onto the judging panel and we met all the finalists and listened to their design philosophy and explanation of their collections, the winner of the Pret a Porter category was Josiane Strocchi Fabiani who launched her concept of interactive fashion

Classical fashion with good quality at a keen price can be hard to find but Massimo Dutti manage to provide a beautifully made kids collection with all the right trend details at a very reasonable price. Their collections have only been available in the UK for a couple of yea...

Don't miss... Our catwalk report from the gorgeous Spring/Summer 2013 Il Gufo show

check on the line up, the music starts... and they are off.Photography by Linda McLean

of the season Gucci have made a knitted ear muff, many of which were seen on the catwalks this year; just make sure your offspring doesn't leave them behind in a restaurant!Photography by Linda McLean

An impressive array of brands exhibited at Bubble London this weekend. This London-based fair, held in the sunny atriumed building of the Business Design Centre, in Islington, has really taken off with an impressive selection of overseas exhibitors

also inspired so many looks, but has become such a mainstream inspiration in childrenswear it seems unnecessary to point that out. All in all, it was a good Pitti Bimbo where a lot of the trade seemed to be coming from Russia and the Far East

Gucci showed the summer 2012 childrenswear line at it's super-smart headquarters in Florence last week.The line has extended its age range due to requests from customers, so is now available up to age 14. It had previously stopped at age eight

Fair entranceWith it's bright and spacious layout the Copenhagen CPH Kids fair is always a pleasure to visit. The mix of cool brands and popular Nordic patterns also ensures a bright atmosphere. Now in its third edition the fair is also pulling exhibitors from the more traditiona...