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Gorgeous girls fashion from Petite Amalie for AW22. This Australian brand is one of my favourites seen at the last Pitti Bimbo kids fashion trade fair and they have just released their beautiful Autumn/Winter 2022 collection. Titled ‘The Secret Garden’ the collection has beautiful floral prints, intricate laces and rich silk velvets. The silhouettes for the winter season are voluminous and large with a nod to Victorian times.

Pitti Bimbo 95 sneak peeks at kids fashion trends for summer 2023. The world’s premier kids fashion fair, Pitti Bimbo has returned to its own stand alone dates following an online only offering during covid then by editions sharing grounds with the mens fair Pitti Uomo in Florence. One of the pleasures of attending this fair is not only seeing many exhibitors and visitors from all over the globe but also it’s ...

A cute boys fashion shoot Interstella Overdrive by Leonie Freeman today on the blog. Featuring summer 2022 boys fashion styled and art directed by Evie Fox with hair by Vimal Chavda this story first appeared for Milk Korea. Boys often get the short straw when fashion is concerned, for many years a dinosaur or a tractor plonked on a navy or bottle green top was considered enough for the ...

Weird Sensation Feels Good opens today at The Design Museum in London’s Kensington High St. Subtitled The World of ASMR, this is the UK’s first ever exhibition on ASMR which stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. Inducing tingles, tranquility, deep calm and euphoria, this is the design story of an evolving internet sensation through a series of audio, visual and tactile works. The first appearance was around 2009 and the ...

Pitti Bimbo 95 will be held from 22 to 24 June at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence as an independent edition once more from the Pitti Immagine group with the decorative theme of Pitti Island. The growth in kids fashion exhibitors with the new confidence of living with covid has enabled this prime childrens fashion trade fair to separate from the menswear Pitti Uomo after two tentative ...

Pop brights for summer 2022 at Stych Accessories. The womens, pets and kids accessory label has expanded their childrens collection for the new summer season with more dress up and play items for kids including sweet pin on play tails. Colour hues include citrus tones, bold greens and pastel pink in time for the Easter party season. Seventies inspo abounds with picnic checks, clementines, reversible flower bags, taffeta and ...

Spring style is ready at Kidswear Collective the preloved site that features kids designer labels the second time around. Fashion brands featured for SS22 include Stella McCartney, Marni, Dior, Zimmerman, Monnalisa and other quality labels such as Bleu Comme Gris and Coco au Lait. Many items have come from influencer families and are barely worn.

Modern romantic prints at The Middle Daughter for SS22 are based on vintage floral cards and birds from far-away places. Modernity is in the volume shapes used for girlswear this season with nostalgic traces used in Broderie Anglaise and ladder stitch cotton. Peplums and frill edged important collars combined with elastic channelled bodices mould a feminine silhouette with a funky edge.

Cool blue fashion at Loud Apparel SS22 kidswear with a white palette base and a theme print of laughter and sunbeams to brighten us all up after this miserable winter. Shot by Ulla Nyeman with Art Direction and styling by Tracey Jacob. The Loud Apparel collection uses ric-rac embroideries, checkerboard pattern, big collar details, sky blue cloud prints and ruffled ...

The perfect fashion book for Xmas teenage fashion fans has just been released – ‘Vogue Paris 100 years’ is a comprehensive look at the chic Parisian magazine with an in depth look at the different contributors and how they created the Vogue Paris style. Now renamed Vogue France by Conde Nast the US owners, Vogue Paris had an independent view of its own from the American publishers and ...