The town of Solofra near Avellino, in the exceptionally beautiful region of Campania, is the place to go if you have a fondness for leather goods.
This town is Italy's most prominent area for leather tanning and produces the best leather in the country. It is particularly well-known as the best place to pick up high quality Italian leather jackets.
For the leather aficionado, or someone who has been trying to track down the perfect leather jacket for some time now, it is an absolute must. Just find a vacation rental in Campania and spend a day wandering this charming town and stocking up on wardrobe essentials and far above average souvenirs for those back home!
This town is Italy's most prominent area for leather tanning and produces the best leather in the country. It is particularly well-known as the best place to pick up high quality Italian leather jackets.
For the leather aficionado, or someone who has been trying to track down the perfect leather jacket for some time now, it is an absolute must. Just find a vacation rental in Campania and spend a day wandering this charming town and stocking up on wardrobe essentials and far above average souvenirs for those back home!
It was in the early 1900s that the tradition of producing leather began in the area and this industry was only helped by the fact that Italy became one of the fashion-leaders of the world.
Furthermore, Italian leather jackets quickly rose to become timeless fashion garments and now have an iconic status that makes them must-have items.
Today, there are more than two hundred leather tanneries located in the town of Solofra and the methods created and employed in the town for the tanning of leather are now recognised as some of the best in Italy and the world.
Furthermore, Italian leather jackets quickly rose to become timeless fashion garments and now have an iconic status that makes them must-have items.
Today, there are more than two hundred leather tanneries located in the town of Solofra and the methods created and employed in the town for the tanning of leather are now recognised as some of the best in Italy and the world.
The tanneries of Solofra are mostly focused on processing lambskins and goatskins for the garment and personal leather goods industry but the town is also particularly well-known for producing soft and supple tanned nappa leather. In fact, the leather industry in the area sees 4,000 employees over an area of 114 km² with 38,000 inhabitants, a daily output of 250,000 skins and total turnover of more than €1 billion.
Believe it or not, you're definitely familiar with at least one garment produced in the area – Michael Jackson's red nappa leather jacket with black stripes that he wore in the famous Thriller music video. So, if you want to be as equally stylish as Jackson, be sure to have a wander through the shops and wares on offer in Solofra, the leather capital of Italy.
Believe it or not, you're definitely familiar with at least one garment produced in the area – Michael Jackson's red nappa leather jacket with black stripes that he wore in the famous Thriller music video. So, if you want to be as equally stylish as Jackson, be sure to have a wander through the shops and wares on offer in Solofra, the leather capital of Italy.
