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title: EUROPE DECEMBER 2025 UPDATE
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# EUROPE DECEMBER 2025 UPDATE

##### December 3, 2025 LHCA

**Prada—Versace deal due to close on December 2**

Prada’s €1.25 billion acquisition of Versace—set to close December 2—marks a major consolidation in the luxury fashion sector, with significant implications for global leather goods. The idea: Versace’s strong Mediterranean heritage and high-glamour identity complement Prada and Miu Miu, positioning the group to expand its leather accessories and ready-to-wear portfolio over the long term. While major changes aren’t expected immediately, Versace will serve as a “laboratory” for product experimentation, reinforcing its legacy in premium leather goods and helping the expanded group target future revenue growth toward €7 billion. 

**Pitti Uomo 109**

Despite a wider slowdown in luxury, Pitti Uomo expands its global influence in menswear and leather goods. In early November, PU showcased over 700 brands for AW 26/27 and highlighting craftsmanship-driven categories like outerwear, accessories, and leather products.

- [![Public Comment Opportunity Open on EU Deforestation Regulation](https://usleather.org/hubfs/ISP%20IMAGE%20BANNERS%20FEB%20%20(46).png)
  
  ##### Public Comment Opportunity Open on EU Deforestation Regulation
  
   A public comment opportunity is now open on the European Commission's proposal to amend and simplify the EU Deforestation ... 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ](https://usleather.org/news-events/public-comment-opportunity-open-on-eu-deforestation-regulation)
- [![Drought and Economic Headwinds Stall U.S. Cattle Herd Recovery](https://usleather.org/hubfs/ISP%20IMAGE%20BANNERS%20FEB%20%20(45).png)
  
  ##### Drought and Economic Headwinds Stall U.S. Cattle Herd Recovery
  
   Despite record-high calf prices and robust demand that would ordinarily incentivize expansion, the size of the US cattle herd is ... 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ](https://usleather.org/news-events/drought-and-economic-headwinds-stall-u.s.-cattle-herd-recovery)
- [![Spring Meeting](https://usleather.org/hubfs/ISP%20IMAGE%20BANNERS%20FEB%20%20(44).png)
  
  ##### Spring Meeting
  
   LHCA has hosted its first spring Washington, D.C. meeting since 2022, bringing together industry leaders for a packed agenda of ... 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ](https://usleather.org/news-events/spring-meeting)

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