Playtime New York: 180 collections under one roof
Playtime New York opens it's doors at 9am this Sunday 12 February at the Metropolitan Pavilion and Altman Building. With over a 180 collections, a seminar on social media storytelling and a celebration by three artists of the themes 'Shaman', 'Party time' and 'Daily' it's bound…
Children’s Brands in New York : 12 great names showing at Hudson Studios
This group of twelve brands - among the most beautiful and respected names in children's fashion, have decided to join forces and show at the Hudson Studios, NY from February 12th till 14th. Atsuyo et Akiko , Bobo Choses, Makie, Goat Milk, Lucky Fish, Jess Brown, Tamar…
Dot to Dot London AW17
Dot to Dot London is a friendly environment for small independents to exhibit and buyers and press to visit. This edition visitors are reported to be up by 35% with a large increase in international buyers from Germany, Sweden, Korea, and Saudi Arabia to name a few.
Pirouette One to Watch Winners: Playtime Paris
Playtime Paris had over 500 labels exhibiting this time round so finding the Pirouette One to Watch winners took a bit of footwork, but boy was it worth it. It's important to say how impressed we were with the brands in the 'New Now' space, the emerging talent in this section…
Playtime Paris : the doors open tomorrow at 9:30!
The 21st edition of Playtime Paris will be opening its doors tomorrow at 9:30am. More than 500 children’s and maternity brands will present their Autumn/Winter 2017/18 collections in the Park Floral. Katie will be there to chose the winner of the Pirouette "One to Watch"……
Pirouette One to Watch Winners: Dot to Dot London
There was so much emerging talent at Dot to Dot that it made our job of selecting The Ones to Watch very difficult but what a lovely day walking through the show talking with the exhibitors and looking through the collections. So many were producing at their country of origin…
The Nest at Pitti Immagine Bimbo
So The Nest is a bit tricky to locate but well worth seeing the brands nestled in the lower level of the Padiglione Centrale at Pitti Bimbo you will find a little oasis of select independent labels. The friendly and inviting space is curated by the lovely Dimitra Zavakou founder…
Young Creative Brands Are Back at Pitti Bimbo – The Show Takes a New Role Of Emerging Trends Incubator
Pitti Bimbo will take place in Firenze in about a month (19-21 January 2017). The show is bubbling with three new spaces dedicated to young brands. KidzFIZZ (Pitti Bimbo’s concept laboratory) will have its second edition, while The Nest (niche brands with a high creative…
Trade Show : Dot To Dot London
Now in it’s 8th edition Dot to Dot - the UK based trade show for design led independent children’s brands will be opening it’s doors on Friday the 22nd and Saturday the 23rd of January at The Vinyl Factory, behind Carnaby street. Over 40 brands will be exhibiting this edition.…
Playologie : New Market Leading Tool
Playologie is the largest professional platform 100% dedicated to the children’s and maternity universe. Available in 7 languages, it offers buyers the possibility to order the best collections via one single, beautifully organised spot. Working as a virtual trade show,…
Playtime Paris : New Dates, New Brands
The next edition of Playtime Paris will start Sunday January 24 and close Tuesday January 26. Children's wear will thus be fully integrated in the Parisian calendar of international trade shows such as Maison & Objet and Who’s Next. Focus on the new clothing brands that will…
Playtime Paris, 18th edition – July 2015 (S/S16 collections)
After every visit to Playtime Paris, I come back home energised and very keen to write about all the wonderful things I've seen. An increasingly hard task, as the show keeps growing, while maintaining its selection at a high level of quality and creativity. This means alleys and…