percent year-on-year in Italy. Pitti Bimbo put on a show to be reckoned with this season, and despite the gloom they also introduced a new-fangled section: Apartment. Dedicated to the demand for contemporary children’s fashion, collections featured

of their "Kids Tour 2009" – a three month tour round Italy to find the modelling stars of tomorrow. These children brought a fresh enthusiasm to Levi's range of casual hard-wearing denims. The final big catwalk show of Pitti Bimbo was Calvin Klein, in which we

designer fashion we feel we also need to mention, in Paris Jean Paul Gaultier launched a capsule childrens collection featuring slim black tailored suits and a cool trenchcoat and in New York, Yohji Yamamotoís Y3 label featured groups of children in Sports

Hucklebones AW13Junior visited the new British contingency of childrens fashion labels that have formed Brilliant Little Britain and show collections at the same time as Pitti Bimbo in Florence.If the customer doesn't come to you, go to them

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