Louis Vuitton has appointed 6 artists to reinterpret Capucines bag. Namely, they are Beatriz Milhazes, Jean-Michel Othoniel, Josh Smith, Henry Taylor, Liu Wei and Zhao Zhao. Their works have brought forth Artycapucines second collection. Bags will be for sale starting from 30th October 2020: only 200 limited-edition samples will be available. Artycapucines second collection Launched […]
He claims to be “prudentially optimistic” and, no doubt about it, he is really like that. Yet, one can surmise something more from the words of Giancarlo Dani, owner of the homonymous leather tanning group headquartered in Arzignano. He shows a gutsy willpower to face and tackle a critical and uncertain scenario, like the present […]
Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) replies online to global leather industry. Leather players had previously written and sent a formal letter asking them to suspend the Higg Materials Sustainability Index (MSI) regarding score (far too high) applied to leather. In other words, SAC have turned down the leather tanning request and, rather than giving an official response,...
Good news from California. They have temporarily suspended (for the time being) the ban on crocodile. In other words, as UNIC – Italian Tanneries pointed out in a statement, they have temporarily cancelled the prohibition of “selling and trading crocodile and alligator hides (as much as products made from leather)”. Considering the present days, it […]
As per schedule, the restoration of Pompeii tannery keeps running at full speed. Such fast pace is going to lead, quite shortly, to the completion of a cultural patronage project financially supported by UNIC – Italian Tanneries and Lineapelle. The restoration of Pompeii tannery Over the last days, UNIC conducted a survey to assess the […]
Such is the issue: to help customers, at present, feel the quality of products and materials, despite all difficulties brought about by the pandemic. The solution suggested by Baxter turns out to be hybrid, as they match physical with digital experience. In so doing, customers may virtually see both product and design, and can physically […]
Natuzzi change course and strive for “a new approach and new markets”. Such is the goal: to tackle those buyers who, for the time being, are part of their product target to a limited extent. Since CRV outbreak is changing the world, the upholstery group, headquartered in the province of Matera, wants to seize this […]
An important brand provides confidence and certainty to those buying accessories. While the sought qualities for footwear are comfort and practicality. That’s what emerged from buyers that participated in the latest fashion week’s presentations for the upcoming summer season. . What do they look for In the leather handbags’ field large brands emerge victorious. “Clients […]
Louis Vuitton meets NBA. The French brand unveils the first capsule collection made with the NBA logo. And leather occupies a prominent place. The National Basketball Association championship ended on Sunday, with LeBron James’ Los Angeles Lakers victory. Louis Vuitton has created the personalised case where the champion team will store the trophy, and at […]
Going insane again for a Hermès Birkin. A crocodile leather and diamond model fetched 287,500 dollars during an auction in Los Angeles. This is a first timer. Going insane again for a Hermès Birkin The auction took place online, organised by Dame Brigitte Kruse, founder of Kruse GWS Auctions, a house specialising in the sale […]
Counterfeiting is never in crisis. Just the opposite, it seems as if Covid-19 gave it a push. For example, in the USA, it is estimated that footwear (including sneakers), represent 12% of all seized merchandise. The luxury segment isn’t immune: 625 pairs of fake Gucci shoes were recently seized. Meanwhile, in Germany, Louis Vuitton ordered […]
British county West Midlands is training new saddlers and leather goods workers. The Saddlers Company Charitable Fund opened a new training facility on October 7th, 2020, to train the area’s young workers. They will learn how to handle leather to bring local traditions forward. New saddlers and leather goods workers Walsall Leather Skills Center has opened on […]
In the saddle as well as in an armchair. And leather, invariably, is the protagonist. Ducati and Poltrona Frau have collaborated in the development of a new, exclusive, motorcycle model: the Scrambler 110 Ducati Club Italia. A two-wheeler produced in a limited series, and that only club members will be able to buy. In the […]
“Eppur si muove”: the US automotive market restarts its engine by showing recovery signs in September. Most of the demand is for trucks and SUVs. While major manufacturers still can’t show a “+” sign for the year, they show signs of a recovery. “Eppur si muove” Many auto manufacturers in the USA are still recording […]
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...
Chanel relies on 1,000 suppliers, half of whom are Italians. How about shoes? They are all made in Italy. And how about tanneries they bought out (Samanta and Gaiera)? “Thanks to their highly specific expertise, we will be able to provide fashion industry with something which does not exist at the moment”. Such are the […]
Il Sole 24 Ore has published an article about it today. Its headline has drawn our attention quite immediately because of a bunch of key words, which prove to be extremely “sensitive” to us. Here it is: “Fully sustainable 100%, from raw materials to selling stores”. The article is an interview given by Michael Burke, […]
It is the usual story, at this point. Nordstrom give up exotic leather and fur and, in the same way as other stores and brands did when they formerly made the same announcement, adorn that choice, as a first step, with a sort of avant-gardism. “Acting as a leading retailer in the fashion industry – […]
The pandemic has been a rather unexpected (and unpredictable) blow deeply affecting Italian leather tanning industry throughout 2020. Yet, however, CRV has not prevailed. Gianni Russo, President of UNIC – Italian Tanneries and owner of Russo di Casandrino, based in Campania, is sure about that. “The pandemic will have some lasting effects for a long […]
The alliance is as across-the-board as ever and, most of all, united. Associations representing global leather industry are part of that coalition. Among others, ICT (International Council of Tanners) and UNIC – Italian Tanneries, together with a large group of associations and confederations you will read about in the next few lines. They all have a […]
