13 Oct 2022 Latest on the Higg MSI Comment on Linkedin from Brett Mathews, publisher and editor of Apparel Insider Strict new guidance from Norway and the Netherlands appears to make consumers facing Higg apparel labels untenable. Norway and Holland have issued stringent guidelines on the use of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition’s Higg MSI tool… Continue reading Latest on the Higg MSI
12 Oct 2022 Leather Naturally – Leather Jackets It’s almost autumn again. The leather jackets can be taken out of the closet again. Wear your #leather jacket with pride. It is such a valuable piece of clothing. Besides being 𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵, 𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹, 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘆, it’s 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗹 and 𝘀𝗲𝘅𝘆. Certainly after a long time, it… Continue reading Leather Naturally – Leather Jackets
12 Oct 2022 Roberto Cavalli ends 2022 with turnover up 45% Roberto Cavalli has reported its financial results for the 2022 financial year, achieving turnover up 45% to €84 million, reports ILM. The brand reports that sales of footwear and accessories alone were up by 40% over its 2021 results. Cavalli also opened… Continue reading Roberto Cavalli ends 2022 with turnover up 45%
12 Oct 2022 Manufacturing – New Balance to manufacture in Argentina The US sports footwear firm New Balance announced that it will begin production in the Puerto Tirol industrial park in the province of Chaco, where it will start producing shoes from February 2023. The project arose as a result of the trip that… Continue reading Manufacturing – New Balance to manufacture in Argentina
11 Oct 2022 ILM Podcast – Chemical innovations from Stahl In the latest ILM podcast, Tom Hogarth is joined by Stahl’s Dr Jochen Ammen to discuss the company’s chemical innovations. Dr Ammen will explain how Stahl EasyWhite Tan creates high-quality eco-friendly leather in a way that is more sustainable. Delving into the answers… Continue reading ILM Podcast – Chemical innovations from Stahl
11 Oct 2022 United Kingdom – Cambridge Satchel founder ‘steps away’ Six weeks after the brand’s acquisition by a Paris-based group, leathergoods brand The Cambridge Satchel Company, Julie Deane, has announced that she will now “step away” from the business, writes Leatherbiz. At the end of August, Chargeurs announced the acquisition of The… Continue reading United Kingdom – Cambridge Satchel founder ‘steps away’
11 Oct 2022 Raw Materials – Traceability, tracking and transparency from Bosnia and Herzegovina Spa has gained thirty years of experience in the raw materials business, sourcing hides from the former Yugoslavia. The company’s operational base is in Tuzla, the third largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and has other offices in the capital of… Continue reading Raw Materials – Traceability, tracking and transparency from Bosnia and Herzegovina
10 Oct 2022 Paris Fashion Week – Debut for Ecco Leather collective An Ecco Leather initiative called At.Kollective, described as a combination of small capsule collections that sit outside the trend cycle, made its debut at Paris Fashion Week at the end of September and start of October, Writes Leatherbiz. Designers involved include… Continue reading Paris Fashion Week – Debut for Ecco Leather collective
10 Oct 2022 France – Invitation to leather entrepreneurs Paris-based Au Delà du Cuir (ADC), an incubator body for leather-sector start-ups in France, is to host a series of seminars at the end of October, aimed at attracting budding entrepreneurs into the leathergoods and footwear sectors, writes Leatherbiz. Designers from Au-Delà Du Cuir presented… Continue reading France – Invitation to leather entrepreneurs
10 Oct 2022 Leather Naturally recommends…… Leather furniture just gets better with time. The unique qualities and natural fibres of leather make it smoother and softer with age. Instead of looking tired and worn, leather furniture looks even more inviting in addition, leather breathes. This means it cools down quickly, so whatever the… Continue reading Leather Naturally recommends……
We bring leather, material and fashion businesses together: an opportunity to meet and greet face to face. We bring them from all parts of the world so that they can find fresh partners, discover new customers or suppliers and keep ahead of industry developments.
We organise a number of trade exhibitions which focus on fashion and lifestyle: sectors that are constantly in flux, so visitors and exhibitors alike need to be constantly aware both of the changes around them and those forecast for coming seasons.
