New York Showroom kids fashion AW23 FW23

The Loft Showroom NYC – this weekend!

If you are in New York this weekend make sure to give a visit to The Loft showroom. A great group group of brands have collaborated to host their own wholesale showroom in the Big Apple. There you'll find their FW23 collections. Having seen the majority of the brands already at…

Caramel New York

Caramel opens store in New York It’s being said that bricks & mortar is back , it’s a discussion thread that we’ve been watching & following recently. Which makes it interesting to see Caramel London opening a New York bricks & mortar situated on a…

Norman and Jules children's shop

Store Profile: Norman & Jules – Brooklyn USA

With second waves leading to lockdowns across the globe supporting the independent stores is on our minds. Of course there are wonderful products and finds from larger online retailers, but the market would we be all the poorer without the diversity and personal curation that…

Pirouette One to Watch Award x The Society of Scent

On the scent of the One to Watch kid’s collections and labels of AW20 / FW20 The Pirouette One to Watch Awards celebrates and highlights the best of creative talent in kid’s fashion and design from Pitti Bimbo, Firenze - Italy to CIFF YOUTH, Copenhagen - Denmark to Playtime, New…

The Smelling bees - Society of Scent in the Bronx NYC

The Society Of Scent – Scent Creation Lab

It's Friday the 2nd of August and I'm sitting on the Subway en route to the Bronx, once known for its gang activities and its poverty stricken neighbourhoods. In recent years though this former poster boy for urban decay has witnessed significant development, and so it is that I…

Pirouette One to Watch Winners SS20

Labels & collections to keep your eye on! This season's Pirouette One to Watch Awards celebrate the best in children's fashion SS20. Labels and collections from Pitti Bimbo, Playtime New York and CIFF Youth showcasing original independent labels and the latest stunning kid's…

Sugar Loaf founder Danielle

Introducing Sugarloaf, the consciously-curated concept store for little ones

When Florence was in NYC for Pirouette she met up with Danielle Delaloye owner and founder of consciously-curated concept store for little ones at the The Hudson Collective. Interested in Danielle's curated selection Florence interviews Danielle to find out more.

Hilda af Klint Paintings for the future exhibition guggenheim swans

Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the future

Paintings for the future GUGGENHEIM, New York. Oct 12th 2018- April 23 2019 Ground breaking Swedish abstract artist Hilma af Klint was convinced in the early 1900's that the world was not ready to understand her work, so she stipulated that her work should not be shown for…

Scimparello magazine Petra Barkhof

Travel: Scimparello goes to NYC & LA, work or play?

Petra Barkhof children's fashion stylist & editor today releases her second edition of Scimparello Magazine. Going back in time to a very very hot August in NYC what a pleasure to share the Big Apple experience with Petra and gang. We worked a lot, moaned about the heat a…

Frederique Daubal - kid's hub las vegas by Playtime

KID’S HUB, Las Vegas. In conversation with Sebastien De Hutten

Playtime's latest offspring - Kid's Hub, Las Vegas. Playtime is heading West Stateside with a different show model to usual. Even the name has changed for this new location, KID'S HUB by Playtime. So why Las Vegas? And why the different model? We thought it important to find out…

Conscious and Entrepreneurial School in New York

Unleashing the creative potential of all generations through design is the purpose of the school WeGrow, created  by BIG DK.

Playtime NY Trend Spaces Mariah Walker

Trade Show Report: Playtime New York #17

New York was hot and humid but inside this Big Apple edition of Playtime it was lovely and cool. Cool enough in fact for the exhibitors to be wrapped in scarves, yet still smiling. You can't win Playtime ;-) Teasing over, this is a nice show and the perfect size to incubate a…