Jean Jullien’s ‘Paper People’ at Le Bon Marche Rive Gauche, Paris
If you're in Paris make sure to pop into Le Bon Marche, Rive Gauche - there you will encounter two gigantic blue paper people created by Jean Jullien. Art set in a retail space ensuring an enhanced experience for the store's customers. You can't miss them extending over the 3…
Playtime Paris starts this weekend!
Playtime Paris January 27-29, 2024 parc floral WIth over 300 brands exhibiting at Playtime Paris you should makes sure to plan your visit! Pirouette will be there from Saturday morning bright and early to interview a selection of French labels we should be looking out for. You…
A look back at the Kids’ fashion SS24 selling season
Some quick thoughts on SS24 prior to focusing on AW/ FW23 It’s almost time to switch our focus to the AW/ FW23 drops, but before we do let’s have a quick look at the SS24 selling season. On the whole there was a lot of promising feedback, and opportunities are there for the…
Pirouette SS24 show season schedule
A preview of what Pirouette is up to at the shows this SS24 selling seasonThe sun is shining and it’s that time of the year again… And of course we have an number of events taking place at then trade shows. So whether you are a designer, buyer, press, agent,…
Pirouette’s trade show schedule
for AW/ FW 23
So for many 2023 looks set to be a tough year. Independents will undoubtedly need to be at their creative best use their ability to quickly adapt to meet the challenges ahead. We know though just how resilient this industry is. New independent bricks and mortar stores are…
A look at Maison&Objet, Paris
The latest edition of Maison&Objet saw 162 brands exhibiting in the kids' & family section - representing just over 7% of total exhibitors. With the market for kids' furniture estimated to be worth just under $40 billion US in 2021 and forecast to grow significantly in…
Playtime Paris #29 Bonjour French brands!
Kids’ fashion SS23 collections, Playtime Paris #29 Katie chats with some fabulous french brands and ask them to pick 3 pieces to showcase their SS23 collections at Playtime Paris. Vive la France! 8 'très français' labels to look out for. Joey Paris…
Playtime Paris #29 preview
Playtime back to full force With the return of International travel Playtime Paris opens its doors tomorrow the 2 July ready to welcome visitors back to the show. Over 320 brands, with a mix of both established and new brands, 30% lifestyle and 70% fashion. Something for…
Playtime Paris #28 Show report
Playtime Paris returns with its physical edition to showcase AW22 collections. It was a joy to be back in Paris, two years have gone by and yet it feels like just yesterday that we were covering the last show just prior to the pandemic hitting. There was chat of a mystery virus…
SCREEN CAPTURE: Polysensorial space at Playtime Paris #27
Polysensorial space Pirouette x The Society of Scent Playtime Paris #27 Sat, 25 Jan – Mon, 27Jan 2020 The Power of Scent... be happy! For this edition of the Screen Capture exhibition Pirouette has invited Bronx based fragrance lab The Society of Scent to challenge your senses…
Show Report: Playtime Paris #26
Playtime Paris #26 For this edition it was evident that the Playtime team had made an effort to changes things up at the show. The reduction in the number of brands was a good move - allowing more space for the exhibiting labels to show the collections off at their best. The…
What’s in store at Playtime Paris #26
Preview of Playtime Paris #26 Parc Floral de Paris June 29-July1 2019 Firstly before getting into the article we can confirm that there will be air conditioning at this edition of Playtime Paris! Wonderful news as it's going to be hot hot hot in Paris... The ever popular french…