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Pitti Bimbo to take on new format for January edition

The 100th edition of Italian childrenswear fair Pitti Bimbo will be held at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence on January 22 and 23, in what organisers emphasised was "not just a super birthday, but a new project to experience all together". A new layout for the event will be designed by architect and interior designer Ilaria Marelli, who teaches...

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Summer 2025 edition of Pitti Uomo postponed

Pitti Immagine has announced that the summer edition of menswear fair Pitti Uomo will be postponed by one week next year. The Florentine trade show will now take place from June 17 to 20, 2025, at the Fortezza da Basso exhibition centre. It had previously been scheduled to take place from June 10 to 13. Pitti Immagine made the decision in...

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Pitti Bimbo 99 closes with more than a thousand buyers

More than 1,000 buyers visited the 99th edition of Pitti Bimbo. Of these, 48 percent were international, deriving from more than 50 countries. “It is clear that the market is going through a delicate phase, characterised by a decline in domestic consumption and the increasing dominance of chains over independent multi-brand stores. The fair...

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Children's wear FW24 buyers guide

Pitti Bimbo 98 was held from January 17-19, 2024 and featured childrenswear for the FW24 season. It is considered to be the premier childrenswear show in Europe, both in size and in the quality of the brands on display. Many companies involved in the fair adhere to GOTS, (The Global Organic Textile Standard), whose label assures eco-friendly...

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Labels to Watch: Children's fashion labels from Pitti Bimbo

All eyes are currently on Florence. After the men's fashion fair Pitti Uomo, attention now turns to the childrenswear. For the 98th edition of Pitti Immagine Bimbo, which focuses on clothing, accessories and lifestyle for the little ones, FashionUnited has rounded up some promising brands and new additions to the event, which transformed the...

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Pitti Bimbo: 5 Children’s fashion labels to keep an eye on

The 97th edition of Pitti Immagine Bimbo, the Italian ready-to-wear, accessories and lifestyle fair dedicated to children, will be held from June 21 to 23 in Florence, in the Fortezza da Basso. On the occasion of the event, FashionUnited has selected five labels of children's fashion to keep an eye on. Esther Image: Esther, Facebook In 2019,...

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Pitti Immagine Bimbo Fair FW23 – Edition 96 lookback

Pitti Immagine Bimbo is one of the most important children’s wear fairs in the world. Located in Fortezza da Basso Florence, Edition 96 took place from January 18-20, 2023, with 230 brands showing their fw23 collections. 70 percent of the companies participating were from outside of Italy. Pittiway Image: Courtesy AKAstudio-collective The theme...

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Graphics, collars and sustainability: Highlights of Pitti Bimbo 94

A theme of ‘Reflections’ Pitti Bimbo, the largest children's wear trade show in Europe, took place from January 11 to January 13 2022 in Florence, Italy. 170 brands exhibited, of which 81 were from outside Italy. It was only the second time the fair had been held 'in person' since the Pandemic hit in early 2020, so exhibitors and visitors...

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In pictures: Pitti Immagine Bimbo 93

The 93rd edition of Pitti Immagine Bimbo took place in Florence’s Fortezza da Basso from June 30 to July 2, with more than 100 exhibitors present physically. The kidswear and lifestyle fair was organised as a concept store in the Quartieri Monumentali and Padiglione delle Ghiaie spaces, presenting for the first time some ‘families’ collections...

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Pitti Uomo: Summer dates revealed for physical show

Italian menswear trade show Pitti Uomo is set to return this summer. The event’s organiser Pitti Immagine announced Tuesday the physical event will take place between 15 and 17 June at its usual location, the Fortezza da Basso in Florence. It comes after the event was cancelled several times in the past year due to the pandemic, with a digital...

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Emporio Armani to show at Pitti Bimbo 89

Childrenswear trade show Pitti Bimbo, which will take place in Florence from June 20 to 22, will feature 560 collections, of which 337 will be from outside Italy, including the first showing of Emporio Armani’s junior spring/summer 2020 collection, marking the designer brand’s debut at the event. Armani will present its junior collection with a...