25 April 2024 United States of America – Bison and grasslands regeneration Discover how a conservation project in Western South Dakota is bringing life back to the grasslands with the reintroduction of buffalo. As part of Wild Idea’s commitment to respecting animals and ecosystems, nothing goes to waste. By Leatherbiz. It’s estimated that just 200… Continue reading United States of America – Bison and grasslands regeneration
25 April 2024 What do we really know about alternative materials to leather? Alessia Zaramella writes on LinkedIn that for a few years now, so-called “vegan leather” has become trendy. I use a single term to encompass all surrogate proposals, presented as “alternative” and “ecological”, made for the purpose of imitating real leather in appearance… Continue reading What do we really know about alternative materials to leather?
25 April 2024 World Leather Day 2024 World Leather Day will take place on April 26, a chance for the leather industry to unite and celebrate the enduring and unique qualities of leather. By ILM. The theme for this year’s World Leather Day is Repair, Reuse and Repurpose, chosen by Leather Naturally and the Leather… Continue reading World Leather Day 2024
24 April 2024 Another stone in the shoe for Dr. Martens plc. Mario Pace writes on LinkedIn that blaming lackluster demand from US wholesalers, Dr. Martens plc released a trading update anticipating double digit decline in its US wholesale revenue. “If wholesale customers become more optimistic, we could see in-season re-orders, however these are hard… Continue reading Another stone in the shoe for Dr. Martens plc.
24 April 2024 CGTN Environmental Documentary | The Call of Glaciers Note: we considered this short piece on climate change on the roof of the world, a suitable publication for Earth Day on 22 April 2024 Hailed as the “Third Pole” of the world and Asia’s “water tower,” the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau is one of… Continue reading CGTN Environmental Documentary | The Call of Glaciers
24 April 2024 Shoe from ASICS made to be remade Industry campaign initiative Leather Naturally has published its annual report for 2023. It reported income of just over $190,000 for the year, an increase of 6% year on year. Its membership numbers were down slightly, falling to 166. By Leatherbiz. Its operating expenses were more… Continue reading Leather Naturally publishes its annual report
23 April 2024 Shoe from ASICS made to be remade Athletic footwear brand ASICS has launched a new performance running shoe, the Nimbus Mirai, that the company has said is one of the most advanced shoes it has ever made. By Footwearbiz. Mirai is the Japanese word for ‘future’. ASICS said it had chosen the… Continue reading Shoe from ASICS made to be remade
23 April 2024 Classic hand-stitched belts Andy Broekman writes on LinkedIn that these are our Karoo Handstitched plain strap belts. They come with the thin Keeper Handstitched in and the wider floating keeper which is loose depending on where you need the belt tongue kept. Tradition and Style meet with this beautiful belt.
23 April 2024 Leather Naturally on Repairability 7 million tons of leather could be wasted if it wasn’t repaired, according to the Boot Repair Company. To reduce the impact of fashion and textiles, there will be increasing emphasis and legal requirements on repairability, restoration and circularity of fashion and textiles – You can also read… Continue reading Leather Naturally on Repairability
22 April 2024 Carbon Footprints of Leather vastly overestimated by Higg Index Raymond Ochieng Shikuku, MSc. , specialist in Leather Engineering| Nanotechnology| Lifecycle Assessment| Industrial Safety| Sustainability |Water Management. Writes on LinkedIn that there is exciting news from the recent preliminary Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of U.S. cowhide production, revealing leather’s far lower environmental impact… Continue reading Carbon Footprints of Leather vastly overestimated by Higg Index
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.
