The
Pitti Immagine show January 16-18 was every bit as exciting
and rich as we have come to expect from this venue. The
runways were trendy yet within the reaches of the market
with colors, textures and themes galore. The stands were
equally exciting with awesome styling seen at all of the
brands on hand. For this week's report, we touch on the
key runways and stands from Pitti Immagine Bimbo from Florence.
The leading looks are featured in the strips of photos that
appear on the page. But just in case you need more photos
right now, we have included them whenever possible. Within
the next few weeks we will be covering the rest of the childrenswear
runways from Brussels and Paris followed by step by step
analysis of trends and themes, colors and key bodies from
all of the venues combined. We will be culling those reports
from all of the photos we will have posted so don't worry
about missing the good stuff if you don't have time to riffle
through each picture right now. Stay tuned while we do the
leg work for you!
Take a closer look at some of the highlights
from Pitti Immagine Bimbo:
At Pinco, color
rules for boys. Here we see clever mixes of steely grays with
bright oranges or rusty reds with an occasional pop of silver.
Smokey blues are paired with tans and charcoal grays and popped
with white. Dip dyed sweaters, vertical stripe sweaters and
gray velvet pants are the highlight here.
In a word...
YUM. Some of the best looking sweaters are here from lofty
cable knits to sweater jackets cut with leather. Denim is
also treated with some of the same approaches here in kids
as it is over in adults. Heavy creases, rips and plenty of
vertical texture dominate.
Again, Cavalli
takes an adult stance for his kidswear but he ends up with
highly salable and attractive concepts. Denims are colored,
overdyed and aged to perfection but in a way that parents
won't mistake the bands of color for a flaw. Light weight
sweaters are similarly distressed and patched for added appeal.
There are chains, key and trinkets throughout as well as a
hefty dose of attitude and humor!
You may want
to take some time to open up some of these shots of key booths
from the show floor so that you don't miss the items and details
in every corner!
