Leather goods refer to a wide range of products made from leather, ranging from everyday life to fashion accessories to business products. Because of its durability, texture and high-grade characteristics, leather is often used to make both practical and aesthetic items. The following are common leather products classification and characteristics:

Common types of leather products
Fashion accessories: handbags, wallets, card bags, belts, gloves, etc.
Footwear: leather shoes, boots, sandals, etc.
Travel goods: luggage, passport holders, keychains, etc.
Home furnishing: sofa, chair, notebook cover, etc.
Business supplies: briefcases, business card holders, folders, etc.

Leather Goods Brands are recommended by category, covering luxury classics, light luxury trends and cost-effective options for reference for different needs:

Investment classics: Hermes/LV/Bottega Veneta (strong value retention).
Daily matching: Coach/Loewe/Mansur Gavriel (considering both design and cost-effectiveness).
Environmental support: choose recycled leather or vegetable tanning brands.

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The future development of the leather industry will revolve around sustainability, technological innovation and the integration of traditional craftsmanship. As environmental awareness increases, plant-based leather, mushroom mycelium and other bio-based materials will become mainstream, and laboratory cultivation of leather technology will also mature. In terms of production process, green technology such as waterless tanning and vegetable tanning will replace the traditional chemical process. Intelligent manufacturing will revolutionize the production process, 3D printing, laser cutting and other technologies can realize personalized customization. Intelligent leather products (such as bags with built-in tracking function) will expand the functional market.

On the consumer side, Generation Z is driving the trend of “slow fashion”, and the demand for fine leather goods with durability and design is growing. Emerging markets will become important growth points, but there is a clear trend towards localization of the supply chain. Traditional craftsmanship will be revitalized through modern design, and the high-end customization market will continue to thrive. The main challenges facing the industry are balancing cost and sustainability and responding to increasingly stringent environmental regulations in all countries. Overall, the next 10 years will be a critical period of transformation and upgrading for the leather industry.

The core qualities of high-quality leather are naturalness, durability and beauty:

1. Natural texture: Top-quality leather (such as full-grain) retains complete leather grain, with clearly visible pores, and develops a unique patina after use; the second-best corrected leather is polished but still strong.

2. Strong and durable: The fibers are tight and the tanning process is in place (vegetable tanning/chrome tanning), tear-resistant, and not easy to deform or crack. High-quality leather can last for decades.

3. Comfortable touch: Soft and elastic but not loose, with a warm and delicate feel. Poor-quality leather may be stiff or too soft.

4. Natural traces: Minor scars/growth lines are normal, but large areas of defects may be defective.

5. The beauty of time: Natural color change and softening over time (such as vegetable tanned leather from light brown to dark brown), the more you use it, the more charming it becomes.

6. Odor identification: Genuine leather has a faint animal fat fragrance, while artificial leather has a chemical smell.

7. Breathable properties: Aniline dyeing process retains pore permeability, and leather with too thick coating is prone to heat and peeling.

The judgment criteria can be summarized as: first look at the texture, second test the toughness, third smell the odor, and fourth observe the changes - only good leather has both practicality and collection value.