In an interview with weekly Paris Match, Longchamp’s production manager, David Burgel, outlined the criteria for admission to the 3 professional qualification centers for leather craftsmen, held in partnership with the French government and the employment agency Pôle Emploi . “The only requirements are talent and motivation, there are no age restrictions or school qualifications” […]
Edmund Hillary, the first climber to reach the peak of Mount Everest in 1953, had 6 pairs of leather gloves in his equipment. And today, on the 65th anniversary of the climber from New Zealand’s achievement (made with sherpa Tenzing Nongay), the canvas bag containing his equipment has been brought to the patrimony of the […]
The tensions surrounding trade with China, though it has hit the raw material for the tanning segment irregularly, has left a mark. And so, the balance sheet for salted and wet-blue US leather, for the January 2018 – October 2018, has decreased sales in the aggregate region of China-Hong Kong, by 12% in volume and […]
A new training standard for the future manufacturers of the leather industry is now present in England. Giving the news is UK Leather Federation, announcing the approval of the new parameters by the British job training institute (Institute for Apprenticeship). The result finally arrived after two years of efforts by numerous businesses in the leather […]
The leather goods’ industry is the force behind France’s industrial development. Montereau-Fault-Yonne, a city located 90 kilometers from Paris, has changed its look in the last few years, and is growing fast. The merit? It goes to the financial and production sites, such as that of Hermès, that have opened there. Here, not far from […]
Going from Gucci’s revenue goals in the shortest possible period, to Lineapelle’s leading position and the excellence of Italian leather represented by UNIC. Here are the 12 numbers that we have selected to tell you about 2018.
THE STYLISTS TRANSFORM A MAXI-EVENT IN CHINA INTO A HUGE SELF-HARMFUL COMMUNICATION NIGHTMARE.
HOW? WITH THE WRONG PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN, AND THE POOR MANAGEMENT OF THIS SOCIAL-MEDIA CRISIS. THE OUTCOME OF THESE
SHORTCOMINGS IS A BOYCOTTING CAMPAIGN OF THE D&G BRAND, THAT HAS ALREADY CAUSED DAMAGE IN THE ONLINE SEGMENT.
THE ONES THINKING THIS IS ONLY A MARKETING MATTER ARE WRONG: TODAY, EVEN MORE SO IN BEIJING, NO ASPECT CAN BE UNDERESTIMATED
Cotance, the European federation of tanning national associations, together with CICB, the association of Brazil’s leather manufacturers, have sent a joint letter to negotiators who are currently committed to writing the free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur (for the records, things are going rather slowly). It is going to be a valuable […]
European Parliament has approved, to a definite extent, the free trade agreement, signed by European Union and Japan, to remove customs duties on 96% of products exported from Europe. Among commodities that will benefit from the deal, signed in 2016 after long negotiations, we mention leather shoes, whose duties will be reduced from 30% down […]
150 people participated in the event, while representing the best fashion attitude for which Guangzhou leather industry stands out. Lineapelle provided them with a rather unique cultural opportunity: to discover and, at the same time, to look deeply into the distinguishing top quality of Italian leather. It is no coincidence that the name given to […]
After reinforcing throughout 2018, Lineapelle looks ahead at 2019 while aiming to enhance its global identity as a business experience and a paramount landmark, in terms of style and innovation, for the international leather industry. Lineapelle is heading for its 96th edition (scheduled at Fieramilano Rho, on 20-22 February 2019, focusing on summer 2020) while […]
ICEC, the Institute of Quality Certification for the Leather Sector, on an international scale, provided Conceria M2 with the Certification of Traceability of Raw Hides and Skins. The company, headquartered in Santa Croce sull’ Arno, specialized in finished materials for leather, is the first one to certify bovine splits: such leather, which derives from the […]
The aim is to find some valuable solutions to the actual quality deterioration of a niche tanning raw material, most loved and demanded by the market top end: namely, Spanish entrefino lamb. 8 specialized tanneries, the most important ones in Europe, are involved in the project: Russo di Casandrino (Italy); Riba Guixa, Colomer/Ledexport, Inpelsa and […]
“Vegan leather is just a terrific marketing expedient. It is said to be ethical and little expensive, but it’s not really like that. As a matter of fact, that is the latest way they weighed down the market, most of all fast fashion, by using more and more polyurethane and polyester, therefore considerably polluting our […]
“Coach aim to become a global lifestyle brand, though leather, which has been our core business for 77 years, will be of paramount importance in the years to come as well”. This is a very meaningful excerpt taken from a long interview, granted by Joshua Schulman, president and chief executive officer of Coach (Tapestry group), […]
Ubrique wants to rise from its own ashes, as phoenix used to do in the past. In fact, companies based in the small leather cluster located in the area around Cadiz, in the south-west of Spain, are striving hard to entice luxury fashion brands: for the records, some fashion houses have already been hooked (according […]
In 2017, France’s exports of shoes accounted for 3,2 billion euros: well done then. Yet, on the other hand, as emphasized by insiders and professionals, at the same time France’s imports of shoes accounted for 6,7 billion euros. That is why French domestic market is mastered and controlled by products made in Italy, Spain, Portugal, […]
Chanel said stop to exotic hides and skins. The fashion brand based their decision on a few supply chain problems, as sustainability and traceability provided by suppliers were not reliable enough. Most likely they believed they were doing something good for animals and wildlife. They were wrong indeed, though. In fact, the brand’s choice is […]
To begin with, Bruno Pavlovsky, president of Chanel, has pointed out: “Nobody forced us to do it: it was our decision, a free choice”. Shortly after, a sharp twist: the French fashion brand says stop, for their next collections, not only to fur (many other competitors made the same decision about that) but also to […]
At this point the aim is well known: to reach two billion dollars in terms of turnover. Such is the plan to achieve the accomplishment: to put together made in Italy manufacturing, shoes, bags and a lot of leather. A meaningful preview of the project was shown in New York, during the presentation of the […]
