Hermès’ sales have increased in Asia of +8% (with Japan at +9%), in Europe by +7% and in America of +8%. The result is that Hermès’ turnover grew by 9% in the third quarter 2016 at current exchange rates, reaching 3.6 billion euros of sales in the first 9 months of the year. Star of […]
It was 2011 when French LVMH took over the Roman jeweller Bulgari, whose business also includes a division of high-end leather goods and accessories, through a tender. Five years later, after the successful operation, Consob (The National Commission for Companies and the Stock Exchange) has inflicted a fine of 850,000 Euros “for market abuse”. In […]
According to INDEC, the Argentinean National Institute of Statistics, 2016 has seen Argentine decreasing its consumption of shoes and leather accessories by over 30%. For example, INDEC has registered a shortfall of about 28 million unsold footwear or even no longer produced. Alberto Sellaro, President of the Argentine footwear manufacturers, labelled the situation as ‘horrible’. […]
In preparation for the holiday shopping season, some luxury retailers such as Nordstrom, Bloomingdale’s and Barneys New York, will put on their shelves a reduced selection of bags. Their aim is to “differentiate themselves from the competitors “considering that the offering has become excessively (and dangerously) homogeneous. “By reducing the variety of collections offered and […]
Nothing but fog for the Tod’s group but Della Valle is optimistic: the “gommino” is the light at the end of the tunnel. The Tod’s group closed the first nine months of 2016 with a revenue of 757.7 million euro, down by 3.7% at current exchange rates (-4.4% at constant exchange rates). As far as […]
The decision, we have been told from Hong Kong, was made, first and foremost, having consulted the organisers of the main exhibitions in the sector, starting from Lineapelle. This procedure was deemed necessary in order to avoid any “overlaps or clashes that might be generated” by bringing forward APLF, the event scheduled for March 2018 […]
What were the new elements featured in the last edition of Lineapelle? A selection of products sighted in FieraMilano Rho from 20-22 September 2016 has been collected and presented in a special page of the event web site with a wide array of images. From leathers with brand new finishes to hand-made fabric processing techniques, […]
“The hub of art, creativity, automotive advanced concept development and hands-on learning for students”. This is how Lear Corporation, leading supplier of interiors for the car industry, defines the new centre for innovation opened in Detroit in synergy with the College for Creative Studies (CCS) and the Wayne State University (WSU). The American company has […]
First the preview at theMicam, then the celebration in grand style at the Venice Film Festival, and finally its consecration in China. On Wednesday 26 October, Niente per Caso, the film produced by the Consorzio Vero Cuoio Italiano (the Real Italian Leather Consortium) to promote the Cuoio di Toscana brand (with Bond girl Caterina Murino […]
There are people designing a radiant system to be installed on the finish of the leather interiors to heat the passenger compartment more effectively than in current models that feature the resistor under the leather, which is a natural insulator. There are also people working on the positioning of sensors on the steering wheel leather […]
United States – a healthy market for footwear? No, imports fell in the first six months of the year. Japan in crisis? No, shoe purchases from abroad increased in the first half of the year. Unstoppable China? No, footwear exports between January and June collapsed. Let’s start with the USA, responsible for 20.8% of world […]
Visitor numbers up at CHIC Shanghai, while in Germany there are those thinking about Africa and shoes. The Chinese event (837 labels on show, from 21 countries and with around 50 Italian fashion companies) closed its doors with a significant increase in visitors (+15% compared to last year’s edition), reaching 65,700. For footwear, the March […]
Sorting out the protocols and existing guidelines and those already being applied by the big leather brands. Selecting the best of all of these in every field and developing new ones in those areas where they don’t exist. Drawing up a document that sets out the agreement between brands and suppliers on issues involving chemicals […]
Bob Dylan’s grandfather was a shoe manufacturer, and Bob contributed (perhaps unknowingly) to launching the Clarks brand and has written songs about shoes. The new Nobel Literature laureate’s paternal grandfather, Zigman Zimmerman, lived in Odessa in Ukraine, where he had a large shoe factory. He fled to the USA as a victim of the 1905 […]
The collaboration between Maserati and the Ermenegildo Zegna brand is continuing and becoming stronger. After the capsule collection of leather clothing and accessories produced exactly a year ago, the two luxury brands are now presenting “Zegna-Maserati SS 2017” in parallel with the arrival of the Suv Levante in the United Kingdom. The new collection, available […]
A two-year (renewable) contract and gross salary of 120,000 euros with additional bonus, for someone who is willing to move to Naples (where the institute is based) and above all, who has great expertise in the sector and a clear industrial plan in mind. The Stazione Sperimentale per l’Industria delle Pelli e delle Materie Concianti […]
In Paris, where fashion week is closing today, a great focus on bags and shoes. And ample space for leather. Alexander McQueen has proposed waterproof boots and boots decorated with metal reinforcements. Loewe has used leather for bags (orange or striped maxi shopping bags), shoes, cloaks and accessories: a calla lily in handmade calfskin presented […]
In 2015, EU customs intercepted 41 million fake products, up 15% on the previous year. The economic activities most damaged by the assault of counterfeit products are, together with those for body care and eyewear, those in the fashion industry. Counterfeit footwear worth €58 million, clothing products worth €48 million, bags worth €57 million and […]
GDS reverses its steps. Next year the Düsseldorf fair board will move its July event to September, following the group of leather-area shows that, after pushing hard for earlier dates, is now back-pedaling. Precise days have not, however, been announced. For GDS the risk of remaining slated for July was very high since the past […]
Clogs and slippers. Thick soles and pointed toes. More than a fashion trend, originality starred on the runway in Milan Fashion Week, starting with Gucci’s super-wedgies and going on to Cavalli’s (Tyrolean-style) sabots and the (particularly imaginative) clogs from D&G. Tons of trim and accessories: feathers, furs, colored laces. Example: Diesel Black Gold high-rise boots […]
