Chanceland have two brands of their own, Lianca and Mobilia, and two others, Kinoshohampu and Russet, which they originally produced on an OEM basis but now sell in Asia as agents.

The renown Italian company Ancaplast comprises of a team professionals specialising in material design, and especially in the construction of innovative surface materials with a high fashion content.

Everything is moving faster. The race for new products does not result in brand creativity but, rather, drowns the consumer in a sea of conformist choices.

It is organised by the Leather and Leather Goods Industries Association and comprises of 24 exhibiting companies including:

The sharp increase in the number of Asian footwear imports which entered Brazil in the last two years brought about a change in sales strategy for Abicalçados - The Brazilian Footwear Association.

Nowadays in order to position themselves more effectively in the fashion market, companies have to realize that consumers can no longer be divided just by age groups, but rather by groups of common interests and attitudes.

Senior executives from all over the global apparel industry have signed up for the third Prime Source Forum.  The Forum opens on 31^st March with Operational Workshops followed by two days of intensive debate.

Few would challenge that Italy has played a significant role in promoting leather as a luxury product within the global market: and continues to do so. Their participation in APLF - MM&T (Materials, Manufacturing & Technology) goes back pretty much to the exhibition's inception.

The leather industry today is one totally unlike that of 10, even 5 years back. From a sector operating largely independently of outside factors it is, now, an integral part of the much larger apparel and fashion industry.

The on-line Design-A-Bag Competition was introduced only last year and has already become an established event to judge by both the number and quality of designs sent in for Design-A-Bag 2008.

Political writer, Anita Ahuja found a way to make good use of the plastic bags thrown away in Delhi. Winsome Lane meets the environmentally friendly bag lady at Fashion Access.