Winston Leather, a Nigerian leather brand, celebrated the biggest sales in its 30 years in business last June. The boost was thanks to a tweet in March from fashion historian Shelby Christie highlighting how its tannery, based in Kano, Nigeria, supplies leather to luxury fashion houses such as Louis Vuitton and Ralph Lauren. Don’t use harsh chemicals. Full stop. Leather is a naturally occurring material, hence, it must not be treated with chemicals. It needs to breathe, so look for all-natural cleaner’s void of alcohol, turpentine, or other mineral spirits.

But I have a suede bag! That’s ok (good choice by the way). When you are attempting to clean suede on your own, we must stress here that it can cause irreparable damage, so it is always safer to take your product to a professional dry cleaner. But if this option is unavailable to you, instead of advice #9, you can clean your suede product at home by following these steps: 1) Rub the surface with a clean bath towel. 2) With the judicious use of a clean pencil eraser, try to remove small, dry stains. 3) Stains may also be rubbed off with a damp towel and some white vinegar. After drying, there might be a reek of vinegar for a while, but this will fade. 4) If there are lumps of dirt or dry scuff marks that won’t come off this way, try rasping them off with a fingernail file. But be gentle! th – 10 th of August 2023 an Africa Leather and Leather Products Institute delegation Conducted a 5-day field mission to Rwanda. The mission was organized as part of the collaboration of ALLPI and Rwanda leather stakeholders. Lalibela unfolds with rose absolute, warm, woody frankincense and rich, musky Indonesian patchouli, combined with coconut orchid, heady jasmine absolute, sweet vanilla, deep tobacco and leathery labdanum resin. Honorable Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano MBS, Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry of Kenya received Africa Leather & Leather Products Institute (ALLPI) delegates led by Mr. Ghebregziabher Ghebremedhin, Acting Executive Director, Programs Coordinator at her office on the 6 th of November 2023. Fresh yet sensual, the key aromas in Luxor Oud come from mandarin oil, rose absolute and oud, joined by red berries, patchouli and sweet tonka bean for an intriguing, luxurious fragrance.Tamarindo is a celebration of the tropical, centred around the fresh sweetness of pineapple, lifted with bergamot oil and leant depth by jasmine, cardamom and vanilla absolute. Woops, I spilled something. Ok, that can happen, especially for the clumsy among us. If a specific leather cleaner is unavailable to you, you can simply use a mild soap or dishwashing liquid. Most marks can be easily removed using just a damp soft cloth. Use a sponge or a soft rag with the soap diluted in water (1:10) to wipe clean the leather surface. Then rub the leather thoroughly dry with a towel.

There are ten scent options; the first is Inlac, which features key notes of intoxicating jasmine, herbal mate and fruity osmanthus absolute combined with bergamot, mint and musk for a heady fragrance. The Board chairman Mr. Abdul Hakim Sekandi (Uganda) and Dr. Milkesa Jagema, ALLPI Board of Directors Member (Ethiopia), graced the welcoming event. Fantastic fragrance and doesn't smell like anything else I have. This is my first Memo. This is a Cardamom bomb. Both Cardamom and Saffron is very noticeable in the opening with the Leather which is not the animalistic kind to my nose. The Cumin, to me, smells like more of a supporting note. I'm not a typically a huge fan of Cumin, but it works here. It's got a spice market vibe in the opening as others have described. Vetiver comes out a little more after the initial spraying as it starts to settle down. The Patchouli here is very chocolatey more so than the hippie variety and musk is helping it push off skin pretty strongly. I didn't notice any Bergamot or Oud until i knew they were there and was specifically looking for each of them. Test before cleaning. When cleaning your product, always test in an inconspicuous area first to make sure it won’t cause more damage than good During an Event organized on 16 th November 2023 in the ALLPI Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, all ALLPI Staff Members and guests welcomed the new Executive Director, Mr. Nicholas Mudungwe, who joined ALLPI recently. Mr. Mudungwe worked at the COMESA Secretariat and later was moved to ALLPI where he served as a Programs Coordinator. Thereafter, he joined the International Trade Center (ITC) where he has been working before taking up this new appointment with ALLPI.The purpose of the visit by ALLPI to Kenya was to propose and get guidance from the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry about the cohosting of the 16 th Annual Regional Consultative Forum in Mombasa, Kenya.