A race for solidarity for Valencia’s footwear industry, hit by DANA in late October is underway. Meanwhile, the local shoe district, the most important in Spain, is suffering the effects of the disaster due to the blockade of the port of Valencia. The condition of the Valencia’s footwear industry The Valencian Community is home to […]
“SMEs are a barrier to innovation”. In other words: they hold it back. According to Cristiano Paccagnella (in the photo), general manager of Omac and vice-president of Assomac, the machinery sector for tanneries, shoe factories and leather goods is made up of companies that are too small, and if they do not innovate they risk...
Luxury is slowness: if it is not such, it is not luxury. A definition that appears meager, but tells the story of the framework on which Loro Piana is founded. The brand in the LVMH orbit, which is about to blow out one hundred candles, continues to design collections without compromising. What is the secret...
Sustainability is, before anything else, a matter of awareness and, consequently, of responsibility. Italian tanneries – from a sectoral point of view – know it well, and all too well all the tanneries that – on an individual level – continuously pursue green goals that go beyond just reducing environmental impact. The Russo di Casandrino […]
“Art and culture are tools that can produce innovation in a new, more human and less formal way”. In other words, they are instruments for development. From this sentence we start to tell you about the event built around it. We are talking about the fifth edition of the Economy of Beauty, the business culture...
So far apart (in appearance). So close (in reality). Leather and mosaic can be particularly similar worlds and the proof comes from Spilimbergo, in the province of Pordenone. Here – since 1932 – is the headquarters of the Friuli School of Mosaic Workers. And here Lineapelle, together with the brand Dudubags and the Friulian tannery […]
Without Russia, the recovery goes through China. Mauro Bergozza, CEO of Bergi (in photo), believes that 2025 will still be a year of transition. The Arzignano-based company, which specializes in manufacturing machinery for the tanning industry, is focusing on artificial intelligence through a consortium that a fashion group has also asked to join. Expectations “There...
The market outlook divides the opinions of upstream companies in the leather industry. Some believe in footwear, others in automotive. China remains a key pawn for the restart, but there are also those who bet on Italy. Here are the opinions of Fabrizio Rissone (BASF), Luis Ramirez Lenci (Pirovano) and Alberto Caliaro (GER Elettronica). The...
Demand for automotive leather is growing in Mexico, but demand for footwear leather is shrinking (drastically). According to Vicente Laud Martínez, president of the Guanajuato Chamber of the Tanning Industry (CICUR), the decline in demand from the footwear industry outpaces the growth in automotive. The situation negative consequences for the local tanning industry. Footwear suffers […]
The 2024 curse also hits Moncler. After a positive six-month period, the Remo Ruffini-led group saw negative signs in third-quarter sales. The difficulty, for now, seems to worry neither the company nor analysts. The curse of 2024 In the first nine months of 2024, Moncler Group sales amounted to 1.87 billion euro, up 3% at […]
Spin 360 estimates the accurate LCA figure for cowhide and Higg Materials Sustainability Index (Higg MSI) is forced to revise its tables. First, by cutting the material impact assessment by 55/67%. And, then, by reducing the score for cowhide by 60% (dropping from 36.8 points to 14.6) on the Global Warming Potential scale. “We are […]
Moms prefer leather for baby shoes. Chicco accepted the challenge and produced a mini-collection of 8 leather models for next summer. “The result of the sales campaign was significantly better than we had expected”, says Luca Pirovano, shoe product director of the Chicco brand (pictured), controlled by Artsana, based in Grandate (Como). Leather shoes for...
“To remain autonomous and continue to grow”. This is the goal of Calzaturificio Dover in Castelfranco di Sotto (Pisa), which is celebrating 50 years of activity. The company was founded by Danilo Bonfanti in 1974. Carrying on his passion for footwear are now his two daughters, Valentina and Patrizia. It was their father who passed...
“With 3D printing I combine technology with the world of craftsmanship and leather”. So says Mattias Gollin, one of the most influential footwear designers of the moment. In recent months he collaborated with Timberland (with “The Timbs” shoes that ended up on the feet of Drake and Kai Cenat), with MSCHF collective and with J...
Adidas calls, Nike answers. The German brand has launched the Samba Vachetta Tan model, made in Italy and in leather. And in the premium sneakers match, the US giant has put a luxury leather version of the Air Force 1 model on the market. While Murphy&Nye chose leather for its first sneaker. The premium sneakers […]
Developing exports in the ASEAN (Southeast Asia) markets. This is the goal of Confindustria Accessori Moda’s participation in the “Discovering Italian Dolce Vita industry” roundtable on Monday, Oct. 28, in Singapore. During the event Claudia Sequi, president of Assopellettieri and vice president of Confindustria Accessori Moda, explained why the Italian fashion accessory product is an […]
Kering’s quarterly is nightmarish. But, at last, faith can be placed in the group’s recovery, as Gucci focuses on leather goods for revival. Meanwhile, a tears and blood approach is needed: layoffs, store closures, and contract renegotiations are Kering’s strategies to protect margins. The group has issued a profit warning stating that it forecasts an […]
Our luxury is not in crisis: Hermès’ word. The fashion house reported a quarter in line with analysts’ expectations, with double-digit growth that its rivals such as LVMH and Kering can only dream of. Revenue from the “Maroquinerie-Sellerie” division, especially, grew 14% at constant exchange rates during the July-September 2024 period. “Our luxury is not […]
The footwear supply chain: there are those who want to create it, those who want to focus on it and those who want to defend it. At Milan Fashion Global Summit 2024, Zegna, Marzotto and Norsa talked about it. Zegna will create its footwear supply chain “Wall Street sees the supply chain as a complexity....
The first half of 2024 saw a small boom in the Japanese market, thanks to the many Chinese who took advantage of the favourable yen exchange rate. A trend that seems to have slackened in the following months. A phenomenon that has only slightly touched the smaller Japanese shoe manufacturers, while the larger ones have...
