Vietnam’s footwear segment sees the end of the crisis. LEFASO (Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association), published the manufacturing results for the 3rd time this fiscal year. Data shows a growth trend, and the association explains it with the nearly complete re-opening of all plants after the vaccination of most workers. Foreign revenue is about...
During the first 10 months of 2021, Italy’s imports of Ukrainian wet-blue had grown 27% on yearly basis. While sales of Italian finished leather in Ukraine were up 17%. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is first and foremost a humanitarian tragedy. In addition, by restricting the activities of the leather segment, the current situation also...
The Kremlin’s trust. And an eye on China and Turkey to substitute Europe in terms of sales and manufacturing. Isolated on the industrial and financial fronts, Russian fashion looks towards the available alternatives. “Every crisis is an opportunity”, said Yulia Kutuzova, designer of the leather goods’ brand by the same name, which sources part of...
Sustainability, certifications, raw material and innovation. Lineapelle’s Green Theatre hosted two days of talks and seminars on current matters and best practices of the leather segment. From animal welfare to the new research tools to understand the environmental impact of the chain’s operators. Those that attended Lineapelle (February 22 – 24), the main fair for […]
For Italian shoes, said Siro Badon (Assocalzaturifici) commenting on the 2021 figures, Japan is a bit of a disappointment. Of course, two premises must be made. The first is that the liberalisation of the Japanese market is a ten-year progressive mechanism that only started in 2019. We are only at the beginning. Second, the last...
Vintage leather jackets reused to create upcycling sneakers. The Tuscan brand Run Of evolves through the Runwastable project. Focus: creating unique pieces. “Also, the right shoe is different from the left one. The first Run Of collection was presented in February 2020 as a start-up and, since then, our brand has grown steadily”, says Livorno-based […]
2021 was generally a good year, because it was a comeback from 2020. But it wasn’t the year the industry returned to pre-pandemic levels, because Italy’s fashion industry is still suffering from the impacts of Covid. It can be clearly seen from the demographics of active companies and employees. That’s why it can be claimed...
It’s time to relive the Fashion Week stage at Palazzo Gorani. On February 23, Mario Dice presented his winter 22/23 collection in the garden of Spazio Lineapelle in Milan. An open-air appointment designed, after years of digital events, to be as close as possible (within the limits of prudence, of course) to the public. A […]
A 2nd round of Questione di Pelle with Cristiano Burani’s presentation. The return to Spazio Lineapelle just a few days after the first event (by Mario Dice on Wednesday, February 23rd), of a show part of Milano Fashion Week, closed on the 28th. Simply put: leather was an absolute lead character on Saturday the 26th in […]
Respectful, aware, elegant. During Lineapelle 99, British designer Aimée Homer presented the new luxury footwear collection of her brand, Aimée Ann Lou. She did so from the booth of Gruppo Dani, a partner in the project that led to the creation of the new line. The Vicenza tannery did not simply supply the designer with...
A tannery that “has future memory“. A play on words that may seem a paradox, but is not. This vision of the future based on the strength of its tradition is shared by the Friulian tannery Presot (Porcia di Pordenone), which celebrated its first 90 years of activity on March 1, 2022. Presot “has future...
In her introductory remarks, Alessia Cappello, Councillor for Economic Development of the Municipality of Milan, defines the event scheduled from on March 13-15 as “one of the most important international fashion and accessory fairs“. With 1,400 brands represented, Micam, Mipel, TheOneMilano and HOMI Fashion&Jewels Exhibitions at Fieramilano Rho, under the slogan #BetterTogether, a trade fair […]
Grids of thermal scanners. Graphic motifs created by the hologram of the logo and an enlarged photo of technical filaments. Ferrari deploys technology for its first fashion show in Milan, where its idea of leather clothing was in pole position, offering a reinterpretation of it according to the carmaker’s own canons of speed. The event […]
“Sophisticated simplicity” at its finest through the use of exclusive materials. Leather takes centre stage: handcrafted, both in the treatment and the new approach to the iconic weave. Original in the choice of colours, shapes and applications. A convincing debut for Matthieu Blazy at Bottega Veneta for Fall Winter 2022/23. It is a debut characterised […]
The made in Italy segment is alarmed by the repercussions of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Footwear and leather goods are the two segments at most risk, while at a global level, the worst case scenario is that the war will push a recession, pushing energy costs and inflation even higher. Alarm for Made...
While Lineapelle’s 2nd day was going on in Milan, Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s endorsement towards the tanning district of Santa Croce sull’Arno and Scandicci’s artisanal know-how arrived. While in Florence to meet with bishops and mayors of the surrounding area, Draghi also visited the manufacturing sites and historic archive of Salvatore Ferragamo. The PM concluded […]
Return to the fair. And stylistic restart. At Lineapelle 99 you could see the desire to express yourself, to give free rein to your imagination through new colours and processes. From almost excessive fluorescent colours to daring combinations, from gritty prints to the most imaginative patterns. The exhibitors at the main international leather and fashion...
Good (again) the second one. Mipel Lab (a project dedicated to Italian sourcing of excellence, organised by Assopellettieri in partnership with Lineapelle) hits the target. And it does so after involving 16 companies in the project, four of which are new entries compared to the debut of last September. Namely: BMB Manifattura Borse, Colonnelli 2.0, […]
Upcycled materials, 3d printing, hi-tech embroideries. And hyper-performing textiles and leather. This and more was offered by A New Point of Materials, the exhibitory space of Lineapelle 99. Now on its 2nd edition after the debut in September 2021, the project dedicated to responsible innovation and in collaboration with C.L.A.S.S. Ecohub and Orietta Pelizzari, hosted an evolved, contemporary and...
Ducati and Poltrona Frau together under the banner of leather. This Business Unit Interiors in Motions division of Poltrona Frau created a special limited and numbered edition of the XDiavel Nera model: only 500 made. The most iconic part? The motorcycle seat, in leather, of course. Together under the banner of leather The new Ducati […]
