a new “brand”, if we have to put it into words. Last Wednesday, on February 10th, the luxury French group LVMH became the stock with the largest market cap on the stock exchange where it’s listed, reaching (as we’ll see), astronomical value. At the same time, Louis […]
The product first of all. This is the philosophy of the German brand A Kind of Guise, which launched the collection for next summer with an unusual initiative. It sent material (including camera) to 15 photographers around the world to take pictures and observe the various interpretations. A Kind of Guise has Italian leather in...
Delvaux lays off employees in Belgium. That’s because the brand plans to re-organize its production chain and is getting ready to transfer part of its operations to France. This has caused the loss of 26 jobs in Belgium, where the brand has 155 workers. But other cuts could be made to the retail segment. Delvaux […]
Restart and reshoring. French leather goods Rioland has, from 2018 to today, almost doubled the workforce, and only suffered a slowdown due to Covid. And now it foresees new investments and new hires. In other words, it has planned the expansion of existing production sites as well as the construction of new laboratories. To overcome […]
Best buyer for wet US wet blue and queen among the destinations of leather from Brazil. The data comes from the USDA’s spreadsheets (US Department of Agriculture) for 2020, as well as from those of SECEX, Brazil’s statistics institute for January 2021. From the first file it appears that Italian imports were high even though […]
New romanticism wears leather. Celine Homme f-w 21/22 collection speaks to young contemporaries through gothic atmospheres and strong references to Renaissance iconography. Leather is everywhere. There are many variations of jackets, vests and bombers, built with mainly black leathers. The protagonists of the presentation entitled “Teen Knight Poeme” – a short film set in the […]
Birkinstocks are made with Birkin leather, that is, derived from the iconic Hermès bags, with vermeil buckles (a variety of gilt silver) and Birkenstock cork soles. The idea does not belong to either one of the two brands involved. Neither Hermès nor Birkenstock endorsed the product. This exclusive sandal was created by MSCHF collective, which […]
Luca Pretto, owner of Veneto-based tannery Pasubio, announced it in an interview to our magazine just a few weeks ago. “I see a great industrial revolution on the horizon for our sector, which will be made of the application of robotics, artificial intelligence, and digitalization”. Part of these words (also) refers to the Smart Factory […]
The increasingly fashionable leather. After participating at Dolce & Gabbana’s fashion show in Florence, Cuoio di Toscana announces its debut at Milan Fashion Week. On the first day of the event organised by CNMI, Tuesday February 23, the consortium will present digitally a “sustainable collection”. Taking care of the creative direction is Simone Guidarelli. Milan […]
Covid-19 slowed the demand for alligator leather. And Padenga Holding, Zimbabwe-based company specialized in exotic leather, announced its results for the quarter that closed on September 30th, which showed a strong slowdown. The good performance of the marketplace in 2019 can be considered as over. The hope is that governments reduce the commercial restrictions they […]
Digital and sustainability as growth drivers. The global footwear industry “must not reject, but accept the change”. Indeed: it must “embrace it to transform a challenge into an opportunity”. This is the summary of the fifth edition of IFF (International Footwear Forum), organised by CEC (European Footwear Confederation) and carried out digitally at the beginning...
The official cancellation leads to the need to understand, now, how Milan fashion fairs will manage their size in virtual terms (and not only). On a joint note, Lineapelle, Micam, Mipel, TheOne and Homi have announced the cancellation of the upcoming physical event. In other words, the one on the agenda on March 20-24, 2021, […]
Dior is unbeatable. Then come Chanel, Gucci and Louis Vuitton. It is the ranking of the brands’ media impact. Consultancy firm Launchmetrics elaborates it, estimating the value of their visibility on social networks and the press. Note: Hermès, which usually invests relatively little in advertising, ranks fifth in China. Machine learning Launchmetrics uses a Machine […]
