S&V Footwear & Leather Goods Magazine Vol87 No11 November 2021
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IN THIS ISSUE:
03 Productivity
- 'Unless we improve productivity, footwear manufacturing in SA will slowly wither away,' according to a study commissioned by SAFLIA.
- National Bargaining Council: Contribution 'holiday' extended.
05 The U.S. Market
- Gender fluidity in fashion is a growing trend, says the NPD director of apparel market insights, Kristen Classi-Zummo.
06 Sector News - Fashion
- Calvin Klein SA distributorship - An opportunity born of lockdown and Edcon's demise.
- Barbie gets an SA makeover with designer Gert-Johan Coetzee and Europa Art.
- Alisam seeks market for its fish skin leather shoes.
09 Sector News - Leather Goods
- Richemont and Farfetch striving to increase online sales for the entire luxury industry.
10 Sector News - Safety
- Lemaitre expands into new terrains.
11 Sector News - School
- No more exclusive supply agreements for school uniform retailer after Competition Tribunal confirms consent agreement.
12 Exporting
- 'There's no one right answer to growing exports in our current, ever-changing environment - we need to think out of the box,' says new SAFLEC chairman.
13 Technology
- Global standards laboratory SGS talks about the advantages of colour matching via digitalisation.
14 Sustainability
- U.S. legal site says companies seeking to promote 'green' credentials should get their claims checked by an attorney.
- VF Corporation releases profile on inclusion, diversity, equity and action - but is it really real?
15 Fairs & Events
- MICAM Milano 93: Featuring 'glamorous magic' for February edition.
- Blossom Première Vision the industry's first in-person event for spring/summer 2023.
16 Notice Board
- Graham Gradwell obituary: A master of women's fashion footwear.
- Michael Clark obituary: A talented man who overcame an addiction to leave a very human legacy.
18 Rapid Response Fund Guidelines
- Dr Jaywant Irkhede of the DTIC wants all businesses affected by the July rioting and looting to be aware of changes to government relief funds.
Advertisers in this Issue
Angelsoft Shoes (13), BBF Safety Group (OFC), Caterpillar / Medicus Footwear (08), Caterpy No Tie Shoelaces (12), Freestyle Genuine Handcrafted Leather (02), Italtan (10), Karma / Caterpy (09), Manock Naturals (10), SA Footwear & Leather Export Council (09), Saddler Belts (04).
In The Next Issue:
- Innovations - Manufacturers who are making genuinely different products.
Out on January 21
Footwear Industry Articles
- Skechers goes private amid rising tariffs
As U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports climb to 125%, Skechers is stepping away from public markets to rethink its strategy. ...moreObituary: C. Lionel Astill – Apeco (Pty) Ltd / Italian Leathers (Pty) Ltd (19/11/1940-07/11/2025) Born in a mortuary, and forever marked as different
My father was born during World War II in Leicestershire, England. Literally during the war. The Luftwaffe was bombing at the time, and the safest place they could take my Grandma Marge to deliver was underground in the mortuary, where, without fuss, he was born on the mortuary slab. We all swear that his sometimes dark sense of humour c ...moreTifosi Sports: Moving on after On
Randburg, Gauteng, SA – Tifosi Sports “will be looking to establish a relationship with a meaningful international sports brand” when Swiss running shoe brand On moves to a new distributor in January, CEO Nick Zografos said last week. “We’re in discussions with a number of them.”Tifosi Sports has repres ...more
Leather Industry Articles
- EUDR Update: What Africa’s Leather Sector Needs to Know NowThe European Commission’s latest proposal to simplify the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) timeline has sparked debate, and arguably a little relief, across global supply chains. However, while there are signs of continued flexibility, the message from the European Commission in Brussels remains firm: the regulation is ...moreTRUTH: A message to the anti-leather lobby: Cattle aren’t killed for their hides. Q.E.D.
Benedict Spinoza (1637-1677) had many great contributions to the field of philosophy, especially his book entitled Ethics. In that great book he talks about false and true ideas. He mentions that a true idea, specifically the truth of an idea that you hold in your head is a very powerful intellectual tool. He draws a distinction between i ...moreUNIDO’s Ethiopian LISEC project: After 7 years, an assessment identifies problem areasIn October, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) published a report entitled independent Evaluation of Leather Initiative for Sustainable Employment Creation (LISEC) – Ethiopia. Below are the executive summary and conclusions: ...more
PPE Industry Articles
- First international pet product safety standard publishedStandard addresses safety of dog harnesses for use in motor vehicles. W. Conshohocken, Pa., U.S.A. (13 November 2025) – ASTM International’s consumer products committee (F15) has approved a new standard for the safety of dog harnesses used in motor vehicles. The standard (F3725) was developed by the pet products subcommit ...moreWhat workplace PPE innovation trends are anticipated?We are being flooded with in the innovation of Artificial (narrow) Intelligence and the risk of its use within the Occupational and Construction Health and Safety fields where the machine learning and artificial intelligence data sets are not locally sourced.However, when it comes to personal protective equipment (PPE), the future is in t ...moreSELECTING JOB TASK PPEThe issue of ‘Selecting Job Task Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE)’ seems a simple undertaking, but at many levels, it is a fairly complex issue, because for each type of PPE there are usually various product variants available for the different risks and exposures related to specific job task work occurrences and events.To ...more
