June 21, 2018
Pitti Bimbo 87 video diary – DAY 0
So the show hasn't yet started but we arrived to pick up our Press passes and have a quick snoop around before everyone arrives tomorrow.
June 10, 2018
#Pirouette12Watch Winner AW19: Novel Walk
It's important children's shoes are comfortable, durable and if they can look rather wonderful in the process even better. Spanish label Novel Walk do just this, good quality manufacturing, sensible yet beautiful and very cool. They also have the most clever, eye catching…
June 5, 2018
New One to Watch Awards SS19 designed by Lore Laporte – Pitti Bimbo, Dot to Dot, Playtime NY
With the show season about to start Pirouette is just about ready for a new round of One to Watch awards. As with last season we are looking for stand out young brands starting at Pitti Bimbo, Florence, then on to Dot to Dot in London, and finally Playtime, New York. This season…
May 31, 2018
Pitti Bimbo 87 Video Diary
Show season is fast approaching! This upcoming season Pirouette will be covering Pitti Bimbo 87 with a video diary over the three days, complete with interviews, what SS19 collections to look out for, catwalk show edits, events coverage, and more... The Pitti Bimbo 87 theme this…
May 29, 2018
#Pirouette12Watch AW19 Design Winner: Mini Wallers – Dot to Dot London
The Pirouette One to Watch Awards are about finding and highlighting some of the best emerging talent working in children's fashion and design. We take our time to search through the many eye catching labels at Pitti Bimbo, Dot to Dot London and Playtime New York. There are many…
April 19, 2018
Breaking News: Bubble London trade show closes…
UK based children fashion and lifestyle trade show Bubble London owned by ITE has decided to discontinue. The show which is still currently advertised as taking place on 15-16 July has been cancelled. Exhibitors were informed of the decision yesterday, whilst a representative…
March 7, 2018
Show report: Playtime New York #16 AW18 / FW18
It was a dark rainy Sunday in New York for the 16th edition of Playtime New York but it didn't hamper the vibrancy of the show. In fact Playtime registered a new attendance record of 2,114 professional visitors with the majority (45.3%) attending on the first day. As we stated…
February 22, 2018
Show Report: Playtime Paris #23 AW18
On arrival to the 23rd edition of Playtime it already felt super busy. It seems we keep seeing buyers and press arriving bright and early ready to go first thing on day 1 - maybe hoping to capitalise from fresh brains & fresh eyes. This was born out by the visitor figures,…
February 8, 2018
Trade Show Report: Dot to Dot, London #09 AW18
Arriving to a cold and clear London for the 9th edition of Dot to Dot was rather lovely. Pirouette attended on Monday (day 2 of the show) to find our Pirouette One to Watch winners. Fortunately there were lots of young fledgling labels to discover at the show, which was…
February 6, 2018
Trade Show Report: PITTI BIMBO #86 LIVE MOVIE!
'Live Movie' was the theme for this the 86th edition of Pitti Immagine Bimbo and boy did it live up to the billing, with big anniversaries, events, and catwalk shows making for this vibrant extravaganza of the kid’s fashion calendar. Pitti Bimbo now caters for some of the…
January 25, 2018
Playtime Paris #23 more than a trade show, socially conscious & creative!
For this edition #23 commencing Saturday the 27th of January at the Parc Floral de Paris Playtime Paris embraces the theme of mutation 'changeover'. Throughout the three days there will be over 540 brands to discover, including 100 new exhibitors. With this edition's trends:…