Miss Blumarine opened the Autumn/Winter ’10/’11 catwalk presentations here to a bustling fair that was far busier than the Spring/Summer ’10 shows. There was an optimistic air with most stands reporting good business and an encouraging outlook

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

this season, which is only to be expected, but it is still fairly busy with a total of ten catwalk shows and assorted presentations.As has become the tradition, Miss Blumarine began the catwalk shows. With a backdrop wall covered in stunning lilac, pink

Fimi Valencia N.73 is Spains largest kidswear trade fair. Split over two large halls  the fair is an exciting mix of young emerging brands to the more established. Daily catwalk shows are a huge attraction, with over 20 brands showing daily, a great

Basso, Florence. Last season there were 491 brands showing for SS13 and the exhibition covered 47 000 square metres. Raffaello Napoleone, Director of the Pitti fairs, commented that although the channel will not yet be live-streaming the fashion shows

Winx are the last show at Pitti Bimbo. For those in the cold on who the Winx are? They are a cartoon sensation about a group of teen fairies aimed at pre-teen girls. Cashing in on the popularity of the show is the debut collection. The show isn

catwalk shows. Fimi Valencia 21-23 January 2011 will take place at Feria Valencia, Spain  Read Junior's review of last season's Fimi Valenica and look out for our report in January, as we will be reporting straight from the show

that are now showing fashion for next Autumn/Winter. The shows kicked off with Miss Blumarine, who showed from a sparkling winter-white catwalk with cut-out pine silhouettes framing the stage. Theirs was a fantasy enchanted collection of puffed and layered

with oversized pom poms. The stance was fun and sat well for an opening show.Then strutting onto the catwalk is the Ki 6? label, who like to juxtaposition sporty with glamour. Skirts were all about the volume, with lashings of net, decorated in lace, teamed

Its autumn/winter 09 and Miss Blumarine’s catwalk is crowded with a cut out winter wonderland, decorated in Anna Molinari’s favourite decoration, glitter.The first outfit is a knitted pull over, layered over a net skirt, covered in beading, styled