March 3, 2020
Portugal Fashion: Wedoble & A.Ferreira & Filhos, S.A
Clothes manufacturing in Portugal Part 3 of 3 kids fashion production in Portugal We pull up to our final manufacturer of the day A.Ferreira & Filhos (AFF) a family-owned company specialising in the production of soft home furnishings, knitwear and their own baby brand,…
March 3, 2020
Portugal Fashion: Pureté Du Bebe and Madicor manufacturing
Clothes manufacturing in Portugal Part 2 of 3 kids fashion production in Portugal Pureté is baby wear with a soft mix of fresh and classic. They’ve recently finished their new showroom and office which again has the most beautiful of views. Even though they have a large…
November 7, 2019
Portugal Fashion: Wolf & Rita – Mefri manufacturing
Clothes manufacturing in Portugal Part 1 of 3 kids fashion production in Portugal Pirouette has always had a connection with Portugal, in fact Florence’s post on Portuguese manufacturing remains one of Pirouette’s most read posts to date. Portugal is renowned for its quality and…
October 14, 2019
Have you ever visited Porto?
Portugal is a very special country, kind of stuck in the past in some places, with great sun&light, excellent food, really nice people. Located in the North of the country, Porto is a great city to visit with children. Pirouette gives you a guided tour...
October 9, 2019
Formidable Family Ekstrand – Leo Leo Copenhagen. Part 2 of 2
Can you tell us a little bit about Leo Leo and how you started ? I’ve worked in the fashion industry and always known that the path for me was something along designing. For many years I just didn't quite know in what direction or field, and sometimes all that studying made it…
March 19, 2019
Portugal Kid’s Fashion Week
This weekend the beautiful city of Porto played host to Portugal Fashion Week, and for the first time children's fashion is part of the programme with the launch of their Kid's Fashion Week. The beautifully produced shows meant we were introduced to a selection of diverse…
February 1, 2019
One to Watch Awards Invited Designer Interview: SO-SO
'Lose the north' Compass by SO-SO Maria and João met at architecture school, after which they worked as architects for some time but both missed “practical work”... So João bought some machines so he could work with wood in his free time. They then started designing some pieces…
January 24, 2019
Cherrypapaya
Brand name: Cherrypapaya Company name: Cherrypapaya Website: www.cherrypapaya.com Date of creation: March 2014 Country of origin: Portugal Country of production: Portugal Name of owner/founder: Sandra Barradas Number of employees: 4 Number of sales points (independent…
April 14, 2018
The New Voyager City Guides : Let’s Explore Lisbon !
The New Voyager guides by Emma Swinscoe have just added Lisbon to their city collection, after Los Angeles, Brooklyn and Paris. “The New Voyager in Lisbon” highlights the city’s stunning assets: its connection to the sea, its incredible views, its historical art scene and…
April 21, 2017
Easter Festival of Flower Torches, São Bras de Alportel, Portugal
Spending Easter break in Portugal left a technicolour imprint on our memories. Sun seeking was the primary purpose of our visit, but it was the Festival of Flower Torches at São Bras de Alportel and it's vibrant injection of Portuguese colour that rejuvenated the soul.
January 25, 2017
Formidable Family Pimentel (Piupiuchick)
Four years ago, together with her sister Mariana and with her friend Marta, Ines Pimentel created Piupiuchick. She opens the doors of her house to Pirouette.
January 15, 2017
Formidable Family Rolando: Florence Rolando
Member of formidable family Rolando, Florence Rolando founder of our very own Pirouette blog talks to Katie about family life in Porto. read on.