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Whether the reign of the sneakers is eternal or not we can not know. What is certain is that these shoes are living a golden age. Comfortable and versatile, they are loved by children and young people and not only! But what will they look like for next autumn/winter 2022/23?
Fashion styles from the past are elaborated and renewed in a modern way and now are once again setting trends in the Spring Summer 2023 collections. We researched them in our historical archives and analysed them together with the AFOL fashion school.
What role do schools play in training professional figures for the world of footwear and leather goods? Why hand down the know-how to future generations is so important? We discuss these themes in the special issue dedicated to the world of education, with a focus on Arsutoria School.
Among ‘protective looks’, warm and soft materials and a barely visible elegance, the Autumn-Winter 2022/23 collections presented at Micam Milano also confirm the ankle boot as the real winner of the season.
The new bag collections dedicated to the cold season and presented at Mipel highlight two distinct strands: a decorative thrust and a more traditional imagination.
Volume, color and more volume: the shoe soles fo Spring Summer 2023 present an important and aggressive look, even on models that are usually more graceful, and an explosive color palette that stresses the desire to have fun again.
Even the chemical tanning sector can no longer ignore the call to sustainability and it is implementing a series of actions aimed at lowering the environmental impact of its processes.
Leather Naturally, a non-profit organization based in the Netherlands focuses on educating and promoting the use of leather, has developed a guidebook to modern cowhide processing with the goal of disseminating accurate information on the topic.
On the Women’s Fall Winter 2022/23 Catwalks, accessories are made of warm materials, such as knits or fur. Bags take on rigid volumes, collapsing into mini and micro bags, while footwear winks (again) at the Texan style.
Materials of the next Spring Summer 2023 speak the language of nature, playing on the theme of lightness. Ample space is also given to the urban style, fun and playful, flanked by bright colors, strong and decisive shades, that recall the excesses of the ’80s.