Leather is on a rollercoaster. Data on exports by Spain, United States and Brazil shows discordant signs. The numbers confirm that there is a high incidence of the global dynamics on commerce, for example: the bump of positive Covid cases in some countries and the fight against the same virus with harsh lockdowns, such as […]
The Indian leather industry’s export target stands at over USD 6 billion in 2023. This is predicted by CLE (Council for Leather Exports). The sector’s foreign sales in the fiscal year are thus estimated to grow by more than USD 1 billion compared to 2022. The optimism stems from the important demand coming especially from […]
An exciting start, it promises to give meaning and constructiveness to the expectations of the 119 exhibiting companies. A fair that has returned to the Big Apple at the exact moment when the euro and dollar reach currency parity. The edition of Lineapelle New York dedicated to the Fall-Winter 2023-2024 season began yesterday (and ends […]
There are many opportunities for Italian handbags in the USA. Because many local brands are restructuring their supply chain, getting away from Asia: this means that they are looking for new suppliers. These same brands, moreover, are currently undergoing a repositioning process (higher) to meet the public’s demands in terms of social and environmental sustainability....
Leather goods and footwear are the boosters behind the recovery of the fashion and luxury segments. That’s the opinion of Claudia D’Arpizio, senior partner at Bain & Company, which during the opening ceremony of the 35th edition of Milano Unica, presented an analysis of the industry. The sale of handbags, leather goods and shoes, allowed the...
So far, there had already been a few fashion bigwigs who were lukewarm about initiatives such as NFT, fashion shows in the metaverse and investments in bitcoin. But Jonathan William Anderson (pictured) dismisses cryptofashion in an interview with Il Foglio, as no one ever done before. “Fashion is a modern device, but it does not...
Niche luxury keeps on growing. Brands that bring reactivity, more exclusivity, customization and manage, alike large brands, to intercept the segment’s growth. For example: Valstar, apparel brand founded in Milan in 1911 with an Italian identity, production and choice of materials. Its lead product is the Valstarino, leather jacket created in 1935 and inspired by...
It’s an old fashion rule: those who want to be cool must add a touch (perhaps a lot) of leather to their look. Interestingly, the rule, whatever its detractors may say, is still valid. In fact, very valid. Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin stole the attention of half the world by appearing at the Ruisrock...
An ancient leather shoe emerged from the past. A group of speleologists from Cheshire, in England, has brought to light the finding after an expedition inside a cobalt mine. The mine was closed off in the first half of the 19th century, when extraction activities stopped. The shoe could have been used by one of […]
Ewaso Ngiro Tannery is one step away from reaching its maximum production capacity. The tannery in which Kenya’s government invested 1.5 billion Shillings (about 12.4 million euro), is now working at “89% capacity”, reads an article from local press following a visit by national authorities. There is however faith that, once sourcing mechanisms have been set […]
Low offers for leather from Eid-ul-Azha. Like every year, raw materials’ traders have recovered the waste from the sacrificial rites enacted. The price though, continues to get lower. A big hit for operators, as they had warned clients to pay their debts or they would stop collecting the material. And so, the costs, along with […]
Well, what do tanners think of Première Vision‘s new calendar, which has chosen July instead of September for the presentation of its winter collections? The opinion seems to be positive. At the Parisian fair, traditionally, they seek the first check with French brands (and French-owned brands). And, as the managing director of Première, Gilles Lasbordes,...
The curtain falls in Tokyo and rises in Berlin. In the Japanese capital, trade fair Moda Italia closed on July 7, hosting Shoes from Italy. On the same day in Germany, Premium Berlin kicks off. Japan and Germany are two important markets for the Italian leather area. The latest financial studies give the former in […]
Fueled by price tags’ increments, the results of luxury brands during the 2nd quarter will surprise investors. That’s the summary of HSBC, which sees Europe, Japan and South Korea growing, while the USA will confirm the positive trend and China carries concerns over the (inevitable) impacts of its zero-Covid policy. HSBC believes the luxury industry […]
The US is booming. Beijing is in quicksand due to zero policy Covid. Europe is watching the war scenario in Ukraine with fear and great uncertainty. Here, then, the US is the alternative driving the market. Although HSBC expects US growth to slow in the second quarter of 2022. May and June, in fact, may...
Five inputs for a truly green fashion ecosystem. Cotance, alongside European organisations representing the textile, clothing and footwear industries, suggests them. The teamwork has developed a strategy that defines the transitional path from a linear to a circular business model. While on the one hand the industry players chart the course to be followed, on […]
India’s leather chain is trying to get out of the crisis. But the high number of taxes is slowing the recovery. The Indian government announced the creation of a new footwear cluster in the city of Panapakkam. This site should help the local tanning industry as well, which in the meanwhile must deal with a […]
Lineapelle New York (13 and 14 July) will bring a preview of fashion trends for Autumn-Winter 2023-2024 to the United States. 119 (60 Italian and 59 foreign) will be at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan, including 91 tanneries, 8 producers of accessories and components, 13 of fabrics and synthetics, and 7 of chemicals and other […]
There is one point on which sensations converge at Première Vision, a fair whose autumn-winter collection presentation edition is being held for the first time in July, and not in September. Organisers and exhibitors converge on the assessment that, until the pandemic shock can be said to be completely overcome, a fair should be evaluated...
There is a green material, virtuous for historical and industrial reasons: leather. And there is a wide public that, while wishing for a more sustainable fashion, categorically rejects leather itself. For “a complex of sociological reasons”, to put it in courtly terms. Or, more simply, out of prejudice. It’s quite a paradox, what emerges from...
