Fashion in the Bag – The Gleni Blog

HOW CAN WE GET THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT TIME?

For several months now, all we’ve heard has been endless talk about the economic recession on every front. Purchases have dropped dramatically in comparison to the beginning of 2008 and many Italian manufacturing companies, as well as European and global ones are facing many difficulties

MIPEL: THE BagsShow – The best shop window for producers and sellers of Made in Italy leather products

Next month, from March the 4th to March the 7th, Milan will host the 95th Edition of Mipel, the world-famous bi-annual appointment for both producers and buyers of genuine luxury leather

A photographic exhibition, by the world famous Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani has been set up in New York on products made of vegetable tanned leather, according to the old traditional workmanship promoted by leather manufacturers from Tuscany!

“Sanremo is always Sanremo”: the famous slogan from the advertising of this important Italian event, perfectly summarizes what the Sanremo festival means to Italians. It’s a piece of Italian tradition, an important stage of Italian history, an event which not only helps spread the Italian song all around the world but that speaks of Italy, of Italian passions and customs. Sanremo week is a set date for Italians

At the moment Italy and many other European countries are celebrating the Carnival season. This is a very old, popular tradition celebrated by dressing up in costumes and masks. It’s celebrated every year before the beginning of Lent (Lent is the period of 40 days before Easter in the Christian calendar when people do penance or fast to remember the 40 days spent by Jesus in the desert), and usually it occurs between the end of January and middle of February. The most important days are on “Fat Thursday” and “Fat Tuesday”, but every town has its own traditions and in many places there are also celebrations on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The distinctive element is that in this period all jokes are permitted and you have to dress up in costume.

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and many people think that it is just a commercial festival, hyped by  the media and shops, just about giving them more business. So we have done some of our usual research to discover the history and traditions of this celebration of Love…
In Italy there are many traditions for this special day.

Women, who care about their elegance and gorgeous style, always look towards Italian artisan manufacturers as undisputed promoters of high quality and refined workmanship. It is not difficult to tell the enormous difference between a genuine Italian product and an item that just claims to be made in Italy! Genuine Italian products are steeped in tradition that is passed on from one generation to the other and this quality absolutely can’t be acquired by others through just a few years of training and experience in the sector. Tradition and Italian craftsmanship belong to the DNA of a person and can’t be obtained in any other way!

The handbag has been a much-used accessory ever since ancient times. The oldest and most thriving Italian cities bear witness to that. In fact every Italian city where trade and commerce flourished had its own quarter or street of bag-makers (Via dei Borsai), outstanding artisans who specialized in making beautiful purses and bags.

Unlike many other countries around the world, Christmas time here in Italy isn’t over yet. The last celebration that brings this long and very joyful Christmas period to an end is Epiphany, celebrated on January the 6th. Up until this date Italian factories are closed and the Gleni staff is still on holiday too. But [...]

2008 is coming to an end and a new year is about to begin!

The Gleni staff wishes all its visitors and customers a wonderful New Year, full of happiness, satisfaction and serenity. We are completely aware that, for some of you, 2008 has been a very difficult year because of the economic and monetary crisis [...]