Little Emerald is a Renaissance gem of a kids luxury fashion label based in Italy.
Targeting the high end of the luxury kids fashion business this label only produces one collection a year and uses inspiration and textiles based on the history of the Renaissance period.
Little Emerald revives antique Italian style from the 16th Century with use of the Renaissance lace exclusively handmade for the label. Lace has traditionally dressed Royal children over decades including newborn Princess Charlotte Elisabeth and the artistry of Little Emerald is reflected in each detail of their couture style dresses, making each piece unique and prestigious.
During the sixteenth century, the technique of lace making was freed from a woven foundation, and became a fabric in its own right. A number of notable pattern books for both needle and bobbin lace were published in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century and these illustrate some of the pictorial designs which became possible using true lace techniques the most famous of which came from Venice and Genoa and which have inspired the collections of Little Emerald today.
Below we have a preview of the new 2017 collection available from early July.