Parent & Child: Alessandra (6yrs) & Gabriel (4yrs) – Laura Egloff, Velveteen
Gabriel (4 years old) and Alessandra (6 years old) live with their parents in Hong Kong. Laura Egloff their mother is a fashion designer and the founder of children's fashion label Velveteen. Alessandra and Gabriel have a close relationship and complement each other quite well.…
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.
Natural Plant Dye Knitwear: Mouse in the House
Mouse in the House captured our interest at Playtime New York with a wonderful earthy toned knitwear collection. So how do you create this muted colour palette? Natural Plant Dye, a process that has been in practise since ancient times, with the earliest written record of the…
lulaland: Pirouette One to Watch – fashion. Playtime Paris
New York based label lulaland was our first One to Watch winner in the fashion catagory at Playtime Paris. This fun mixmatching collection drew us in for a further look, different textures, whimsical prints and rich colouring makes for a bold beautiful collection and whatever…
Formidable Family Tuchinda
Founder of Tuchinda Tina Tuchinda lives in New York with her husband (and business partner) Jay and their two boys Hunter and Harry. Tina was born in Korea but moved to the US during her early childhood. She studied fashion at Parsons school of design, with a background in…
Mini Stitches: Pirouette One to Watch – fashion. Dot to dot
Mini Stitches are our first Pirouette One to Watch winners in the fashion category. A part from producing a wonderful clothing line they are in fact a social enterprise kidswear label with strong ethical roots. We both found their enthusiasm and commitment to what they are…
Brexit & the children’s fashion industry – part 1: British perspective
Britain will later today hand deliver it's letter of resignation to the President of the European council and so the 2 year Brexit negotiation begins. How this divorce will ultimately affect Britain, Europe and business only time will tell, it is however clear that we are in for…
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…
Series: Retailer – Advice From A Caterpillar, Toronto, Canada
So to kick off our new series about bricks & mortar stores we talk to co-founder Emily Dyer of 'Advice From A Caterpillar' - a children's lifestyle store based in Toronto, Canada. The store opened in 2010 with brands from Europe that weren't easily available at the……
La Coqueta x Muzungu Sisters
Collaborations are for many one of the most enjoyable aspects of owning and designing for your own label. This collaboration between The Muzungu Sisters and La Coqueta is a great example of two parties bringing together their own unique skills whilst celebrating their common…
Shoe business: Tip Toey Joey Founders Ana & Scott McInerney
Life is amazing really, you never know what's round the corner or where it will take you. For example if I were to go back in time to Australia and ask an 8 year old Scott McInerney what he'd like to be when he's older, I'm sure the reply would not have been 'I'm going to design…
Hilda.Henri SS17
What if I would do something I´ve never done before? What if I were someone else? Just for one day? ? Questions the Hilda.Henri team seemed to have thoroughly enjoyed playing with when creating their ss17 collection titled 'Just for one day' inspired by David Bowie. This is the…
Fox: Krethaus and Severina Kids
Krethaus and Severina Kids present Fox - unlike the rest of his kind he likes to eat acorns and only drinks fresh rainwater collected drop by drop in his water canteen. He's a carpenter by trade and he resides in the hand drawn woods. His world is off white with black detailing.…
International Women’s Day 2017: 10 inspiring women
To celebrate International Women's Day 2017 we have chosen 10 women who have quite simply inspired us...
Mother & bambino trip: Pitti Bimbo, Florence
When you have two or more children you very rarely get to spend quality time with one of them by yourself. Life gets in the way, between juggling the eldest's after school activities, the youngest's social life, family life and work - it all gets very busy and I never seem to…
Owl and Dog Playbooks: Pirouette One to Watch winner – design dot to dot
The Owl and Dog Playbooks are the first Pirouette One to Watch winners in the design category. We were already familiar with their books but it's always so nice (important) to see a product in the flesh and let it grab your attention. We also took the time to speak with the…
Interview Laia Aguilar – Founder & Creative Director of The Animals Observatory
The Animals Observatory burst on to the scene last year surrounded with the sort of excitement and buzz reserved for rumours of a Kate Bush comeback. This is of course in large part due to the high regard the industry has for founder and creative director Laia Aguilar. We talk…
Velveteen SS17
This spring summer sees new pastures green for Velveteen SS17 with their first ever presentation of both ladies and childrenswear. Get your cowboy boots at the ready as the Californian inspired label takes us on a gauchoesque journey across the open plains. Feminine lace, earthy…