Welcome to a very hot and sunny Florence for the numero 73 edition of Pitti Bimbo, which opened this morning with the SS12 Simonetta catwalk presentation. The two prominent themes for this morning's show were the ballet and prints.Ballet introduced

The Italian girlswear label Miss Grant present their Spring/Summer ’11 collection to an Alice in Wonderland themed set, with a giant clock and flowers looming in the background. There are four main themes to the Spring/Summer 2011 collection

of Northumberland where my husband grew up. The distances are vast so you have to drive a long way to meet up with friends: luckily my own children are quite self sufficient. As little things they liked to create their own worlds - the best and most loved present I