14 April 2022 Rankings – Leathergoods big names in the top ten most valuable fashion brands London-based market research firm Brand Finance has named five leathergoods brands in its top ten for the fashion industry for 2022, reports Leatherbiz. Leathergoods brands Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Chanel, Hermès and Cartier appear on the list, in… Continue reading Rankings – Leathergoods big names in the top ten most valuable fashion brands
14 April 2022 Austria – Eco-Label Blue Angel We are happy to inform you that Wollsdorf has recently successfully passed the “Blue Angel” recertification for environmentally friendly leathers. Back in 2011, we received the eco-label for our furniture leather collections for the first time. More information: Wollsdorf
13 April 2022 World Leather Day confirmed for 2023 The Leather Working Group (LWG) and Leather Naturally (LN) have confirmed that World Leather Day will take place in 2023 after a successful inaugural celebration. World Leather 2022, which took place on March 30, gave given the industry an opportunity to showcase the material… Continue reading World Leather Day confirmed for 2023
13 April 2022 Footwear – Merrell launches buyback and resale programme The footwear brand, which is owned by Wolverine Worldwide, has announced the launch of Merrell ReTread, its multinational product buyback and resale programme, reports ILM The company reports that ReTread will save 300,000 pairs of footwear from landfills and consumers can send… Continue reading Footwear – Merrell launches buyback and resale programme
13 April 2022 Consumers – Leather Naturally reports…. Leather and the Consumer. 2.000 respondents were questioned about leather and their buying behaviour. When it comes to so-called “vegan leather” there is a lot of confusion among consumers. 54% of respondents had no idea of the composition of this material and that it… Continue reading Consumers – Leather Naturally reports….
12 April 2022 Traceability – Tapestry and WWF to set up Brazilian leather tracing scheme US-based luxury group Tapestry has donated $3 million to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to develop a system to enhance traceability of the leather value chain in Brazil, reports Leatherbiz. The goal of the programme is to combat… Continue reading Traceability – Tapestry and WWF to set up Brazilian leather tracing scheme
12 April 2022 Armonatura – Ultra-low aldehyde leather Henan Prosper has launched an unprecedented ultra-low aldehyde product, making the EU Standards for Baby Products even better. HP has recently developed a new generation leather product technology which is called Armonatural, a major technological breakthrough in the leather industry. If the former leather aldehyde reduction… Continue reading Armonatura – Ultra-low aldehyde leather
12 April 2022 Leather Naturally – Leather at “tipping point”, Egbert Dikkers says Campaign group Leather Naturally has said candidates interested in replacing Egbert Dikkers as chair of its management board still have a few days in which to submit an application, reports Leatherbiz. Egbert Dikkers Mr Dikkers, who is also the global director for… Continue reading Leather Naturally – Leather at “tipping point”, Egbert Dikkers says
11 April 2022 High Energy and an Optimistic Mood Pervaded APLF’s Special Edition in Dubai After a three years hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the world’s leading trade fair in Leather and Fashion made a triumphal return in Dubai World Trade Centre, from 30th March to 1st April, coinciding with the last few days… Continue reading High Energy and an Optimistic Mood Pervaded APLF’s Special Edition in Dubai
11 April 2022 Morocco – The Oldest Tannery in the World Did you know the oldest Tannery in the world is in Fez, Morocco?…asks Khawaja Tanneries Private Limited It is known as The Chouara Tannery, and it’s approximately 900 years old. Talking about the infrastructure of the Tannery, it has several stone tubs… Continue reading Morocco – The Oldest Tannery in the World
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.
