December 18, 2019
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…
September 2, 2019
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…
August 23, 2018
Pirouette One To Watch Winners AW18 Interview: Devon’s Drawer
Sustainability, organic production and quality with the possibility of longevity are why Devon's Drawer were our Pirouette One To Watch Award Winners (Fashion AW18) at Playtime NY back in February this year. Flash forward in the childrenswear calendar and they are ready to…
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…
January 15, 2018
Sticky Lemon Interview #Pirouette12Watch SS18 winner
Sticky Lemon was founded mid 2016 by Simone, Lotte & Dorien. Whilst working on other design projects their idea for a quirky and bold brand became more and more serious. Eventually their first backpacks became a reality and Sticky Lemon was born. This brand was concieved for…
January 12, 2018
Anchovy Interview: #Pirouette12Watch SS18 winner
Like it's name Anchovy is a unique kids label with a very strong USP attributed to the brand. With an artistry at the foundation and imagery unlike no other this independent kids label is hard to miss during a trade show. Last Summer at Playtime New York the circle dresses from…
December 15, 2017
Pirouette One to Watch Awards Pitti Bimbo, Dot to Dot London & Playtime New York!
This New Year we will be on the lookout once again to discover the most exciting emerging labels in kid’s fashion and design for AW18/19. And, for the first time, we start our search in Italy at Pitti Bimbo with both Florence & myself in attendance for the launch of the…
June 16, 2017
Pirouette One to Watch Award ‘Wolf’ Headpiece designed by Frida’s Tierchen
Many months ago we started a conversation with Maria - founder of Frida's Tierchen (see previous post) proposing the idea of Maria creating a Pirouette One to Watch award designed by Frida's Tierchen for the Summer edition. Fast forward to present day and Maria has successfully…
May 5, 2017
Loopy Mango : One to Watch Winner – Design, Playtime New York
Loopy Mango recently crossed over into the world of children's design by creating a mini range of their popular DIY knitwear boxes. The pieces are gorgeously super chunky which on a little kid looks incredibly cute. Lets face it chunky is in for Aw17, and you don't get much more…
March 23, 2017
Playtime New York AW17
New York has had it's fair share of snow the past few months which made for an interesting flight to Playtime New York but it was well worth the bumpy arrival. It was great to see many European brands in attendance at the Playtime New York show alongside the many American, South…
December 16, 2016
Pirouette ONE TO WATCH awards
We are very excited to announce the launch of the Pirouette blog One To Watch awards for AW17 at Playtime - Paris, Playtime - New York and Dot to Dot - London.
February 14, 2016
TiA CiBANi KiDS at Playtime New York
"Frida Kahlo's garden", a recent exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden, sparked Tia Cibani's interest, which transformed into a collection - currently on show at Playtime New York.