/winter presentation gave us a multitude of styles for all tastes, the sporty lad, dressed in zip-ups and bomber jackets, the preppy boy, sporting stripes, braces and plimsoles, the fashion conscious girl clothed in a stripped sequin tunic, leggings and topped

Flying the American flagMiss Grant and Monnalisa led the way in looking to America for summer daywear inspiration. Cheerleader ra ra skirts were matched with sparkly red waistcoats at Miss Grant and striped T-shirts were styled with large red

boys and girls. Stripes also made an appearance patterned over wool scarves and jersey tees. Fur decorated the padded jackets and hats and workman boots were worn in all looks.

A giant Polar bear is first on to the catwalk balancing on a trapeze bike; the predominantly Italian audience love it and clap eagerly. But luckily the Liu-Jo collection remains subtle, subtle for all the good reasons. Boys wear being stronger. Boys

which will be shown with the girls tonight. For which the show begins with! Boys sport, sporty outfits! Hooded zip ups layered over numbered tees, stripe tracks matched with shiny purple padded jackets. For the girls camouflage is presented in a

bows and square necklinesPRINTS Bold graphic prints, deer prints, ditsy flowers plaids, gingham and stripes as well as the ever-popular Liberty printYanina from Aravore predicts... check patterns, twirly day dresses, '60s shape for dresses, soft

on the beach with my family At what age and how did you start to notice fashion? Really young, about eight years old. I used to do fashion drawings and read Vogue What was your favourite thing to wear as a child and why? I had a striped towelling

skirts for girls and classic lumberjack shirts for the boys. When not checked wool fabrics are usually in tweed or houndstooth with hot red a favourite colourway.The caped jacket was a favourite shape and was strong in tweed too, in particular at Little

The autumn/winter 08 Pitti Bimbo trade fair show in Florence gave us an exclusive preview of forthcoming trends in children’s fashion. With its array of eclectic fabrics, creative silhouettes, decorative details as well as access to the buzzing

 Belle Enfant won us over with its delicate, soft colour palette, silky blouses and sweet leggings. Also spotted at Bubble London… * Block colour cardigans * Peter pan collars * Block stripes * Soft baby colours * Teal knits for boys * Graphic tees with a few