Since the relocation from Bella Center Copenhagen to Forum Copenhagen in January 2015, CIFF KIDS  had an increase of 22% in visitors from the January edition to this August edition.

“This growth in visitors reverberates exactly why moving CIFF KIDS to Forum Copenhagen was the right decision. The show has been allowed to grow and develop in its own universe and, with the new segment “Interior and Lifestyle”, CIFF KIDS are now able to offer the visitors and buyers a brand portfolio suitable for the entire kids retail industry. We cannot wait to grow this even further for the show in February 2016.” – Kristian W. Andersen, Fashion and Design Director, CIFF

Ciff Kids at Forum Copenhagen

Ciff Kids at Forum Copenhagen

For the edition of Spring/ Summer 2016, the fair housed several new brands and creative partnerships. CIFF KIDS introduced an exclusive lifestyle and interior segment which aimed to attract new visitors and customers.

exclusive lifestyle and interior segment | done by deet

Sheep & Bambi Chair designed by Takeshi Sawada

new lifestyle and interior segment at Ciff Kids / Woouf from US

Soft Gallery, Christina Rohde, Caroline Bosmans, Dr. Martens, BANGBANG Copenhagen, Bobo Choses, Wolf and Rita, Motoreta, Popupshop, Les Enfantines, Mini Rodini and Beau LOves are just some of the brands that were presenting their new collections at this summer’s edition. Check out more brands here>>

TUMBLE ‘N DRY at Ciff Kids

giant giraffe by Arkitektur Ministeriet, left side | small rags

left Mini Rondini

Press presentation at Knast by Knutter by the designer herself

Müsli | High end organic brand from Denmark

Following the previous successes, CIFF KIDS once again staged a great colourful TREND SHOW in the garden in front of Forum Copenhagen. Styled by Helle Høgsbro, the show consisted of three different entries, all featuring different themes: the first, called Jeans inside out, was all about the 70ies, with flared jeans, knee high socks in sandals, fringes and good vibrations. The second entry – Ping Pong a la Benetton, brought back the 80ies with bright colors, daring combinations multicolored sneakers, laugher and fun. Finally, Skirtboarders on Venice beach ended the show with skateboards, pastel colors, soft ice and happy nineties – all that the 90ies is about. The team behind the show was Camilla Klee for production and Helen Dolhmann for choreography.

TREND SHOW Trend Show in front of Forum Copenhagen

Chiff KIDS trend show

With numerous special projects, collaborations, speaker program and trends shows, CIFF KIDS demonstrate again the ability to innovate and elevate.

Pej Gruppen, the Scandinavian trend institute, hold speeches about today’s fashion industry trends, news and successful businesses and on the upcoming trends within the kids’ related industries.

Spring and summer 2016 marks a time where design and fashion become holistic. Technology and nature move along the same path, transdisciplinarity plays an important role, all corners of the world are explored, and feelings and senses are in focus. The season was presented through four trend themes by Pernille Kirstine Møller.

Upcoming fashion trends and storytelling presented by Pernille Kirstine Møller.

pej gruppen | scandinavian trend institute

Kristine Mandsberg in collaboration with kid’s wear magazine curated the new trend area. Kristine worked with the SS16 trends, chosen by Petra Barkhof, the deputy editor of kid’s wear magazine, with themes such as mark-making, surfaces and materials, botanical, cactus and jungle. This was Kristine’s second project at CIFF KIDS, following her impressive installation from the FW15-16 edition called Soft Sculptures.

Trend area by Kristine Mandsberg and kid’s wear magazine.

And here the youngest bloggers I met at CIFF KIDS. More info on them coming up!

