Portugal’s action might further urge (at last) the European Commission to act faster towards the implementation of regulations about the use of the “leather” term. “In fact, Portugal is planning to put into effect a national law, offsetting the lack of guidelines set by the European Union, to make clear the use of the leather […]
Vans is the second most popular brand among youngsters in the United States of America. Just after Nike, it is going to become the “focus brand” of VF Corp, the group that owns the brand itself. In the meantime, the company keeps going hand in hand with rock and leather. According to the latest survey, […]
LVMH over LVMH. The largest luxury group in the world exceeds its own expectations by performing better then supposed by financial analysts and puts in writing the awareness that, at least for its 70 brands, the fear of a slowdown within the high-end goods’ market isn’t as realistic as it seemed, most of all in […]
More seasons, more accessories. Loro Piana’s parable can be summarized as follows: positioning itself as a very high-end brand supplying winter clothes allowed the brand to assert its status within the fashion system. Now that the brand (80% of which is owned by LVMH), has more universal goals, product and marketing strategies have become a […]
The French leather goods’ chain, strengthened by constantly increasing orders and demand, continues to stimulate the creation of professional training programs and jobs. CFA du Pays de Montbéliard, for example, is working on opening a “new and big school” for future leather goods’ craftsmen. “Lizaine’s laboratories”, should be the name of the future institute, according […]
Raymond Massaro, “le bottier du siècle”, died yesterday being 90 years old. Grandson of the founder of the maison Massaro, he was born in 1929 and, after obtaining his shoemaker diploma in 1947, he went to work in the family business, which he then took over in 1957. After creating the first elastic ballerina for […]
It is a challenge that develops on two levels. There is a first, local one, linked to the needs of development, both stylistic and regarding product, of the Portuguese tannery industry. And then there is an international level, which calls on leather as a whole to respond to the demands of green innovation and the […]
The joint effects of the persistent droughts and sudden floods have hit the Queensland’s region hard, causing an impoverishment of Australia’s livestock industry. Peter Rizzo, ceo of Australian Meat Processor Corporation, explained the situation while speaking to the Internal Affairs Commission of the country’s Senate. “The reports available to us show that the number of […]
Adidas takes the first (productive) steps in Cape Town. The German sportswear giant has collaborated with Shelflife, a South African company, to revisit an historic sneaker using local leather and wood. The project is particular in itself, but it is even more so if we consider that it is the first time that Adidas has […]
On Thursday afternoon, at the World Footwear Congress, which took place in Naples, they sent a “loud and clear” message about Italian leather sustainability, circularity and “top quality”. To begin with, Ana Maria Vasconcelos, owner of Belcinto, a well-known Portuguese leather manufacturing company, and vice-president of APICAPPS, pointed out: “Although I have been vegetarian for […]
The appointment with Expopele 2019, the event organised on April 11th and 12th by APIC (the Portuguese tanning association) at the Museu du Curtume in Alcanena, is approaching. During the two days in the Lusitanian capital of leather, the international players in the supply chain will be able to compare issues such as identity, styles […]
Brazilian leather business gets off on the wrong foot in 2019. In fact, in the first two months of the year, exports of raw hides and skins decreased, in terms of value, by 24.5%, compared to the same period of 2018. As for volumes, overall, from January to February Brazil exported 31.2 million square metres […]
Pakistan’s exports of leather and leather goods keep decreasing. Such is the scenario according to the latest data, made public by Pakistan’s Federal Bureau of Statistics, about the last 8 months of the financial year. From July 2018 to February 2019, exports of “hides and leather finished products” have been driving a 573 million dollar […]
If Bangladeshi tanneries managed to achieve international standards, they would become one of the most important international players in the leather industry. Such is the firm opinion of Professor M Abu Eusuf, from University of Dhaka, and Abul Kalam Azad, president of the Tannery Workers Union: the two of them, who are experts in this […]
So much history lies behind the baseball gloves worn by Pittsburgh Pirates, Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals. So much leather as well. Last March, 28, it kicked off the new season of the Major League Baseball (MLB), which is the American baseball “Premier League”. The players of the three teams, mentioned above, wear in […]
“Leather is not as good as it used to be. Ten years ago the thing that worried me most was the training of artisans. Today my biggest concern is the quality of materials, and this is where we need to invest”. Speaking with the Financial Times, Axel Dumas, 48 year-old CEO of Hermès, raises the […]
“When we use a part of an animal, we are not doing something abnormal, but we are continuing a tradition started by humanity in prehistory. What is new and bad is to use oil to make PVC and other materials: something that started 50 years ago and that is polluting the planet massively. If you […]
Revenue falls while net profits remain stable. Pittards, British brand active in the manufacturing chain of leather gloves, leather goods and leather car interiors, has published its financial data regarding the year that ended on December 31st, 2018. Sales reached 33.34 million euro, down from the revenue of 2017 of 35.4 million, while net profits […]
“The truth is that I am not sure there will be a fourth generation of the Portolano family to continue making gloves”. When discussing the matter with La Prensa, local newspaper, Sebastiàn Portolano doesn’t only refer to the crisis that has affected the Argentinian market as of lately. He also talks about the vocation for...
The Vàrzea Grande plant (Mato Grosso) has the production capacity to handle 2,000 bovines per day. And now Marfrig, Brazilian giant operating in the red meat and leather industry, which bought controlling interests of BRF last December, takes charge of the latter with a strategy that, according to the holding company, aims at optimizing the […]
