The Olympic inspired Armani Junior collectionSet to open in Rome, Barcelona and New York later this year, the first Armani Junior store opened last week as part of Pitti Bimbo 75 in Florence, Italy. Beautifully laid out with an automatic sliding

For a taste of the circus in an idyllic Italian setting, Il Torrino apartments in Tuscany are offering free Clown Skills classes for adults and children. The apartments sleep from two to eight and have a pool and tennis court. From £480per week. Read about to other places to stay...

anticipated catwalk shows at Pitti. In true Italian national spirit, however, the show is delayed until half time as it clashes with Italy’s Euro 2012 game against Germany. As half time finally approaches, the catwalk show can begin.First up, NY&LON and a

Certainly living up to it’s name, Fun & Fun blasted out the loudest catwalk music, had the biggest balloons for catwalk props and showed some of the brightest fashion we have seen yet this season.The seventies has been referenced to create fringed, cropped waistcoats which were t...

and private transfers.For details, Tel: 0800 294 9218; www.classic-collection.co.uk.Read more...Travel accessories for childrenArmani Junior flagship store opens in ItalyTuscan apartments with a difference

The temperatures are soaring here in Florence making for the perfect setting to show the Spring Summer 2013 Miss Grant and Grant Garçon collection. For the girls, sweat and jersey fabrics were unusually predominant this season although there was, of course, a large collection of ...

Pitti Bimbo trade showPitti Bimbo has announced it will be launching a new television channel, www.babyfashion.it, to co-incide with the 76th edition of the popular fair.Pitti Bimbo is the childrenswear tradeshow held twice a year in Fortezza da Basso, Florence. Last season there...

The second show on Pitti's busy catwalk schedule is homegrown Italian girlswear label Elsy, better known in Italy than the UK, but a big driving force in Italy's thriving childrenswear industry.Elsy Girl introduced their SS13 collection, inspired

. The Junior team particularly enjoyed the Monnalisa catwalk show which was held at Piazzale Michelangelo, where we were treated to a viewing of the Italy vs Germany Euro 2012 football game. Needless to say, the atmosphere was electric when Italy won

in the back of my Bentley having to make a very important call to daddy’s best friend  Mr Neapolitan- ‘ Mr  Neapolitan I am in Italy, I need your help, my dreadful maid and arch rival Candida Lovejoy are up to something. Is it possible to send someone from