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Playtime Paris June 2008 - Children's Fashion Trade Show Highlights
We're excited to share with you highlights of Playtime Paris - the international tradeshow dedicated to the Children's Universe and Maternity Wear, which took place on June 21-23, 2008 at the Espace Paris-est-Montreuil, 15 minutes from the center of Paris.
Don't miss the next Playtime Paris Trade Show to take place on January 31, - February 2nd, 2009.
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Arsene et les Pipelettes, founded by Chloe Desmazieres de Bailliencourt, is a French fashion label of casual, chic and sporty children's clothing.
"Arsene et les Pipelettes" dresses children from 6 months to 10 years old in quality garments designed to be fashionable yet practical. Chloe's third winter collection experimented with themes including dyed and embroidery corduroy, and pink polka dots to wide success.
The "Arsene et les Pipelettes" brand is distributed in France, the UK, Italy and Spain.
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Caramel Baby & Child from the UK was created by Eva Karayiannis, who wanted to find a modern style for children's clothing, which could be individual – even luxurious – but which was also relaxed and understated, with no logos, and conferring no spurious status.
Her Autumn/Winter Collection uses traditional high quality fabrics with a modern twist to the styling, detailing and colors. Two original prints are used - a pixie floral pattern and rich floral inspired by abstract patterns of nature. The overall feel is more tailored than previous collections. Boys look smart in drainpipe trousers in wools and checks, classic shirts and flashes of color peeking from pockets and trims on knitwear. Girls can dress up in balloon skirts and pretty blouses in the softest cottons and silks with added details, ruffles, yokes & bows.
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Bambalinas, created by Carmen Grandes of Spain is a fun and classic children's clothing label.
The colors are just like ones Mommy would wear, and some of the styles too but they never forget that this is a line for children.
The Bambalinas line has a beautiful soft look with adorable ribbon and lace detailing.
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Eponime from France believes that every child is unique and has created three styles of clothing: one very colorful, the other trendier, and one more classic.
Eponime's Summer 09 collection features beige and grey tones, baroque motives, big pea and small tiles mixed for a wise and distinguished child.
Fuschia Rose, green almond and white live it up as a colored, very joyful garden filled with arums, with butterflies and with peonies.
A more classical plant form mixes a cameo of greens and beige for the less sunny instants of the cool season. |
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Faubourg Saint Denis, created in 2008, is the result of five friends coming together from different nations (Portugal, Sweden, France, Switzerland and China). As a truly global effort, they each bring to the brand a bit of themselves, making a medley of true international flavor.
Faubourg Saint Denis is a casual chic brand for girls and boys from age 2-8 years old. The brand pays special attention to the details of comfort, color mix and fabric mix. It's a brand for kids with strong minds who haven't had their last word on dress code to being THE fashion victim.
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Gabriel et Valentin was created by Nathalie Scemama, a former fashion model and mother of two boys - Gabriel and Valentin.
The collection reflects her identity and has a distinctive style. It is pure, simple, with clean lines, in natural, soft and sober colors.
The style is in harmony with the rich and comfortable texture of cashmere suitable for all seasons.
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La Queue du Chat - trés trés chic French styling for
eco-conscious little ones everywhere.
Fresh in for Summer 2009 is this cutie-pie line from French fair-trade and
organic label 'The Cat's Tail'. Perfect for stylish and eco-conscious
little ones everywhere, the Spring-Summer '09 range is available in three color ways;
fresh fuschia, dynamic turquoise and cool infinity.
When La Queue Du Chat's founders got together, one fresh from a French fashion house,
the other from a background in political science, the outcome was both beautiful and
ethical. Since its foundation in 2005, the fun, vibrant and pretty brand is just that: good
for the Earth, sensitive to the wellbeing of the cotton farmers, and tender on the sensitive
skin of the babies and children who will wear it. Only pure organic cotton grown without
the use of pesticide or chemicals is used in the production of the brand's range.
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Creative, trendy and always comfort-conscious, Marilyn Tov's designs draw inspiration from her native Paris and her East Asian heritage.
As far as she can remember Marilyn always wanted to be a fashion designer. Marilyn fulfilled her dreams, went to fashion school, and then later moved to New York where she started her own line - Marilyn Tov.
Today Marilyn lives in New York with her family where she designs and produces all of her clothing. "My clothes are very feminine. I like to mix very high quality fabrics, textures with modern cuts and shapes. I like solid and subtle colors. I don't often use prints unless I discovered one that I love. I think it's funny how children's clothes always have huge and very colorful prints. The shape is always the same, only the prints changes. I think we can make children look very happy and cute with trendy, modern and solid color clothes," explains Marilyn.
Marilyn recently launched her Spring/Summer 09 collection at Playtime Paris. Her new collection is inspired by the beach - it's very flowy, has comfortable shapes and is easy to wear.
