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...

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...

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

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...

The stage was set, quite literally, for a live gig with Marshall amps, a drum kit, guitars and microphones set, the words ICE ICEBERG emblazoned in red neons lights. The band arrived - young guns with a rock 'n' roll attitude - and kicked off with "So glad you made it! Gimme some...

As expected, the first Fendi Autumn Winter catwalk show attracted the biggest audience (Fendi launched childrenswear at Pitti in July 2011). The famous monogrammed FF was everywhere from the backdrop to the clothes. First to appear were girls in

Crossing the famous Porto Vecchio bridge in Florence, and driving through the twists and turns of the tiny cobblestoned streets, we arrive at the headquarters of one of the most revered names in Italian fashion: Gucci. The brand is synonymous with stylish clothes and accessories,...