Global Industry Overview: Leather Goods and Accessories
This segment of the broader global leather industry produces various forms of leather apparel, including gloves, jackets, vests, and hats, and miscellaneous accessories such as belts, purses, and bags.
Industry Snapshot
The global leather apparel industry produces within two broad categories: light leather and heavy leather. The category of light leather usually refers to the tanned skins that come from smaller animals and reptiles, known simply as skins, while the heavy leather distinction refers to leather that comes from larger species of animals, often called hides. Most apparel and accessories crafted by this...