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. The UK was well represented with bu...

The autumn/winter 08 Pitti Bimbo trade fair show in Florence gave us an exclusive preview of forthcoming trends in children’s fashion. With its array of eclectic fabrics, creative silhouettes, decorative details as well as access to the buzzing

here linking wool jackets, a knitted cape, a cute baby dress with chain print in white and booties, scarves and bags throughout. There is also a periwinkle blue, navy, lots of grey and beige. In keeping with one of the key Pitti Bimbo trends

Monnalisa presented the last collection of the day, hosting a cocktail party, followed by their catwalk presentation. The show opened with the brand's fairly new boyswear collection titled 'Hitchhiker', which showcased a variety of winter looks with tones of comic-book hero Popey...