Fly on the wall: backstage at Petite Parade documentary style with Molly Magnuson
On my recent trip to New York I had the joy of being introduced to the incredibly talented kid's fashion photographer Molly Magnuson through the equally talented designer Tina Tuchinda. Somehow Tina felt that we would hit it off and she was right. What resulted from our meeting…
“Ich bin ein Berliner!” First impressions of Playtime Berlin
Playtime launched their brand new and highly anticipated Berlin show on the 5th of July. Starting a new venture is exciting and a little nerve wrecking but as much as you plan or anticipate the launch it's not until afterwards when you can look back and really take it in. We had…
Poolside Pizza for Summer
Making this delicious fruit pizza requires no oven, just imagination.
Exclusive preview: The Bonnie Mob AW17 WILD
The Bonnie mob go WILD for AW17 ! Sit back and relax as the luxury children's knitwear and apparel label take us on a colourful trek through the remote mountain paths of the Himalayas, but remember to keep a look out for the secretive little animals hiding high amongst the…
Time for the 22nd edition Playtime Paris!
Show season is well and truly underway. Next it's the 22nd edition of Playtime Paris which opens it's doors at 9.30am this Saturday. 520 fashion and lifestyle brands will be presenting their ss18 collections and new product lines. But you may ask what should I be looking out for…
Can I take a bit of you with me to Nepal?
It's both scary and exciting to think that I'll soon leave my little family for three weeks, to travel to the Himalaya mountains to help a medical team bring health care to people in remote rural Nepal.
Talking terrorism with children
Last night the UK suffered it's third terrorist attack since March. It has only been two weeks since 22 year old Salman Abedi set off a bomb at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester killing 22 people and injuring more than 60, amongst them many young children. Fast forward to…
Sustainability by Dimitra Zavakou, founder of Little Pop Up & The Nest at Pitti Bimbo
What does sustainability mean? Do you feel our daily choices can impact changes that will create a better tomorrow? How can we involve the kids in this process to better understand and respect our world?
Flying Animals : HAPTIC LAB Inc
Haptic Lab produce the most wonderful handmade kites, recently the New York based design studio have released two new characters into their flying animals collection. Their magical crane and whimsical swallow bird kites can either be set free to sore through the skies or…
Photography: PLAY by Julia Bostock
PLAY by Julia Bostock for the 5th edition of et magazine takes us back to a time where play was free - not an iPad, mobile, console or tablet in sight...
Fashion Revolution Week
This week is Fashion Revolution Week, the #whomademyclothes campaign which takes place in April falls on the anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse, which killed 1 138 people and injured many more on 24th April 2013. As a result this is the day 'Fashion Revolution' was…
Natural Plant Dye Knitwear: Mouse in the House
Mouse in the House captured our interest at Playtime New York with a wonderful earthy toned knitwear collection. So how do you create this muted colour palette? Natural Plant Dye, a process that has been in practise since ancient times, with the earliest written record of the…