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

This was only the second edition of CPH Kids in Copenhagen but it was a surprisingly assured and well thought-out show. The ample size of the hall afforded exhibitors a large area to showcase their merchandise, as well as extra event space for guest

Funky guitars for budding music maestrosAmazon presented a visual feast at the Christmas press show this season. Held at the Royal Horticultural Halls key areas including toys, media, fashion and technology housed the best products the online giant

Today was Selfridges Christmas Press show, held at their exhibition hall on London’s Oxford Street. From girl’s prom dresses to comfortable knits, Selfridges will have all you need this Christmas for perfect gift ideas! A favourite of mine, was a

Put on a fashion showThe contents of a dressing up box should provide bags of inspiration for a true ‘fashionista’ style parade. Spotlights, a makeshift catwalk and even a few camera flashes will add to the sense of occasion for all concerned

THERE WAS A time when museums were dark and dusty places, where children were hushed and reprimanded if they got too touchy-feely with the exhibits. Not so these days, where most enlightened museums have brilliant interactive elements and special

Meet Samuel PepysJanuary 7Discover the history of this great city by one of its most famous diarists, Samuel Pepys, at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich. Hear tales of the Great Fire of London, the Navy and the Great Plague in a show

Aileen as a baby (above) and one of the gorgeous girlswear looks available from Mora (below)Aileen McDonald is a business woman with a penchant for Scandinavian clothing and interiors. She has transferred this love into the innovative children’s

for everyone: group ski lessons, individual lessons, hanging out in crèches or children’s clubs, staying in luxury hotels, family hotels, or chalets. So by now, it’s fair to say, I feel a bit of an expert. I realise that children tire easily on the slopes

on the shelf,” she says. “I like to show the fashion pages to my daughter Emilia to inspire her creative side.” At age 38, Patsy is now a mother of four including newest addition, three-month-old baby Bertie. “I had my first child at 18 and there are a million