On September 23 European Environment Commissioner, Jessika Roswall, announced a one-year delay in the implementation of the Anti-Deforestation Regulation. On October 21 the Commission contradicted itself: the due diligence obligations under the EUDR will apply to medium-sized and large enterprises as early as December 30 2025, as planned. Only small and micro enterprises will have […]
Thirty-seven years, seventy-six shows, a vision carved in time. Véronique Nichanian, artistic director of Hermès menswear since 1988, has announced that the January collection will be her last. “Now feels like the right time to hand over the baton”, she told Le Figaro. An announcement that marks the end of an era defined by quiet […]
Who goes up and who goes down. China, Italy, Spain and Turkey down, while Portugal and Southeast Asian countries on the rise. This is the dashboard of world footwear according to the latest 2025 data collected by APICCAPS, the Portuguese association of footwear, leather and component manufacturers, association that publishes the World Footwear Yearbook every […]
Obuv Mir Kozhi went better than expected. On 16 October, the three-day footwear and leather goods fair closed its 63rd edition at Pavilion 57 of Moscow’s VDNH exhibition centre. Here’s the assessment of some of the exhibitors attending the event, which hosted more than 80 brands from Italy, Spain, Belarus, Russia, San Marino and France....
Innovation breeds optimism. That’s the anti-crisis recipe of Todesco, a company based in Creazzo, near Vicenza, that specialises in leather finishing systems. Its investments in innovation are yielding the expected results, and the business continues to grow despite its core clients operating in the struggling automotive sector. Yet for Todesco, 2025 is shaping up to...
An acquisition born from the need to manage a generational transition in the best possible way. Dutch leather representative Maasleder, based in Waalwijk, has acquired Van Oosterum Leder, headquartered in Raamsdonksveer. The deal — as explained by Van Oosterum’s CEO, Evert van Oosterum, in an online statement — “secures the future of the family business”. […]
The global leather market is in trouble, and tensions are running through tanneries around the world. This news brings us three cases from the United States and Argentina, where workers are agitating to improve conditions or (more mundanely) to save employment. The tensions running in tanneries Let’s start with those in review but that are […]
The market is appreciative of LVMH’s results: in the aftermath of the release of the quarterly statement, shares of the French giant opened up 14%. The July-September results could represent a turning point for LVMH and the entire luxury sector, but caution is in order, especially after hearing the comments of LVMH’s CFO Cecile Cabanis...
An appointment to talk about business development opportunities between Italy and Paraguay, especially in view of the EU-Mercosur agreement. And, at the same time, to discuss the EUDR, the anti-deforestation regulation that looms as a threat to relations between the two countries (as well as between the European Community and many global suppliers). On Tuesday, […]
Conflicting forces are once again shaping international relations. On one side, there are those still advocating for openness — such as Cotance, which, together with 25 EU industrial associations, is pushing for the swift ratification of the EU–Mercosur free trade agreement. On the other, there is Donald Trump (pictured), who has injected fresh adrenaline into...
Grappling with the production chain, the price war and consumer demands: here is the scenario that shoe companies must expect. “The shoe and fashion industry is experiencing a moment of transition”, says Marguerite Le Rolland of Euromonitor, analyzing present and future worldwide. There could be good news for Italy. Volatility is the new normal Euromonitor...
The time of de Meo is here. The CEO of Kering, who took the reins of the giant in mid-September, seems to have a clear strategy, and within days of his appointment he decided to convene hundreds of executives to share a new approach. A vision, his own, already put down in black and white […]
The fashion month that has just wrapped up was far from an ordinary season of shows. Paris, above all, offered glimpses of renewal — long-awaited debuts, second acts and refreshed visions that, in part, redefined the language of luxury. A positive shift, given that buyers are saying yes, as reported by MF Fashion. Buyers spoke...
With the exhibition closing on 25 September, Lineapelle — a true laboratory of ideas and innovation — has embarked on its world tour with an ambitious yet essential goal: to share new visions. Visions that move beyond the tangible nature of materials to explore the intersections between craftsmanship, fashion, colour and artificial intelligence. First stop: […]
“Global methane emissions from oil production are 15 times higher than IOGP (International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, ed.) estimates. Those for Russia are 10 times higher and those for Saudi Arabia as much as 40”, claims the study that LCA experts from the nova-Institute research center conducted on behalf of Renewable Carbon Initiative […]
“In a market with no forward planning, it’s the quickest to meet customer demand who wins”. So says Antonio Amalfitano, Head of Purchasing and Sales at Bottega del Cuoio, a company based in Casandrino (Naples) that specialises in handcrafted belts for men and women. Founded in 1950 by Mario Autore, the business is now run...
The crisis has turned into an opportunity for GSC Group, which is investing and moving forward. The chemical company based in Montebello Vicentino (Vicenza), which develops and produces auxiliaries for the tanning industry, has opened a 6,500-square-metre Leather Innovation Hub in the nearby town of Zermeghedo — a facility the company describes as “unique”. GSC’s...
“Are we really sure production volumes from 2022 won’t return? I wouldn’t be so certain”. So says Alex Corsico, CEO of Comelz, a company based in Vigevano (Pavia) specialising in cutting machines for leather and synthetic materials for the footwear industry. Corsico sees a market that remains sluggish but is beginning to show signs of...
The first step of the “veggie burger ban”, i.e., the regulation banning expressions that invoke the imagery of meat to sell plant products, was taken, as The European Parliament voted with 532 votes in favor, 78 against and 25 abstentions on amendments to the CMO (common organization of agricultural markets) regulation. The vote approves, above […]
The Italian tanning industry mourns the loss of one of its founding figures—an entrepreneur who helped shape an industry that became a global leader. At the age of 84, Bruno Mastrotto has passed away. A key figure in Veneto’s tanning district, he played a central role, from the mid-1950s onward, in the creation and growth […]
