After having successfully completed the Stage One application, the UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT), with the support of Leather UK, has launched a survey to help prepare the Stage Two submission, reports ILM.

Vogue’s Alden Wicker writes that direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands that cut out middlemen have thrived, but upscale labels can still benefit from having a good agent.

Full-year figures for 2019 show that footwear group Stella International earned revenues of just over $1.5 billion. The figures are unaudited. Over the 12-month period, Stella shipped 59.4 million pairs of shoes, reports Leatherbiz.

To be held June 18 – 19 in Freiberg, Germany, the co-organisers of the technical leather conference, VGCT and the FILK, call out for technical paper submissions, reports ILM