Business insights for the global leather community

SUBSCRIBE

real leather stay different

Jamie Unlu O’Grady wins RLSD 2025

At the Real Leather. Stay Different. (RLSD) International Student Design Competition awards ceremony on October 28 in Taipei, UK designer Jamie Unlu O’Grady from De Montfort University was named Overall Winner 2025. Read More...

RLSD finalists redefine sustainable luxury

The next generation of sustainable fashion designers is taking centre stage as four finalists from Italy, the UK, Israel and Vietnam advance to the Real Leather. Stay Different. (RLSD) International Student Design Competition final in Taipei on October 28. Read More...

LHCA hosts 2025 annual meeting

The Leather and Hide Council of America (LHCA) annual meeting was held in Chicago, October 16-17, 2025. Six speakers delivering on a range of topics held the stage at the Drake Hotel to over 50 attendees. Read More...

RLSD design competition to head to Brazil

The Leather and Hide Council of America (LHCA) and the Centre for the Brazilian Tanning Industry (CICB) have announced a strategic partnership to launch the Brazilian edition of the Real Leather. Stay Different. (RLSD) Student Design Competition. Read More...

Look to Africa for leather inspiration

Mike Redwood

For a few years, we have been reading about the potential of African designers, but only a few appear to have broken into the global world of fashion and design. Mike Redwood elaborates. Read More...