Fragrance making began in Provence about 500 years ago, when local tanneries sought to make their leather products smell good.
Also there was no private property, no leather products, no harming of animals and no consumption of meat.
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Eight Japanese brands will showcase Japanese leather products, hoping to highlight the designers' craftsmanship, said Kaoru Imajo, a spokesman for the event.
In Cotacachi, 10km north of Otavalo, craftspeople have been making leather products for hundreds of years, owing to the town's position surrounded by cattle and dairy farms.
W. Hulme, where artisans manufacture more than 250 leather and canvas products from small leather goods to luxury luggage, has been dominated by baby boomers and their parents for the past decade.
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So trade in other products, notably leather, could be permitted at once.
W. Hulme to modernize its operations, from automating its ordering system and updating its website to creating more au courant products (a leather iPad case is currently in development).
Most of her clients, including actresses Alicia Silverstone and Pamela Anderson, were happy for Brough, a vegan who doesn't eat or use products made with animal meat or by-products, to dress them in fake leather and fur apparel.
All but 10% of his revenue comes from Super Blue Stuff, although he offers other products made with emu oil, meat and leather, including shampoo, jerky and handbags on his Web site, www.bluestuff.com.
As the number of mineworkers has declined steadily over the past several years, a small manufacturing base has developed based on farm products that support the milling, canning, leather, and jute industries, as well as an apparel-assembly sector.
The gers also house a limited-edition collection of Mongolian-inspired products, like chunky jewellery, fur-trimmed leather handbags, ornamented enamel picture frames, candles and housewares.
The single best thing that America and Europe can do for Africa is not to spoon out charity but to allow Americans and Europeans to buy the products that Africa is capable of producing competitively not just agricultural products but also labour-intensive manufactures such as textiles and leather work.
Many of the products are handmade in and around Chiang Mai, including cotton scarves, leather sandals and wood carvings.
Joshua Katcher, who crafted the animal-free men's shoes for Vaute's presentation, said the use of leather and fur is tough to rationalize now because of the technological advances of faux products.
Even if interest in animal-free fashion might be greater than ever, in the same way that more people are willing to go vegan or pay extra for locally made products, trend forecasters say there's a greater interest in looks incorporating fur and leather, which will be reflected on the runway this season.
The jewelry and watch division was among all categories of products that led to a successful year for LVMH, which owns luxury brands in fashion and leather goods, wine and spirits, perfumes and cosmetics, and Internet retailing.
He once had a leather-factory boss on a trip to Italy, he said, who spent the time collecting samples of Italian products to replicate at home.
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