You pay 6.5 million euros and you buy two cars. Aston Martin offers a package consisting of two cars, not sold individually: DBS GT Zagato, produced in only 19 units, and DB4 GT Zagato Continuation. Needless to say, the two cars will be the most expensive Aston Martins ever. The partnership with Zagato Aston Martin […]
“Leather is leather”. CHANEL works on its future, consolidates the supply chain and establishes a production and innovation centre together with 19M. But the brand has an unshakable certainty: as far as material research can go, some pillars will not change. One above all: leather. Pavlovsky’s word Bruno Pavlovsky, president of CHANEL, explains the plan […]
The video that has gone viral (as it’s called nowadays) is one that rather than showcasing the (negative) moment of South America’s tanneries, it proves the invaluable service that tanning offers to society and environment. The clip was created in Argentina at the end of September, when it filmed a truck filled with raw hides […]
The foreseen and disruptive growth of Australia-based brand RM Williams could attract buyers such as VF Corp. Or, finance giants such as Fosun or Lunar Capital, just as well as Australian investors. Investment bank Goldman Sachs has, in fact, opened up the sale of the brand owned by L Catterton (created in 2016 from the […]
Rompa Tanneries changes owner and name. Vitelco, a Dutch company with a long experience in the transformation of veal leather (part of Pali group since 1990), has acquired 100% of the tannery in Oost Gelre, now renamed Vitelco Leather BV. Pali (one of the largest livestock and meat producers in Europe) now manages the development...
Salted leather and wet blue exports from the United States have lost 33% of their value and 17% of their volume on yearly base, during the first 8 months of 2019. The data was elaborated from USDA (United States Department of Agriculture), and published by USHSLA (US Hide Skin and Leather Association). The reading is […]
“Dear Donald Trump, please avoid taxing Chinese leather goods imports”: signed Tapestry and USHSLA. The association of raw material tanning traders has signed the request of the US fashion group to USTR, representative for the United States of America, as well as a member of the executive office of the President. The two institution appeal […]
Export is decreasing, there are concerns over the future and health risks. India’s leather chain is undergoing a challenging period as it is impacted by two main factors: on one side is the commercial war between the United States and China, while on the other is the forced shut-down of Kanpur’s tanneries which has recently […]
LVMH are stronger than Hong Kong riots, as fashion and leather goods are outstandingly overwhelming. The luxury French giant has made public the financial data about 2019 third quarter and the first nine months of the year: in the period, revenues have been increasing by 16%, therefore reaching 38.4 billion euros (+11% at fixed rates […]
At the end of 2019, Montblanc’s revenues may reach 1 billion euros. While speaking to Il Sole 24 Ore, Nicolas Baretzki, chief executive officer of the brand, currently controlled by Richemont group, said he would not worry that much if by chance they did not succeed in notching the goal this year. Just for the […]
A brand new factory for Ecco Leather, which is the leather tanning division of the Danish footwear group. President Dieter Kasprzak (together with Zhang Binna, deputy director of Tong’an Chinese district) inaugurated a high-technology leather cutting new plant. The facility, situated in Xiamen, is undoubtedly going to enhance the group’s development in the area, which […]
“Yes, there is a vegan movement, it is quite evident. Yet, I think it will not be able to jeopardize the whole leather tanning industry”. Skip Horween is striving to draw the general attention back to tangible data. Two weeks ago, PETA bought a vertical billposting on a billboard, situated just a few metres far...
Nigeria’s leather industry is about to get support and financial aid from Europe. In fact, as reported by a number of local daily newspapers, the European Union, together with the German Society for International Cooperation, will soon start a partnership project with Nigeria’s government. The aim is “to support and develop the industry, as they […]
From the most classic, smooth and single-coloured leathers to those presenting the most extreme processing. Visitors requests to exhibitors at Lineapelle 97 (which closed last Friday at Fieramilano Rho) tell of an attraction of opposite poles. On the one hand, naturalness is sought. On the other hand, tanneries are required to demonstrate they know how […]
CHANEL‘s appetite is not going to calm down. The French brand has not only acquired (last July) Tuscan tannery Samanta. Not only they are about to finish the same operation by becoming the owner of Degermann‘s French drums. As reported by US Women’s Wear Daily newspaper, CHANEL has put in its portfolio 40% of the […]
By 2022 Hermès will create its second leather workshop in the Ardennes. It was announced by the fashion house, thus confirming a rumour that has being around for some months now. On Friday October 4th, top management of Hermès announced the beginning of works to expand production in the French region. Which means the opening […]
A job that lasted over two years and a half. A victory not simply (very) important, but also particularly significative. UNIC – Italian Tanners and Cotance, convinced the General Leadership of the European Union’s Environment, to intervene and clarify the limits imposed on PFOS “in leather and covered leather”. The problem The acronym stands for...
Maison Soler creates a new line of ostrich leathers. The tannery, which define itself as “artisanal”, adds the product to its catalog at the request of French ostrich farmers themselves, who, within borders of the Hexagon, no longer find possible customers for their raw hides. “In France, no one is tanning any more – says […]
The first explanation, the simplest one, is that green and red are Lineapelle97 colours simply because they filled the fair spaces and areas. In fact, at Fieramilano Rho, on October 2-4, all of the exhibition setups had green nuances. Conversely, Trend areas, which are the place where Lineapelle Fashion Committee pinpoints and selects the style […]
Opening to new ideas, with other teams in the same brand, looking at new products coming from suppliers, opening to new sources of inspiration. Liz Alessi is Coach Material Development vice-President: she is the one who selects materials for the collections of accessories created by Tapestry group’s flagship brand. While addressing the audience at Lineapelle […]
