Olive has style, which she might have taken after her mother Ashlyn Gibson, founder of Olive loves Alfie, an East London children’s store. Ashlyn is also the UK correspondent for www.kidswear-department.com (the blog off shoot of kidswear magazine). The two seem to share a love for France and for kittens…
Olive
What do you want to be when you grow up A musician like my dad, a shop keeper like my mum and an actor in between
What is your favourite famous person Errrr Romeo and Juliet
What makes you happy My kitten
What makes you sad Having to spend too much time at school and not having my mum and dad together
Your favourite book The Orchard Book of Shakespeare Storiesby Matthews, Aandrew and Angela Barrett
Your favourite films Whale Rider, Whilste down the wind, Bugsy Malone
Your favourite animal My cat
The best holidays you ever had I love holiday time. I love staying in my grannies beach hut in the Hebrides. I love going to festivals to see my dad play and staying in our belle tent. I can’t wait to go to The Wilderness Festival and to france this summer with my friend and my cousins Josef and Cerys.
A place that you would dream to visit Japan and the moon
Your favorite outfit My boys jacket and skinny jeans
What is the piece your like the most from your wardrobe Skinny jeans and my Dandy Star Save the whales Tee-shirt
The next item you would be happy to get A lap top
If you had a magic wand, what would you do with it right now? It’s a secret
Ashlyn
Your favourite children’s brands Mini rodini, bobo chooses, tootsa macginty, boys & girls
Your favourite children’s stores Our own store Olive loves Alfie, Petit Aime in Notting Hill, Sweet William in Brooklyn
Do you buy a lot online for your children I never shop online because I am lucky enough to live in a neighbourhood full of inspiring independent stores but I devote a huge amount of time to my own website to inspire people to shop with independent retailers
A website that inspires you All of my inspiration is put into our site www.olivelovesalfie.co.uk and into our blog
The criteria you consider when you buy something for Olive Where is it made, what is it made from, does Olive need it, will she treasure it, wear it and love it and will we be able to hand it down to someone when she has grown out of it!
Last item you added to Olive’s wardrobe Sun-san red sweetheart sandals
Most precious item you bought for your child A kitten
Best gift you gave for a child’s B-day A kitten
Items that are hard to find Fair trade organic school uniform
Favourite pieces in Olive’s wardrobe A jacket that we made for a festival last year
The book on your bedside table I don’t read very much but I write all the time so can I say a notebook?
An unforgettable place you’ve travelled to My first visit to India and the children I met there will stay with me forever…
The ideal place for a family summer holiday The house we have rented in France this summer for 3 generations and lots of friends
Florence Rolando
Launched in London in early 2009 by Florence Rolando (journalist, co-founder of Bubble Trade Shows) Pirouette Blog has been a reference in the industry since 2009 with its combined business and consumer view of the children’s market. A fantastic resource for children’s fashion, design, trends and culture, it aims to support creativity and talent but it also does this by talking about life, family, culture and health.
Florence is an international leader in the industry (8 years as a Milk Collaborator, contributor to Naif Magazine in Spain, co-founder of Bubble Trade Shows in New York and London).
Now Florence runs Energy Therapy Porto @enrgy_therapy_porto
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