Leather Pipeline: jackets defy anti-leather animus
The latest in our Leather Pipeline series of exclusive leather industry-specific market intelligence reports, which we have run uninterrupted since November 2001, is included in the October 20 edition of Leatherbiz Weekly.
In the report there are details of the return of uncertainty as covid-19 cases rise and communities face restrictions again. There is also a claim that automotive tanners in Europe have seen an October price increase of 30% in the raw material they need to use.
However, there is also some happier news. Leather Pipeline notes that many designers and celebrities have been among the most vocal critics of meat and leather, encouraging many consumers (often young, often women) to choose other food and other material for their clothes and shoes.
Nevertheless, this autumn, according to the report, leather jackets have been easy to spot on television, with artists and presenters frequently choosing to wear them. “While this has not yet reached the department stores and high street fashion,” it says, “there is a good chance that could happen soon, in part thanks to the reasonably low prices for lamb and sheepskins.”
