Playtime New York had over 180 labels exhibiting this time round and what a fun and exciting show it was. Arriving from Europe it was really interesting to meet labels from the US, South America and Canada. Once again there were many labels manufacturing in their country of origin with an emphasis on conscientious sourcing. A trend we keep seeing, if it carries on maybe it will just become the norm amongst independent brands!
We’d just like to say a huge thank you to the team at Playtime for all their help both during and before the shows, there is so much to fit in during the show it’s great to have them at hand for both exhibitors and press to make sure everything runs smoothly ….Merci Beaucoup !
So, following on from London and Paris here are our Playtime New York Pirouette One to Watch winners for ‘Children’s Fashion & Accessories’ and ‘Children’s Design’ …
The Pirouette One to Watch Playtime New York Winners
Children’s Fashion and Accessories
The Tia Cibani Kid’s AW17 ‘Wallflower collection is rich in texture and warm in colour. This free spirited and sophisticated collection is so jam packed with must have pieces you’ll want the whole collection. This is a stunning collection for kids by an incredible designer !
Buyers, you can find the Wallflower collection on Playologie
Children’s Design
Loopy Mango is known for their incredible chunky adult knits but have recently ventured in the children’s market with a new MINI line of their DIY kits. The colours are bright and fresh, the merino yarn is the chunkiest of chunky and the packaging is fun and well designed. So cute, we fell in love !
Find out more on the Playtime Gazette
Katie Kendrick
Katie is a specialist in kids’ fashion and lifestyle, editor, consultant, content creator, and owner of Pirouette - a leading resource to the industry.
With a keen interest in both the business and creative aspects of the industry Katie has interviewed buyers, agents, stylists, designers, influencers, covered runway shows, produced trade show reports and curates thought provoking and engaging exhibitions.
She is passionate about good design, creativity and brands that manage to combine this with their environmental responsibility.
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