During the first quarter of 2025, Italian leather goods declined on all fronts: turnover, exports, domestic consumption and industrial production, reported Assopellettieri’s economic publication, based on the analysis from the Confindustria Accessori Moda Study Center. The schedule for a recovery has been postponed. Italian leather goods decline, starting with exports In the January-March 2025 period,...
APLF closes its 2025 edition without dispelling all market doubts (but, perhaps, that was too much to ask). Around the booths at the Hong Kong fair (March 12-14), there were plenty of buyers and visitor traffic, especially on the first two days. But as far as sales’ feedback, as we said yesterday, time is needed...
Luxury brands are increasing prices but reducing volumes. Meanwhile, Visonà is growing its turnover and providing work to subcontractors left behind by designer labels. This reflects a broader trend in the leather goods market, which in 2024 saw the rise of brands with a lower profile than luxury houses but offering exceptional craftsmanship. One such...
Over 40,000 visitors (40,449 admissions to be precise) attended the trade fairs dedicated to fashion accessories. Micam, Mipel, TheOne Milano (23-25 February) and Milano Fashion & Jewels (22-25 February), all held at Fiera Milano Rho, closed with satisfactory results. 40,449 admissions A total of 1,758 brands exhibited at the accessory shows, 46% of which came...
The fairs start with a good flow during peak hours. Today (Sunday, February 23), Micam (footwear), TheOne Milano by Micam (fur), and Mipel (leather goods) opened their doors at Fiera Milano Rho. They will remain open until Tuesday, February 25, along with Milano Fashion & Jewels (which started yesterday), while waiting for Lineapelle to open […]
Lineapelle is ‘beautiful’. Mipel ‘dynamic’. Micam ‘bold’. TheOne ‘natural’ and Milano Fashion & Jewels is ‘heterogeneous’. 5 adjectives for 5 trade fairs presented at the headquarters of Confindustria Accessori Moda, in the now customary joint press conference to launch their forthcoming exhibition proposal. A set of trade fairs that, never before as in this edition, […]
Developing exports in the ASEAN (Southeast Asia) markets. This is the goal of Confindustria Accessori Moda’s participation in the “Discovering Italian Dolce Vita industry” roundtable on Monday, Oct. 28, in Singapore. During the event Claudia Sequi, president of Assopellettieri and vice president of Confindustria Accessori Moda, explained why the Italian fashion accessory product is an […]
From foundation to black crisis, through tumultuous growth. All in little more than two years. The story of SAL pelletteria is as young as its two founders, brothers Salvatore (30) and Antonio (29) Laino. Who, in 2021, picking up the tradition of a family that has worked in leather manufacturing for five generations, set up...
The brands are there, and in some cases they talk of stable production levels by 2025. But the scenario, with the exception of the most successful companies, does not allow for an immediate recovery in the international high-end market. That is why, at Lineapelle 104, osmotic relationships between large and small entities are appearing. The...
The conquest of new customers and the price battle to challenge the market. With consumers reducing their spending power and cutting back on purchases of clothing and accessories, companies exhibiting at Micam and Mipel (in its third and final day on 17 September) are trying to keep prices as low as possible. Since end consumers...
There will be 1,259 exhibitors from 43 countries. They will set up their booths from 17 to 19 September at Fiera Milano Rho giving life to the 104th edition of Lineapelle, the “leading trade fair platform in the global context of the supply chain for the fashion, luxury and design industry”. An event that, in […]
“The concurrence of the events once again highlights the commitment to build an integrated system, demonstrating the fundamental importance of uniting supply chains that share history and values”. Lineapelle, Simac Tanning Tech, Micam, Mipel, TheOneMilano, and Milano Fashion&Jewels, a.k.a. the global benchmark tradeshows for fashion and luxury supply chain that will open their stands at...
September, the carousel of trade fairs is coming. It starts and finishes in Germany (from Offenbach and Düsseldorf to Munich), touching on three continents. But the crucial stages will be – as usual – in Italy. Precisely in Milan, where the entire supply chain is involved. From producers of leather, materials and accessories to manufacturers...
With the double appointment in London and New York, Lineapelle opens its new trade fair season, culminating with the Milan event in September. The first appointment is Tuesday, 9 July 2024, at the Ham Yard Hotel, in the heart of the City. The second is scheduled for Wednesday, July 17 and Thursday, July 18, at […]
The three awards to virtuous companies are one of the novelties of the fourth edition of the Osservatorio Donne e Moda. And it was interesting to note the prevalence of leather in the awarding of the three titles, on the occasion of the presentation (Milan, 8 May) of the annual report that il Foglio della […]
Uncertainty, price and made in Italy are the key words coming out of Moscow. Friday, 15 March, was the closing day of the 60th edition of the Obuv Mir Kozhi show, which began on Tuesday 12 March at the Expocentre exhibition centre. Over 100 brands were present, the majority of which were Italian. Russia seems...
Leather goods do better than footwear within a struggling German market. A crisis that is also impacting stores in Italian tourist spots. Retailers buy less, as they believe there will be fewer German visitors with lower purchasing capacity. These are some of the signals from Germany, where Shoes Düsseldorf closed on March 5th. Sadly, the...
The last round of trade fairs is over #Greatify. Micam, Mipel and TheOneMilano were held in Fieramilano Rho together with Milano Fashion & Jewels from February 18th to 21st of February: they closed with 40,821 visitors from all over the world. A “positive” result, according to organizers. Lineapelle, held at the same location (February 20-22)...
It could have been worse. Expectations on the eve were very low, given the international geopolitical context in which they were held, but Micam, Mipel and TheOneMilano went slightly better than expected, with 40,821 operators from 150 countries. The first day (Sunday, 18 February) had somewhat deceived everyone with its effervescence, but it did not...
33 billion euros. This is the value of the Italian Leather Production Chain that from Sunday, 18 February, and until Thursday, 22 Fabruary, entered (and will enter) Fiera Milano Rho to exhibit its new footwear, leather goods, tanning and fur collections. A budget figure “in line with that recorded in 2022 and in progress compared...
