KLEINE FABRIEK, THE international children's trade fair in Amsterdam, opened to a crowded show yesterday, with an increase in attendance and exhibitors. The fair – that was plagued with snowfall in January this year – had a beautiful summer air

Kleine Fabriek entrance hallSoftly coloured silken fabric gently billowing in the breeze greeted us at Kleine Fabriek, Spring Summer 2012. The mood of a carefree fashionable Summer was certainly captured and we found plenty of exciting new trends

in Amsterdam, the city of clogs, tulips and no hills (flat as a pancake!). As we sped through the silent streets in our armoured Mercedes, I realised how London looks so hauntingly beautiful in the wee small hours, bats fly past Big Ben, the youths loiter

The rumours that Oilily was going bankrupt were yesterday confirmed true by Amsterdam Fashion Week. It's been reported that staff at the Dutch brand have not been paid for the last two months. There was more sad news this week as Missoni announced

At 5 am on Sunday morning I receive a text message stating that my flight has been cancelled, due to adverse weather conditions, my hopes of attending Amsterdam’s famous children’s fashion fair Kleine Fabriek’s 10th edition are dashed. Luckily

Children’s fashion fairs will be taking place throughout the summer, the first of which were Pitti Bimbo and Bubble London both last week.The third show is Playtime, which will take place in Paris, at the Parc de Flora, 4th- 6th July. The fair