Beautiful backstage kids portraits from Il Gufo catwalk

Beautiful backstage kids portraits from the Il Gufo FW20 catwalk fashion show in Florence by photographer Abi Campbell.

Last week most of the kids fashion world power people were gathered in Florence for the bi-annual trade catwalks and exhibition previews for kids fashion trends for fall/winter 2020.

Il Gufo snagged the coup of the season by having permission to hold a catwalk show in the venerated Renaissance Basillica Santa Maria Novella, a world famous church and the first great Basilica in Florence with part of a side chapel painted by Michaelangelo.

The show was held in the vaulted tea rooms of the nunnery with a little tea party reception to open the event.

Themed ‘The World is our Kingdom’ the show imagined what if all the power in the world was in children’s hands just for one day what would they do! The principles of the new kingdom were spelt out on shields – Royalty lies in what you do – Make Kindness your Weapon – Mother Nature is our Queen – Defenders of the Earth.

The kids marched out to varied anthems from God Save the Queen by the Sex Pistols to choral music and a serenading father and son Scots Piper.

The stunning exclusive backstage portraits by Abi Campbell below highlight the gorgeous quality of Il Gufo, a longstanding Italian luxury family company whose classic styles are always given a modern twist for the most desirable kids fashion.