France is losing its shoe factories. After Clergerie, another leading shoe manufacturer is in trouble. Groupe Royer has applied to the Commercial Court of Rennes for administration. This will enable it to tackle its financial difficulties. 260 people are affected. The French footwear industry is shrinking more and more. The same is happening in retail....
Identity, quality, history. These are the three strengths that enable artisan footwear companies to compete in the market. With limited resources, they play in a different league to the big brands. Here’s how the footwear manufacturers Eveet in Trepuzzi (Lecce) and Francesco Sacco in Casavatore (Naples) are facing the challenges of the market. The three...
Two million dollars have been allocated to the purchase and resale of luxury handbags — a move following a successful test carried out in recent months, in which Hermès Kelly and Birkin bags were bought and then resold for a profit of 40.9 per cent. For some time now, certain models of luxury leather goods […]
Piñatex failed. From pineapple yellow, to red in the accounts. The company that produces the material made from pineapple leaf fibers is now bankrupt. So are attempts to improve the financial situation through capital injections. The company tried to find a buyer, but the search ended in vain. Piñatex’s dream of becoming an alternative to […]
There is something profoundly human in Ivana Omazic’s approach to fashion. Something that cannot be measured in seasons, but rather in gestures, in listening, in respect. As Creative Director of 1972 DESA — the Turkish brand with deep roots in leather craftsmanship — Omazic presented her Spring/Summer 2026 collection “Tulips of Hope” at Lineapelle Designer...
“It doesn’t pay to lower quality to reduce price. It’s a lever that doesn’t pay in the end”. Paolo Lecchi, at the helm of the Ester shoe factory in Garlasco (Pavia), best known for its Ballerina brand, is convinced. The company, founded in 1958, has 50 employees and relies on production split between private label...
The latest (international) damage of the crisis. From Europe to the United States, from luxury to global retail, all are under siege and no one is immune. McQueen’s makes cuts Luxury brand Alexander McQueen, controlled by Kering, is considering laying off 55 people at its headquarters in London, equivalent to about 20% of the total...
In the occasion of Fashion Graduate Italia 2025, Lineapelle and Piattaforma Sistema Formativo Moda ETS have launched an initiative designed to celebrate emerging talent and promote a culture of responsible design. The competition, Next Gen Leather Designers, is aimed at students from Italian fashion schools, inviting them to explore leather as a creative and sustainable […]
Intreccincantiere 2025 has celebrated four distinct visions of creativity. The eleventh edition of the competition, promoted by Manifattura di Domodossola in collaboration with Lineapelle and Banco BPM, successfully ended in Milan. Hosted in the elegant setting of the Museo Bagatti Valsecchi, the event paid tribute to emerging talents in fashion, leather goods, footwear and design […]
“The European Commission’s proposal to amend the EUDR is yet another profound disappointment that we must endure from Brussels”. Fabrizio Nuti, president of UNIC – Italian Tanneries, makes no attempt to hide his frustration at the Commission’s U-turn on the anti-deforestation regulation: the assurances of a postponement and simplification have been entirely disregarded. “The Commission […]
Markets, creativity, pricing, through to acquisitions made (Versace) or imagined (Armani). In the conference call following the publication of the quarterly report (+6% in revenues), CEO Andrea Guerra (in photo) unveiled the strategies of Prada group, and pointed out how both Prada and Miu Miu have accelerated in terms of leather goods offering. Prada Group’s […]
In the third quarter of 2025, Kering improves, Gucci stops the bleeding, and the stock market believes even more in the turnaround, partly because other drastic decisions to reduce debt will come, such as closing stores, refinancing and selling real estate, and eliminating non-core assets. COO Jean-Marc Duplaix used the expression “there are no sacred...
With the quarterly reports of Ferragamo, Zegna and Piquadro, some companies are once again smiling. Because the three Italian brands managed to reach the “plus” sign despite a very difficult environment. Who is smiling? Ferragamo for sure Salvatore Ferragamo ended the third quarter with a revenue of 221 million euro, +1.7% at constant exchange rates...
“We’ve already paid our dues, we’ve already suffered enough. I don’t see 2026 as shrouded in fog — there’s already a glimmer of light since September. It will be a more stable, more positive year, with greater certainty than 2025. There will be a restart”. Matteo Mastrotto, CEO of Rino Mastrotto Group (pictured), has always...
The funding threshold for development programmes proposed by SMEs within the fashion supply chain has been lowered to EUR 1 million. Confindustria Accessori Moda (CAM) welcomes the measure introduced in the SME Bill. However, its president, Giovanna Ceolini (pictured), highlights the urgent issues still awaiting resolution. The association representing the leather supply chain also took […]
January-August 2025: import grows, French leather rethinks itself In January-August 2025, the trade balance for French leather contracts. This is highlighted in Alliance France Cuir’s cyclical note: exports drop by 1 percent for raw hides and skins, while imports grow by 4 percent for finished leathers. A double movement that signals a change in flows, […]
The Commission’s turnaround on the EUDR looks like a Halloween prank. In fact, it’s much worse, because it’s not a joke: it’s the real. With a timing that suggests a very poor sense of reality from Brussels, they first said in September that the anti-deforestation regulation would be implemented in 2027, once it had been […]
Nothing and no one stops Hermès. Not even duties and the super euro. China improves, along with leather goods in the third quarter economic data released by the French luxury house. Analysts applaud, the market not so much. Shares were down after the data release. Nothing and no one stops Hermès Much is always expected […]
Because “the cold, energy-efficient process permanently fixes the powder to hides, transforming industrial waste into UV -, water and abrasion resistant textured surfaces – with high grip and improved mechanical performance”. That’s the reason behind the decision of ADI Design Index 2025, which selected Brutus. This year’s decision allows the Turin-based leather clothing brand, which […]
Investments have already been made, and more are on the way. Business developments in the Asian market are promising. Most importantly, the company is preparing to close its 2025 accounts with growth between +10% and +15%. The synergy with Henan Prosper — the Chinese group that Conceria Ausonia joined through Spain’s Colomer 1792 — has […]
