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

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were a lemon print romper suit in the baby collection and wonderful brown shoes tied with a printed scarf bow on the sides. Then to the Sarabanda show which had a Fifties twist and some great casual boyswear with mix and match checked plaids in cotton

to be childrenswear's answer to the adult fashion week shows. Labels included: Fracomina Mini, Sarabanda, Simonetta, Elsy, Miss Blumarine, Woolrich Kid, Silvian Heach, C.P Company, Blauer, Children's Fashion from Spain, Miss Grant, Guess Kids, Calvin Klein. Outside

on styling and how to combine clothes and accessories.  Here are just a few of the names in children’s fashion that will be coming down the catwalks: Miss Blumarine, Woolrich, Fendi, Sarabanda distributed by Miniconf, Miss Grant, Silvian Heach, Calvin Klein

SarabandaThis season’s new trends were seen at Pitti Bimbo (Florence, Italy), Bubble London (UK), White Kids (Milan, Italy), CPH Kids (Copenhagen, Denmark), Fimi Valencia (Spain) and Kleine Fabriek (Amsterdam, Holland).Fifties finery

-like-your-gran styles, as seen at Sarabanda. Echoing the trend in adult collections, there were rabbit and mink trims on coats, hats and handbags, but the British market is more likely to have faux-fur versions of popular pieces. Girlswear featured an assortment