The cheerleaders sprung out onto the catwalk in suitably vibrant mood to the (rather predictable) tune of Hey Mickey, you're so fine, before the boys came out paying homage to the US athletic fraternity of American football and baseball. Wearing huge shoulder pads and war paint (...

Versace and Jean-Charles de Castelbajac Kidswear, plus daily catwalk shows from brands such as Fendi and Monnalisa.Pitti Bimbo N.73, Florence, Fortezza da Basso, 23-25 June 2011

Sarabanda presented two of the biggest trends at Pitti Bimbo: nautical and the Fifties. The nod to the Fifties' theme included sharp accesorising, with cute trilbys, bags and bows. Styling saw collars worn up, cotton stripe and check scarves were

When you pop backstage at Pitti Bimbo to one of the top fashion shows, you don't really expect to be greeted by a bundle of Italian boys mock fighting and racing around but that is what I discovered behind the scenes at Fendi's new launch for Spring

The press release states that the theme of the collection is inspired by Anna Molinari herself, described as the 'Queen of the Roses'. The catwalk is covered in grass, with sporadic poppies growing from  the man-made lawn: how quaint. This season sees a slight transition for Moli...

There was a distinctly holiday feel at Italian brand Elsy's catwalk show where an array of young girls sporting frills and raras trotted down the catwalk to a thumping, stomping beat. The collection is a bit like postcards from around the world, conjuring up exotic climes and gla...

The Monnalisa catwalk and party has become one of the staples of the Pitti Bimbo children's fair, and this year we were treated to an early evening soiree in the gardens close to the Pitti Palace. After sipping prosecco and canapes of tempura

and sparkles in sequins on T-shirts.  As the last catwalk show of the 71st edition of Pitti Bimbo, Calvin Klein Jeans made a fitting finale - and, as the models gathered on stage for their final curtain call, all wearing in variations of blue jeans and white

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

A wooden hut for hanging out in, the sounds of tweeting birds and grasshoppers wafting in the breeze and a blue, blue sky... Just the kind of location that Huckleberry Finn would consider ripe pickings for a spot of adventure. And when the children emerge onto the catwalk for the...