Also, don't miss... our report from the 74th edition of childrenswear trade show Pitti Bimbo, featuring the top ten AW12-13 trends to watch out for

Roma e Toska stand at Pitti BimboThe 73rd edition of Pitti Bimbo closed at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence, Italy to an increase in visitors with over 11,000 buyers and press in attendance. The show saw an exciting array of launches; the hotly

IT WAS A race against time to get across town from the Fendi show back to the Fortezza da Basso to catch the shuttle coach out of Florence and up into the hills for the Il Gufo event. With major amounts of traffic slowing our route for over an hour, we were beginning to wonder...

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...

Silvian Heach catwalk showThe mountains and deep cold seemed to have inspired designers this winter. Most of the catwalk shows gave us well-padded jackets, snug fur boots, hats and lined hoods and layered chunky knits.A few 'stand-out' trends were chevron knits in a Missoni style...

Welcome to a warm and sunny Firenze: the weather was clement and clear, unlike last week when the menswear show Pitti Uomo saw persistent rain most of the time, so we were off to a good start.Miss Blumarine opened the catwalk shows with a gentle

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...

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 (...

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

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...