Leather goods production for Italy
LIFA coordinated written leather grades and first-article approvals for an Italian program, avoiding grading disputes across four collections.
- The buyer
- A Milan, Italy fashion accessories brand with 60 retail points and wholesale accounts.
- The product scope
- Leather handbags, belts, and small leather goods; 4 collections, 56 SKUs, 45,000 units. Program value $2.6M.
What needed to change?
Prior leather grading disputes caused a 9-week production halt; the brand needed a grading standard both sides could enforce.
How LIFA managed the work
We defined a written leather-grading standard with physical test criteria.
We consolidated production into 2 tanneries with documented grading systems.
We implemented first-article approval per collection.
We ran finish-adhesion and colorfastness testing per batch.
Zero grade disputes across 4 collections; sell-through 92%; the brand renewed at $3.1M with two additional categories.
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What this project shows
Define the grade with physical test criteria before production. Collection approvals and batch tests then provide a common reference for both buyer and tannery.
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