CEO Michael Burke‘s front row presence at Martine Rose‘s fashion show ignited the gossip. Many wanted to see a clue about Louis Vuitton’s future, whose men’s line awaits the appointment of a creative director. According to some, Rose could be a candidate to succeed Virgil Abloh. From a hypothesis to a certainty. Because in the […]
Men’s leather apparel took off. But manufacturers prefer to not be overly optimistic. In 2021, export grew by 2.9%, at the level of 2019, and for the 1st quarter of 2022, exports grew 27.5% on the same period of 2021. At Pitti Uomo, producers confirmed the positive trend, but they do remember that the comparison...
Pitti Uomo is back. And with the fair, yes, Russian buyers are back in Florence. Pitti, therefore, is back in a sparkling shape, in an edition that closely resembles pre-Covid ones. Many visitors, Italian but above all foreign, visited the pavilions of the fair on the second day (Wednesday, June 15) and on Thursday morning,...
The goal, in a wide sense, is to “give value to everyday choices. With the objective of improving ourselves and becoming more sustainable”. This mission, for Dani, Vicenza-based tanning group, means making an additional upgrade in a green direction. A step that coincided with the delivery, from DNV, of “the first certification for energy management […]
It’s called Microinnovazione BCN20+. It’s the project focused on using AI to make processes more efficient and that gave the Contest PMI Awards 2022 to BCN Concerie. The award was given by the Osservatorio Innovazione Digitale nelle PMI del Politecnico di Milano. The Pisa-based company was selected from a panelist of 8 finalists. The Contest […]
The presence of Italian tanneries at the Hamburg Aircraft Interiors Expo didn’t go unnoticed. The fair, which took place between June 14th and 16th at the Hamburg Messe, is the main international event for aviation-related design. Gruppo Dani and Gruppo Mastrotto, from Italy, both participated, while looking at international exhibitors there were Muirhead, tannery of the Scottish […]
Antony Morato’s challenge: the search for the “Philosopher’s shoe” in a post-sneaker world. Meanwhile, the brand owned by Essedi and created in 2007 with HQ in Nola (new logistic hub in Piacenza), recorded its best quarter ever during the January-March 2022. At this pace, the company could reach 80 million euro in revenue by the...
The goal: 2 million euro. After the forced pause caused by Covid, Gavazzeni plans on returning to pre-pandemic levels this year (1.5 million euro) to then surpass 2 million in 2023. Created by Dora (company located in Cazzago San Martino Brescia and producing belts, handbags, and leather goods for fashion brands), was created in 2017. Everything they […]
Upcycling, the present frontier. Last Wednesday (June 15th, 2022) ZeroLab opened in Scandicci: the first center for sustainable design and leather upcycling in Italy. The lab was created thanks to the collaboration between Tuscan startup ZeroW and ASPRI (Italian Association for Recovered Leather). The lab operates as a recovery and distribution center, as well as a coworking space,...
A mission to Brussels for UNIC – Italian Tanneries (a member association of Confindustria Moda) which, flanked by Cotance, met with EPP (European People’s Party) MEP Luisa Regimenti. Objective: to make the EU aware of the structural dynamics, economic contingencies and competitive challenges facing Italian and continental leather. A meeting strongly desired by Regimenti (in […]
“Vegan leather, a marketing masterstroke“. Saying it, writing it and sharing it is The New York Times, which goes on to call all those materials “a marketing stunt” to suggest environmental virtues that do not exist. Virtues proven by what the authoritative publication considers to be the real critical front in the matter. Namely: the...
What does suede have to do with a jar of honey? A lot, if the common goal is to safeguard the environment and biodiversity. This is the element that united Evolo – Suede by Conceria Sciarada (Castelfranco di Sotto) and Beeing. That is, the startup engaged in the development of projects dedicated to the protection...
What awaits Gucci’s wonder couple, made up by Alessandro Michele and Marco Bizzarri? Chinese news sources pose the question, and, to fuel the hypothesis behind a managerial evolution of the brand, other clues are popping up, beside those from Gucci’s quarterly results. For example, with regards to the new role that Gucci has said to want to...
Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags closes better than expected. The international exhibition of footwear and volume accessories closes its 97th edition exceeding the threshold of 8,000 visitors. A result that satisfies and, say the organisers, confirms the correctness of an approach that is always international and internationalising. Better than expected Expo Riva Schuh, from Saturday, […]
A rhetorical (and very questionable) question. “Is This the Beginning of the End for Leather?”. Many other questions though, aren’t asked. Business of Fashion published an in-depth article on Bolt Threads, MyloWorks and other startups that study vegan textiles obtained from mycelium, the fiber of fungal origin. There is one detail about the article we...
Chanel negotiates with Italian suppliers and, for this very reason, can’t share more about the terms (simple commercial agreements? Partial acquisitions, Joint Ventures?). Yet, the statement of Bruno Pavlovsky, president of the Fashion division, to Il Sole 24 Ore, is important all the same. First of all, because it confirms that the luxury brand is working...
Bottega Veneta’s 3 moves for sustainability. First: Bottega Series. Second: lifetime warranty for its products. Third: an internal app. What unites the three initiatives is time, both in the sense of timelessness and durability of the products. The idea of the brand owned by Kering is to reduce overall production throughout the years, focusing more...
China will be Gucci‘s booster. To achieve this, parent company Kering has prepared a dedicated approach that includes strengthening local teams under the leadership of former Tiffany executive Laurent Cathala. The Chinese market is particularly important for Gucci. Barclays estimates that the Italian brand gets around 35% of its sales from China, compared to 27% […]
A meeting of excellences: Korean technology and cars on the one hand, Italian leather on the other. This is how Hyung-shik Kang, Consul General of South Korea in Milan (centre, in the photo), commented on the results of the collaboration between Hyundai Transys and Lineapelle. Admiring the prototype of the intelligent and sustainable car of […]
For Chanel, “not trusting suppliers” has become kind of a method. To demand the best. To be vigilant in the search for high-performance materials when it comes to sustainability. This is what Bruno Pavlovksy, president of the fashion sector and chairman of the brand, said. He spoke in Florence at the presentation of the Métiers...