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Mi Pequeño Lucas is a children's clothes brand, created in 2005 by Mercedes Pina, an architect, who with the birth of her son Lucas, was led her to create her own children designs. Her designs take into account children's day to day activities and functionality, without leaving aside a sense of fashion and tradition. Materials used are both of high quality and very comfortable - essential for any children clothes design. Collections are designed and produced in Spain exclusively and fabrics are original and different from those in traditional retail circuits.
The new Spring-Summer'09 range is a casual collection of refined lines, where each garment can be more or less formal, according to how you wear it and the accessories used. The result is a style between hippy and bohemian chic, with an occasional romantic touch: volume shirts, babydoll dresses and balloon shorts.
Fabrics are genuine, natural, light and comfortable, linen or 100% cotton, with floral, geometric or striped patterns.. combining smoked and dark shades with brighter ones.
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Monprefere from France sells T-shirts designed by artists. Intended for girls, babies (2 - 12 years) and large (S in XL), all T-shirts contain the color pink.
The printed t-shirts are winners of a design contest organized on the Monprefere website. During the contest artists offer their visuals and slogans for new t-shirt designs. After reception, a group of judges assesses the designs according to their interest for little girls and their originality.
The selected proposed designs are then displayed for 7 days on the website to be rated and commented on by Monprefere members.
Periodically the winning t-shirt designs are printed and are put on sale.
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Munster Kids, created in Sydney Australia, is a collection of kids apparel that is driven by music, art and street culture.
Inspired by urban legend Mikey Munster, the devious side of every kid, munster garments balance the mix of kid themes and adult styling with durability and comfort leaving them satisfied and you feeling a little jealous.
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NO KIDDING is a fresh and exciting new French brand for babies and toddlers up to 5 years old. The collections are inspired by the grown up world and cut are combined with practical and comfort criteria to create perfect children's clothes. In a fashion spirit, the clothes appear as basics, enhanced with the addition of subtle artistic details to offer mothers a new kind of fashion for their children, more in touch with their lives, with no unnecessary frills.
Summer 09 will be pop, rock and eighties. With a “bio” touch and ethical wind in the hair.
Beside basic mottled grey and charcoal (100% cotton or 70% cotton – 30% linen), they’ve chosen a revival,
simple, sweet and comfortable knitwear, sponge. Dyed in neutral grey, to reinforce the pale aspect of the
range. Grey is new black!
For little boys, a yellow green grass jersey 100% cotton and, for little girls, a pink flamed jersey which will
give peps to the collection. Pink is still emblematic for the brand in fluo, for a 100% biological cotton jersey. A way of assume the brand
positioning, fashion and concerned.
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Princesse Rock n' Roll, created by Julien and Emelie Parisot, is a high quality range of clothes for baby girls.
from 0 to 2 years old, aimed at those “rock n’ roll princesses” and at all their parents, fond of fashion and who feel nostalgic for the Rock period. The time is over for stereotyped babies, wearing Claudine collars, rompers, wisely tied knots and nursery rhymes from the past.
"So chic and so French", at Princesse Rock n' Roll black means stylishness, bodies become real underwear that we expose,
pajamas are no longer exclusively used as a night outfit, and turn out to be the ideal outfit, when baby is invited to his parents‚ nights out.
The bubble-gum pink, the sequins, a subtle note of satin and silver are making their entrance, along with Miss French Touch.
At Playtime Paris Princesse Rock n’ Roll imposed her rhythm with her very first collection Spring-Summer 2009 including:
bodies, pajamas, tee-shirts, tunics, DENIM skirts, and “Les petits dessous” by Princesse Rock n’ Roll.
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Teenytini from Germany, designed by JK Lange, offers handmade one off crochet and knitwear for babies and children. Teenytini's range is made from the highest quality natural fibers chosen specifically to be kind to children's skin. The natural dyes produce subtle, rich colours, carefully selected and combined by hand to make every garment unique.
For the Spring / Summer 2009 collection, teenytini is offering a more comprehensive collection. JK Lange explores new stitches and elaborates on old favorites to subtly enrich the collection. With uncompromising attention to detail and thoughtful craftsmanship, teenytini brings you clothes that wear beautifully and are constructed to easily grow with the child.
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Yporqué was born as the result of the union of three women from Barcelona (Spain) formed in very different but complementary professions: an advertiser, a designer and a psychology lawyer. The name of the brand responds to the typical question of children, public to which their articles are addressed to.
Yporqué was born as the first collection of stimulating t-shirts, which are thought to stimulate the senses of children 1 to 7 years, with messages that wake up their interest when they are more receptive. Yporqué is an idea, a t-shirt with added value and/or a new format of a game.
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