ICEC’s activities are expanding, along with its membership and turnover. The General Assembly and Board of Directors meeting held on 27 May painted a picture of a healthy organisation with clear objectives for broadening its scope and action plan. In the early part of 2025 alone, four new members have joined: Po.Te.Co., Confindustria Moda Accessori, […]
The stabs of tanning protectionism continues around the world, mainly because the sector is experiencing a paradoxical conjuncture. As the Trade War fires up among major global powers, openings to trading raw hides or semi-finished stage are being recorded in more countries around the world. There’s s no shortage of news: new ones are coming...
White Line Srl, a tannery in Ponte a Egola (San Miniato) specializing in the processing of exotic leathers for high fashion, got financial support from Mediocredito Centrale (MCC) and UniCredit. The two banks have jointly subscribed to a €3 million minibond, issued under the tool “Made in Italy” program. The eight-year loan will be used...
“I’m turning down orders. I don’t want to expand — I remain an artisan”. At a time when work in the leather supply chain is scarce, Roberto Barbirato, 55, owner of the Department of Leather Technology based in Campagna Lupia (Venice), is taking an unusual stance. Specialising in leather garment finishing, the Venetian company, which...
There are debut collections, and there are those that mark the end of an era. The one unveiled yesterday at Villa Albani Torlonia in Rome seems to speak volumes about the future of Maria Grazia Chiuri at Dior — or at least, it offers a few clues. For the first time, the designer has returned...
While Bain&Co worsened the estimates for the luxury industry’s 2025 (-2% / -5%), Bernstein turns to optimism and improved the forecasts: while it previously predicted a 2% decline in sales from 2024, it now expects the year to close even with the previous year’s results. Influencing the decision was the easing of tensions between the...
It’s time to head to Brussels. On Tuesday, 3rd June, Cotance and UNIC – Italian Tanneries are hosting a workshop titled “EUDR: Is Leather a Driver of Deforestation? – Let’s Bring the Facts to the European Parliament”. This is an important and meaningful event to reaffirm — backed by data — how and why the […]
More changes are underway at Cascale. The former Sustainable Apparel Coalition is saying goodbye to its current (or rather, soon-to-be former) CEO, Colin Browne, who will step down from his role on 31 July 2025 — just one year after his appointment. According to the organisation, the decision to part ways was a personal one. […]
Sleeves that detach from a jacket to form a handbag. Buttons that allow trousers to become adjustable across different sizes. Every detail meticulously considered to make a garment — already long-lasting thanks to the use of leather — even more enduring. Multiple messages are woven into Equilibrio Aureo, the collection by Costanza Barbieri and Giulio...
U.S. leather export is struggling, mainly due to the difficult economic environment and the slowdown in consumption, now present worldwide. The LHCA-Leather and Hide Council of America released data on U.S. leather exports: -17% in the first quarter. -17% in the first quarter Exports of raw hides were down 9% in volume and 17% in...
The French leather industry has felt the full impact of the crisis. No segment of the extensive supply chain — from raw materials to finished products — saw an increase in exports during the first quarter of 2025. This is according to data published by Alliance France Cuir (which brings together 21 federations), compared with...
The Skandia case: how to emerge from a crisis, in times of crisis. From the request for a continuity agreement, requested in January 2023 and approved after one year by the Court of Treviso, to net profit of 3.5 million euro (with which it closed its 2024 financial statements). And on to the desire to...
Luxury companies are on stand-by, as they look to 2026. They hope that, during that year, there will be a revival of the sector, which is currently grappling with a difficult environment and slowing markets (China, the US and Europe). That’s what emerged as analysts’ opinions regarding some of the brands’ moves. For Bain, the...
The struggles of the luxury industry aren’t just afflicting big brands. The crisis is also hitting the solidity of realities such as Giambattista Valli, Chloè and Jacquemus. In fact, as some investigations by Glitz.Paris show, Kering – through Artemis 28 – has intervened to restore solidity to brand Giambattista Valli. In turn, Richemont refinanced Chloé....
“Leaving Italy? No, we have a strong social responsibility. And for Tod’s, it would be impossible”. So said Diego Della Valle, increasingly a champion of Italian craftsmanship, during the television programme Sognatori aired on La7. For the Tod’s founder, no synthetic material will ever replace leather. It’s a particularly rewarding period for both Della Valle […]
Prototyping in France and production in Italy. Holding Moda (now HModa), through its subsidiary HModa France, is setting up a French branch in Aubervilliers (about an hour’s drive from the Eiffel Tower in Paris), where it is relocating its prototyping, R&D, and training activities for leather goods. The operation will be coordinated by former Première...
“Metal accessories aren’t just a detail: they are elements of identity”, reads the strategic study on the metal accessory supply chain carried out by The European House – Ambrosetti (TEHA) commissioned by the Physis Consortium. The association, which represents about forty companies active in the metal accessory supply chain, organized in Florence today, May 22,...
Even Chanel is feeling the strain, but its future lies in leather goods. “You know that Matthieu (Blazy, ed.) has a particular expertise in accessories. So we are doing everything possible to provide the best ecosystem in terms of high-quality leather and the finest raw materials to truly support his creativity”, said Chanel’s Chief Financial […]
“For too long, sustainability requirements have been dropped from the top, by us brands. We need to rethink the way we collaborate with our supply chain”. These are the words of Yoann Regent, Sustainability Director of Bottega Veneta (in photo), spoken on stage of the Stati Generali della Pelletteria Italiana held last May 15, in...
Only a week ago Valentino Bags Lab had gone into receivership for alleged irregularities in the production chain. Today, however, Dior closes a 2 million deal with the Antitrust, as well as a series of commitments to be fulfilled to make the supply chain regular and virtuous. The investigation ends without a finding of wrongdoing,...