The Fall/Winter 16-17 edition of CIFF KIDS runs February 3 – 5, 2016. ciff.dk

See the press release here:

2015 CBME China PR Final

The fashion shows at Cool Kids Fashion Shanghai

Ms. Zheng Mianmian, Senior Trend Analyst of WGSN, shared her insight on 2016/2017 Autumn/ Winter Kids Fashion Trend. Mr. Massimo Carminati, Trend and Style Director of Peclers Paris China, conducts a session on ” Kids Fashion Design Style and Trend”. Mike, Instructor at Cohim Fashion Training Organization; Fashion Merchandising Manager, hosts a session on the “Visual Merchandising for Kids Fashion”

Supported by Peclers Paris, the world’s leading trend study organization, the hot color, patterns and materials are illustrated in this area for industry people to spot 2016/2017 Autumn/Winter fashion trends. It’s showcased under four themes – ”Preppy College”, ”Leisure”, ”Trendy” and ”Girly”.

See the press release here:

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The entrance area saw a coffee bar by TOMS | The One for One Company : With every product you purchase, TOMS will help a person in need. At Bubble London, TOMS was selling its new fair-trade coffee and with each cup or Rasting Co. beans helping suply water to a peson in need.

A presentation with the nominees for the Rising Star Award. 14 new launch brands were going head-to-head for the Rising Star Award, which showcases and celebrates emerging design talent. July 2015’s Bubble Rising Star is luxury footwear label Little Lulu’s.

And here our favourite brands from this edition of Bubble:

Holly Hastie  Beautifully designed clothes for little girls who love colour, quality and style from British clothing designer Holly Hastie.

Model my Own with customizable dresses for girls aged 3-10 years, flower dresses and accessories known as clipsy’s.

For Cuties Let’s look at the world through children’s eyes!  This is how the fairytale began with For Cuties. The designer, a mother got inspired by her daughter’s drawings and imagination, and decided to recreate them into children’s clothes.

Sissonne was born in Porto, Portugal, inspired in the perfect symbiotic alliance between modern design and elements from the past. Sissonne clothes are versatile and easy to wear in a contemporary-chic, romantic style for 3-month to 6-year-olds.

Native shoes ist a collection from Vancouver, Canada. It exists to enliten feet everywhere by creating future classics. Inspired by the past and informed by the future they create shoes for today.

Stay tuned for the full BUBBLE London trend report, which will be available in our download area soon.

ShowStyleKids picked a few favourties we would like to highlight. 

Trend installation in the maternity section.

Trend installation 

I haven’t the foggiest

Nikolia

Agatha CubWe spotted them already last season and also this collection was great: Tago

Max & Lola

Rita co Rita

Great label from Taiwan: Once.

One of our other favourties: Versatil-e from Spain.

New brands

Returning brands

Brands

Of course, Playtime New York will also bring you trends:

1. On the road theme designed by Polina Soloveichik. Pack your bags and take off to explore the world! New places, new cultures… at each stop, the bags are stuffed with ethnic embroideries, folkloric prints and colors from another land. Once back home, it all gets mixed up into multiculti ensembles and the voyage continues! • Materials: cottons of every kind • Colors: Bright colors & terra-cotta • Patterns: Wax and ethnic prints, folkloric embroideries, tie dye • Key words: Balkans, Mexico, Africa, folklore, ethnic, wax, Huichol, gypst On Saturday 1st, artist Polina Soloveichik will perform a live mural painting, mixing traditional patterns and ornament linked to mythology and mixed cultures. www.soloveichikmurals.com

2. Take it easy theme designed by Tanya Minhas. Escape from the hustle and bustle. Children know better than anyone how to close themselves off in their own little bubble, slow down, and let their spirit wander… A perfect chance for a stylistic break in order to purify shapes and wrap up in white. • Materials: natural, like cotton, linen, hemp, and silk • Colors: all tones of white • Patterns: none • Key words: minimalist, slow food, slow design, slow tech, taking your time, wandering, take a break From cocoon to butterfly, artist Tanya Minhas will reveal the magic and beauty of this slow metamorphosis. •www.tanyaminhasstudio.com

