. It reminded us of the ever-popular Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.For girls, there is a fabulous selection of designer-inspired fashion, including a dress coated in gold and bronze sequins and ankle boots in glitter. There are the usual chunky knit cardigans

Paul and Jo, Elsey, Pinko, Lui Jo and Agatha Ruiz de la Prada all had variations on this theme.Caps and berets are the favourite headgear items seen in checks, whilst argyle pattern knits and long socks tie the looks together.Vibrant ColourNot just hot

thread■ Fibre fillFrom the sewing basket■ Scissors (for paper and fabric)■ Tracing paper (optional) ■ Pencil (optional)■ Pins■ Hand-sewing needle■ Turning tool or the tip of a pair of scissors or knitting needleCuttingCut out (or trace with tracing paper

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

collections have centered on, which is refreshing. Boys are less sporty than usual and easy round neck knits in shades of muted greens, bold purples and pillar box reds, balance over Replays well cut denim offerings. The high spot being a fringed rocker

Ralph Lauren for children or for evening Monnalisa were an inspiration or even Hucklebones, but not in an ironic sense. The highlight was Fimi’s new contemporary hall, with Tammy Donohoe offering beautiful outfits for girls, handcrafted knits and dresses

of dark dresses with lantern shaped sleeves, slightly Queen Victoria in mourning, plus novel cow-hide mini skirts and beautiful knitted cardigans and granddad shirts for boys.From the established UK brands, Aravore Babies stood-out, continuing

ModusThe Christmas show at Modus today presented Junior with different collections of children’s fashion;Calvin Klein Kids range offers bomber jackets in various colours teamed with velvets, knits and denims. Girls’ clothes were in pinks and navy

’ logo was first adopted and half a century since their renowned fine-knit sweaters were first produced.For this Autumn/Winter season, the John Smedley ‘Little One’ collection features 12 exciting new colours; from vibrant pink to dove blue, and gorgeous

pinafores and soft knits featuring stripes and spots to mix and match.Sir Paul was as charming as ever and joined us back on the Eurostar home that afternoon where we toasted the new collection with a glass of bubbly. Fans of the adult Paul Smith range