Blue Almond kids boutique

What do you really need when planning the arrival of your first baby?

Izabela Minkiewicz founder of Blue Almonds Situated in London between South Kensington, Chelsea & Knightsbridge Blue Almonds is a beautifully…

Playtime with Chantal Danguillaume

Interview with Playtime Show Director Chantal DanguillaumeShow Director Chantal Danguillaume explains what excites her about the trade season, how…

ESCADA, for all generations of women

Interview with Ioana de Vilmorin, Escada Global Creative Director  Though the fashion industry is densely populated with women they become much more…

Children’s show – New York

Children’s show runs from the 29-30 July, describing themselves as ‘the elevated International baby and children fashion industry expo in…

Smallable future remains undecided

Following Smallable being placed into receivership back in May of this year they continue to look for investment. It seems the judicial…

TikTok… time is running out

Why do we shy away from TikTok As an industry are we missing the boat by ignoring the untapped potential of the TikTok parent/child consumer…

directory* picks at Playtime Paris SS25

Our directory* picks from the Playtime Paris show SS25 collections.

6 things for ‘good fortune’ in the Chinese market.

A look at the Chinese market with Ivo Au Yeung 6 is symbolic of good fortune in China and is considered a great number for business. So we asked…

directory* zine – Playtime edition SS25

Paris plays host to more than the Olympics The Spring Summer ‘25 kids’ fashion & lifestyle selling season hits France just as the world’s…

interview Raffaello Napoleone

INTERVIEW Kidswear time with Raffaello Napoleone

At Pitti Bimbo 98 with Raffaello NapoleoneCEO of Pitti Immagine since 1995. Since his tenure Pitti has developed a diverse array of shows from…

In my opinion: Shoshana Kezab

In my opinion: Shoshana Kazab

Women in business Shoshana is a familiar face to those of us in the industry. As founder of Fuse Communications and Kidswear Collective there’s not…

Women in business Pirouette

Women in business

It may be surprising (or not, I haven’t quite worked it out yet) to learn that globally one in three businesses have woman among the principal…