Playtime with Chantal Danguillaume
Interview with Playtime Show Director Chantal DanguillaumeShow Director Chantal Danguillaume explains what excites her about the trade season, how Playtime has evolved over the years and how the…
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 scarce the higher you climb, yet Escada is…
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 New York city.’ Interview with show…
Mother to Mother – Blue Almonds
Izabela Minkiewicz founder of Blue Almonds Situated in London between South Kensington, Chelsea & Knightsbridge Blue Almonds is a beautifully curated boutique stocked with everything parents…
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 administrators have received 3 known offers to date before the…
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 audience. Surely it’s where the future customer base will…
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 Ivo Au Yeung from RollingKids & C.O.T.E.…
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 focus goes Olympic in the beautiful city of Paris. A…
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 fashion to food, to fragrance. Here he devotes his time…
Innovation & determination, the making of DockATot
Interview with Lisa Kotsianis - DockATotLisa Furuland Kotsianis founded DockATot in 2007 and with it a whole new product category was born. Her passion for growing the business is supplanted only by…
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 much she doesn’t know about kids’ fashion and…
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 owners*. There is however a uniquely interesting…
Unduetrestella DESIGN WEEK
Kids PR agency Unduetrestella announces their design week 2024 Unduetrestella DESIGN WEEK is proud to collaborate for the first time with TOG Together To Go, on the occasion of the 2024…
PR Agency: Unduetrestella
Unduetrestella, Milan, Italy.Unduetrestella works with design and lifestyle brands related to children and families. In recent years, in Italy, the interest in the space dedicated to kids domestic…
Sticky Lemon creates new clothes collection
Bold and colourful, Sticky Lemon is much loved for their range of bags and accessories. Now they've added clothes to the mix.I often get asked in interviews ‘what draws your attention to a…
Bobo Choses opens new flagship store.
New bricks & mortar store for Bobo Choses Bobo Choses has opened a new flagship store, Rambla de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain & we are sending our congratulations! Here’s a little…
Do you know Little Cotton Clothes?
Quality collection with a hint of English countryside Sisters and mums, Imogen & Leonie threw caution to the wind after both starting a family by then starting to design their own kidswear…
Vida Kids
Vida Kids, London, UK.Celebrating 20 years in 2023, Vida Kids represents childrenswear and lifestyle brands from around the world. Their showroom and office is located in Islington, London. When…
Introducing ‘True Artist’, the new kidswear brand by Bobo Choses’ Founder Adriana Esperalba
True Artist is a new Spanish brand that offers a wide range of kidswear and accessories exploring the world of emotions, the virtual and the intangible through art. Their colourful designs are…