Fashion in the Bag – The Gleni Blog

“La pelle e le sue magie nel regno delle fiabe” (Leather and its magic in the fairy tale realm) is the title of the book: an original and engaging way of revisiting the old trades, symbolizing a creative and hard working Italy. It’s a precious and deserving idea for which we have to thank our Italian tanners who despite the economic crisis, are still today the world leaders in the leather sector. Leather, in its general meaning, has a sort of magic ingredient, mysterious, fantastic, thus charming and enchanting. It’s this component that makes it the protagonist in so many stories, stories of leather in particular…..and who better than our dedicated tanners, to tell us these stories and entertain us with these extraordinary adventures?

The Christmas festivities are just around the corner and for weeks already we’ve all been busy looking for the many gifts to surprise our dearest friends and relatives, hoping to be able to find something pretty and original, this year too, without having to spend a fortune.

The air here at Gleni is sparkling with energy… as a series of new ideas and future projects are taking shape. We’ve kept quiet about them till now to allow all those working on them time to define the smallest details, and shape the form and content, but now we can keep the secrets no longer and have to share them with you..

In this first article starting off our blog category dedicated to the analysis of the dynamic centre of the Italian leather industry, Tuscany, we’d like to tell you what the “Polo Fiorentino” is in more detail, and why it is so important not just for us here at Gleni but also for all the other specialists and workers in the Italian leather sector. It’s here in this district that we find the most accredited leather companies in the leather tanning industry, and also the most famous Italian leather craftsmen, who have transformed their deep passion for the Made in Italy product into their life’s work, taking great care over hand-crafting every single product, paying attention to even the smallest detail, to be sure of creating an item to represent the best of genuine Italian craftsmanship with its age-old traditions, passed down from generation to generation.

In short, it is a crucial engagement for us at Gleni, as we are so involved in the processing and production of exotic leather goods. We are always looking for originality and innovation in both leathers and colors: in fact, it’s at these events that we begin to create our new samples and color swatches for the coming seasons, in this case, for autumn/winter 2012-2013.

September has just arrived blowing in the winds of change not only as far as the weather is concerned, but also in ideas and trends, especially in the field of fashion, where everything is  so quickened and accelerated, and all is ready to show the most important diktats for next spring-summer 2012.

What can you do to keep your luxury exotic handbag always as gorgeous and perfect as on the first day you bought it?

Luxury accessories, to be considered as such, should satisfy some specific criteria, among which there is the resilience and the long life of the

Tradition combined with innovative creations: these are the trends characterizing summer 2012 according to what will be proposed by leather producers and exhibiters at the coming Linea Pelle trade show, the bi-annual appointment with the world of leather products and accessories, held in Bologna from April the 6th to April the 8th.

Qualities and prospects of a long lasting luxury item

Luxury products have always been considered prestigious but inaccessible items, belonging to a niche market and, for this reason, completely out of reach for the common man.

Till some years ago, luxury products were associated with the well-off nobility, who could afford to buy such expensive items to demonstrate their social status and differentiate themselves from the the

Whether it is sudden or long-planned, just for work or with a hint of pleasure in visiting new destinations, travel has now become the meaning of life: long-term or just a few days away for a meeting or business convention, or simply because you commute by train, plane … the variations are endless. And it is to all those “on the