Industry news, trends and craft updates from the world of luxury leather goods.
What Makes a Crossbody Bag Worth Choosing Carefully? A crossbody bag is, on paper, the most practical bag you’ll own. It leaves both hands free, sits close to the body for security, and distributes weight across the shoulder rather than…
What Makes a Designer Bag Worth Owning? A designer bag earns its place on three criteria: a design language that reads as distinct and considered rather than borrowed from somewhere else, a level of wearability that means the bag actually…
What Should a Designer Tote Actually Do for You? A tote is the bag that works the hardest and gets chosen the most carelessly. Because the category starts from a simple shape — an open-top rectangle with two handles —…
How Should a Crossbody Bag Sit With an Outfit? A crossbody bag changes the visual proportions of an outfit more than most bags do, because it creates a diagonal line across the torso. That line can either cut an outfit…
What Makes a Tote Look Considered Rather Than Casual? A tote bag is, by default, the most casual silhouette in the bag wardrobe — an open rectangle with two handles, designed for carrying volume rather than making a visual statement.…
What Is an Autumn Capsule Wardrobe? An autumn capsule wardrobe is a deliberately small set of clothing and accessories — typically 8 to 12 pieces — chosen to work together so that nearly every top pairs with nearly every bottom,…
Kering plans to double Bottega Veneta's non-leather revenue by 2030. But the move raises a harder question: when a brand is built entirely on craft specificity, what happens when you try to scale beyond it?
Kering CEO Luca de Meo set out an ambitious 'ReconKering' plan to more than double the group's operating profit margin by 2030, with Gucci's revival at the centre. Markets were unimpressed: shares fell 3.9%.
Hermès opened its 25th leather workshop in France in March 2026, with three more under construction to 2030. The production network is the structural foundation behind leather goods growing 9.4% in Q1 — and why owned craft is a business model, not just a brand story.
Hermès Q1 revenues reached €4.1bn, up 6% at constant exchange rates. Leather goods led all divisions at +9.4%, driven by new introductions and strong Americas demand — while Middle East disruptions and currency headwinds clouded the overall picture.