3. Let’s dance theme designed by Zoe Adlesberg. Little ones or big ones, no one can resist the disco rhythm! Sequins, rhinestone and psychedelic prints invade the dance floor. Donna Summer gets everyone up to shake their booty! • Materials: shiny and iridescent • Colors: bright and saturated, metallic • Patterns: sequins, psychedelic prints • Key words: Disco music, glitter, shiny, 70’s, Nu disco / Balearic beat, fun, joy, aerobics, David Bowie, party This summer at Playtime Paris and New York, photographer Zoe Adlesberg will present a freeze frame of dancing, skating, and jumping children in a disco setting! •www.zoeadlersberg.com

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The 81st edition of Pitti Immagine Bimbo (Florence, 25-27 June 2015) ended last Saturday. More than 10.000 visitors (5.600 international buyers) came to Florence to view the new collections for spring | summer 2016. The figures for Italy remained stable, reflecting the positive signs already registered for domestic consumption which has become more dynamic in recent months. According to Raffaello Napoleone, CEO of Pitti Immagine:  “The Italian market has managed to hold steady and this is undoubtedly a comforting sign after several seasons in which the decrease in domestic consumption has been evident”.

Pitti Bimbo celebrates its first 40 years with PITTI COLOR PARTY!

“THAT’S PITTICOLOR” was the title-theme of the fair and was revolved around color and colors, the colors in which we are constantly immersed, the colors that are all around us, that we wear, that are inside us and in front of our eyes. To celebrate the fair’s 40th birthday a big PITTI COLOR PARTY was set up. It was a special event dedicated to its exhibitors, top buyers and the international press on Friday 26 June, at 8.30 p.m., in the beautiful setting of Villa Le Corti in San Casciano Val di Pesa.

New section KidzFIZZ, the Pitti Bimbo concept lab

KidzFIZZ is the brand new children’s fashion project that brings together new creative collections to present their collections to a more evolved international public. KidzFIZZ bears testimony to New View in order to adapt to the new kids’ lifestyle global scenarios. Staged at the Medici Pavilion, with a striking layout by Storage Associati, KidzFIZZ is a laboratory of ideas and innovations.

The runway shows and events: a fashion week for children only

As at every edition children’s fashion is displaying high levels of quality with their fabulous fashion runway shows. The shows launched new trends and offered invaluable ideas for styling and combining clothing and accessories, were attracting increasingly bigger audiences. Here are our hightlights: More to come in our upcoming detailed report on Pitti Bimbo 81st edition.

Manila Grace

Miss Grant celebrated its 40th birthday!

Il Gufo

YCLU’ show

FUN FUN

On Thursday 25 June, at 5.00pm, at the Dogana of Via Valfonda, Pitti Bimbo featured the premiere of “Italia Wow!! “. Thanks to the Centro di Firenze per la Moda Italiana and the ICE Agency, with the fundamental support of the Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico (Ministry for Economic Development) Italia Wow!!, the special runway show pointed the spotlight on 17 of the most promising Made in Italy kidswear manufacturers.

As of all the fairs we visit, ShowStyleKids always picks five fair’s favourites. Here is  our top five selection:

Charabia Paris

Bomboogie

Senorita Lemoniez

Stella Jean Kids

OTT Cupcakes

More impressions in our upcoming detailed with high res pictures Pitti Bimbo report. Sign up for our newsletter to receive a notification when we publish the report.

The fair was located in a new hall of Casa Campo Madrid Arena, an improvement to previous editions.

Here are our favourites of this seasons FIMI:

Popelin

One of our favourites in the section with new brands.

Clo & Tilde

Classic with a very nice cut and interesting use of materials.

Kiddy Mini Model

The prints are actual drawings of the 9 year old kid of the owner! How cool.

Rosalita Senorita

We love the prints.

Rosa Portalo Sanchez

Do we need to say more? How much fun is this!

Download the complete list of exhibitors here:

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Of course FIMI held also fashion shows. Stay tuned for our report to be published shortly with more pictures from the shows and brands at FIMI.