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…
Oscar winner ‘The Silent Child’: Congratulations to the little film communicating to the world!
In amongst all the grand glitz and glamour of The Oscars there was a little short film hailing from the UK, drawing your attention to life in a silent world. The film explores a deaf child's difficulty of understanding and communicating whilst not being able to hear the sounds…
Cherrypapaya
Independents opening their own flagship store seems to be something we are seeing with labels of late. This is not to say they are moving away from wholesale but rather creating a central base to project their brand identity. Also compared with wholesale and online it's a way to…
Show Report: Playtime Paris #23 AW18
On arrival to the 23rd edition of Playtime it already felt super busy. It seems we keep seeing buyers and press arriving bright and early ready to go first thing on day 1 - maybe hoping to capitalise from fresh brains & fresh eyes. This was born out by the visitor figures,…
Let’s celebrate the year of the Dog!
Wes Anderson's movie Isle of Dogs opened the Berlin Film Festival yesterday and how fitting with the start of the Chinese new year commencing today ;-) The film is not on general release until the 28 March 2018 (we can't wait!) but for now lets celebrate the world of dog with…
Extreme – a short film by Kid’s wear magazine
Extreme Fun Who doesn't like to pull a funny face or shout as loud as you can if given the chance. This is what photographer, producer and Kid's wear magazine publisher, Achim Lippoth asks a number of children to do in this fun short. We love it, so thought we would share...
Parent & Child Interview: Kristin Coia (Go Gently Nation), Henry (10yrs) & Kit (7yrs)
Kristin Coia designer and founder of Go Gently Nation lives in Manhattan Beach, CA with husband Henry, her son, also called Henry, 10 yrs old and a daughter, Katherine (Kit), 7 yrs old. Henry is an old soul, protector of all living things and his Mom too. He is kind,…
Trade Show Report: Dot to Dot, London #09 AW18
Arriving to a cold and clear London for the 9th edition of Dot to Dot was rather lovely. Pirouette attended on Monday (day 2 of the show) to find our Pirouette One to Watch winners. Fortunately there were lots of young fledgling labels to discover at the show, which was…
Trade Show Report: PITTI BIMBO #86 LIVE MOVIE!
'Live Movie' was the theme for this the 86th edition of Pitti Immagine Bimbo and boy did it live up to the billing, with big anniversaries, events, and catwalk shows making for this vibrant extravaganza of the kid’s fashion calendar. Pitti Bimbo now caters for some of the…
Screen Capture: A girl in this world exhibition is online!
We would like to extend a big thank you to all the photographers taking part in our first Screen Capture exhibition: A girl in this world, and of course to the Playtime team for their wonderful help and support. Throughout the three days of the show visitors snapped and shared…
Lali
Lali will present their label for the first time in Europe at Playtime Paris from tomorrow. With a sweet and fresh feel it's no surprise that this artisan label is stocked at Anthropologie. They have a great range from detailed girl's dresses to a wonderful new range for boys…
Playtime Paris #23 more than a trade show, socially conscious & creative!
For this edition #23 commencing Saturday the 27th of January at the Parc Floral de Paris Playtime Paris embraces the theme of mutation 'changeover'. Throughout the three days there will be over 540 brands to discover, including 100 new exhibitors. With this edition's trends:…