I recently attended the autumn ( Europe )  MIPEL  Fair in Milan. This is where all the best  new work is showcased and a chance to see large and small Labels , and even student designs , mainly from Italy As well as all the current and classic production.    It is held  at the vast Fiera di Milano  at the end of Fashion week.    I met and talked with other designers and  revelled in being surrounded by the best in the world..    
  For me  the centre of design in Leather is Italy    and we are in an exciting period where influences from all ages are used together and styling evolves rapidly,  from  detailed and complex constuction to the  de-constructed.  
  Many thousands of buyers from around the world attend; there are Fashion  shows and  events.  Outside  the vast hall that  the Mipel is housed in,   there are at least another six  for the Footware equivalent!                      


 Some things   don't  change, although this is a different take on glamour in advertising, where it seems always necessary to have a beautiful model  draped around anything.....