Pitti Bimbo 74 children’s fashion trends for winter 2012 from the stands

Posted on January 27, 2012 by smudgetikka

There is so much to show you from Pitti Bimbo for next winters kids fashion that I am finding it a little hard to edit it all into a few concise posts, I have picked out some of the key trends as seen on exhibitor stands and I will be revisiting some of these labels with more depth later in the year.

All the leading trends are here, chunky knitwear, sixties influences, detachable collars, fur trims, lurex threads, strong colours such as teal, mustard, raspberry and purple, subtle tweeds and grey shades.

Simonetta, strong colour and detachable collars for winter 2012 kids fashion

Simonetta, strong colour, metallic footwear and detachable collars for winter 2012 kids fashion

Tweed cape coat by Hartford for children's fashion winter 2012

Key colour tones and glitter from Bengh per Principesse from Pitti Bimbo for winter 2012 kids fashion

Lurex and random thread sweaters by Ann Valerie Hash for kidswear winter 2012

Madly cool gold sixties style dress for toddlers from Young Versace for winter 2012

Strong colour from American Outfitters for boys at Pitti Bimbo 74 for winter 2012

Animal photorealistic prints and vibrant colour from Anne Kurris for winter 2012 children's fashion

Grey cabled sweater by Fendi for kids fashion winter 2012

60's styling for girls at Fendi for winter 2012 kidswear trends

Inspiring display by Il Gufo for children's fashion winter 2012 at Pitti Bimbo

Moncler focused on their Bruce Weber ad campaign and movie at Pitti Bimbo for winter 2012

Missoni signature knits for kids with fun spotty stools at Pitti Bimbo for winter 2012

Newcomer Bark, knits and only knits but an on trend selection for kids winter 2012

Mi Mi Sol little doll versions of her beautiful dresses for little girls, so sweet at Pitti Bimbo for winter 2012

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Pitti Bimbo begins, new events and preview looks from the 74th edition of the worlds biggest children’s fashion trade fair.

Posted on January 19, 2012 by smudgetikka

A great start to the first day at Pitti Bimbo today with a catwalk show by Twin-Set Girl, a new addition to the Pitti catwalk schedule. In all there are six catwalk shows at the Fortezza da Bassa, Monnalisa in town this evening and another three offsite presentations for Gucci, Young Versace and the launch of Marni with Spazio Sei this evening.

Its a very busy day!

As always there will be a selection of pictures available on the Pitti Bimbo website at the end of each day.

Monnalisa AW 12-13 kids fashion preview

Twin-Set preview from winter 2012, they will show on the catwalk at Pitti Bimbo today

Miss Grant a/w 2012 preview cute illustration

Simonetta red check dress for winter 2012

Fendi winter 2012 baby

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Big designer label launches in kids fashion for 2011, will we see as many in 2012?

Posted on December 19, 2011 by smudgetikka

2011 saw a big hello to designer children’s wear launches from huge branded names such as Gucci, Fendi, Stella McCartney, Lanvin, and Marni.

I am now looking forward to seeing launches in 2012 from Versace, Diane Von Furstenberg for GapKids and Oscar De La Renta to hit the stores in spring. The Oscar collection is overseen by Catherine Monteiro de Barros, the founder and designer of Lisbon-based luxury children’s brand Papo d’Anjo which recently closed.

Plus an expanded Marni line from the new licensee Spazio Sei who also produce Miss Blumarine will be shown at Pitti Bimbo in January for winter 2012. Rumours are also flying around about Chanel but nothing concrete there yet, so who else is left?

It seems that any designer big brand now wants a children’s fashion range and at a time when finances are stretched to say the least for most of the western world it can only mean that they see expansion into India and the Far East as the next big market for kids designer fashion. Russia and the Arab states are also expanding markets with more buyers from stores there seen in Italy.

Many companies are talking about South Korea with its current baby boom as fertile territory and it will be interesting to see where the buyers are coming from at the round of trade shows about to start in January in Europe kicking off with Kleine Fabriek on 15th and 16th of January.

Here is a selection of what the big boys in kidswear have lined up for next spring.

Gucci shows sport luxe for spring 2012 children's fashion with short leather jackets and faded denim

Versace sticks to its adult signature style with glitter and shine details and t-shirts for Kids fashion summer 2012

Versace sticks to its adult signature style with glitter and shine details for Kids fashion summer 2012

Fendi uses its classic logo for printed textiles and logo-ed bucket bags for kidswear summer 2012

Lanvin childrenswear with giant beaded necklace, perfect party dress style for summer 2012

Stella McCartney went western for summer 2012 childrenswear with fringed denim shirts and tooled cowboy boots as well as the printed T-s seen here.

Stella McCartney went western for summer 2012 childrenswear with fringed denim shirts and tooled cowboy boots as well as the printed t-shirt seen here.

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Going for Orange, one hot trending shade for kids fashion summer 2012

Posted on October 19, 2011 by smudgetikka

I am currently previewing summer 2012 children’s fashion ranges and I am seeing one shade come up again and again, hot orange, for boys and girls, its currently the favourite of all the bold brights for next summer, beating hot yellow, vibrant green and Yves Klein blue by a strong margin.

Going to the supermarket reminded me of another time of year when orange is the key colour as all the pumpkin deliveries are now in!

Here are a few class items from the fashion shows at Pitti Bimbo 73 earlier this year.

Simonetta dress for kidswear summer 2012, you can't get hotter than this!

Silvian Heach Kids funky boyswear with a hot orange print for summer 2012

Fendi, sharp little girls dresses with a slightly darker orange shade for summer 2012

Cool cardi styling at Guess Kids for summer 2012

Cool sweat styling at Guess Kids for summer 2012

Another scorching shade from Simonetta at Pitti Bimbo 73

Even the normally restrained Calvin Klein Jeans have orange tops in their neutral collection

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Footwear trends for children summer 2012, metallic still rules ok.

Posted on August 24, 2011 by smudgetikka

After an exhaustive look at all the trade shows for next summer I have now done a round up of some of the coolest footwear I found.

Metallic leathers are still very popular and still look fresh, new finishes are basket weaves and stamped suedes, fringed and bow decorations and studded leathers and suedes. Converse and decorated thong styles are also very popular but have lost the freshness of last year. Punched, spotted, patent and quilted finishes often used for ballet pumps feel fresher for next summer.

Chunky ankle straps and open toe boots are also strong again.

Boys have a choice of rubber soled chunky biker style boots, converse styles in many print and colour variations, leather thongs or super smart laced bi-colour trad styles.