Ropachica, for girls 8 to 16

Carola Huidobro studied fashion design in Madrid and worked 16 years as accessories designer. Five years ago she launched Ropachica, a brand that targets girls aged 8 to 16. A interesting, growing segment with still only few players.

Carola, a mother of 3, decided to work for herself when she had her last child. She had collaborated with many brands (including an internship at Loewe after she graduated), specialising in leather and accessories. Her 5 year old daughter was the inspiration for the launch of Ropachica, and so the 5 last years have seen both the brand and the little girl growing nicely together.

Ropachica was showing at Playtime Paris last month and created a little buzz. The brand directly owns its little boutique in Madrid. The label is also sold in Thanks Mum and Corisco (Madrid),248 “two four eight” (Barcelona) as well as Amaia shop (London) , Isetan (Tokyo), Kidding Kids& Tweens (Lebanon), Kizplanet (Korea), and other shops around the world (see the full list here).

What’s next? A project with a Parisian investor, to open a shop in Paris…hopefully for AW 15-16.

ROPACHICA SPRING-SUMMER 15
Pictures: RAQUEL QUINTANA
Make up and hairdresser: CRISTINA GUEDELLA.
Models: CARLOTA MONJARDIN, CARMEN OLIVER, CAROLA DOMINGUEZ. Showroom: ENSANCHEZ

Florence Rolando

Florence Rolando (journalist, co-founder of Bubble Trade Shows) was the original Founder of Pirouette in early 2009. Pirouette blog* has been a reference in the industry since it started 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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