Demand remains strong for leather, “if it looks like leather”

17/09/2014
Leather industry electronic newsletter Leatherbiz Weekly has said in its most recent Market Intelligence report into the leather pipeline that the change from Bologna to Milan as the venue for the Lineapelle exhibition worked well. The first Milan Lineapelle took place from September 10-12.

More importantly, the report says Lineapelle confirmed that leather as a material is not losing any of its attraction among buyers from the footwear industry and from other sectors, but says by way of a caveat that this only applies to leather that is “clearly recognised as leather”.

Tanners reported business to be decent and regular at the show for the very top, classic and natural leather types for shoes and leathergoods. The report says: “The wealthy still want outstanding quality and ‘the real thing’.”