CdeC à Playtime

La boutique Cordelia de Castellane c'est pour moi une valeur sure pour trouver de jolies matières confortables aux lignes classiques. C'est élégant avec des tons gourmands et l'adresse de Genève recèle beaucoup d'accessoires et de cadeaux pour enfants. J'étais heureuse de les rencontre à Playtime (janvier 2012) pour leur premier salon.

The shop Cordelia de Castellane is a great value for me to find nice comfortable materials with classic lines. It is elegant with gourmands shades and the genevan address holds many accessories and gifts for children. I was happy to meet them at Playtime for their first show in january.

STORE CLOSED - august 2012
C DE C Rue d'Italie, 8 - 1204 Genève - map
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Huit coups de coeur Playtime

Depuis 3 ans, après le salon de la mode enfantine Playtime Paris, je vous propose de découvrir quelques marques repérées sur le salon et non distribuées à Genève pour le moment. Cette fois j'ai choisi de mettre en scène mes photos du salon pour vous laisser imaginer l'univers de chaque marque (application Phoster) : Inspirations by la Girafe, des bijoux tout légers / Monikako, des imprimés romantiques / Leoca, des chaussures hautes en couleur / Chupeta et ses noeuds craquants / My little day, de jolis kits pour des goûters festifs / Sons & daughters, lunettes mythiques / Max & Lola juxtapose / Whip cream et ses douillettes vestes. Plus de news Playtime à venir ..

For 3 years, after the exhibition of children's fashion Playtime Paris, I suggest you some brands identified on the show and not distributed in Geneva at the moment. This time I decided to stage my pictures to let you imagine the atmosphere within each brand (application Phoster) : Inspirations by La Girafe, light jewels / Monikako, romantic prints / Leoca, shoes colorful / Chupeta and its bow / My little day, pretty kits for festive goûters / Sons & Daughters, glasses iconic / Max & Lola juxtaposes / Whip cream and super cozy jackets. More news from Playtime to come ..

Mes coups de coeur Playtime

Voici quelques marques repérées sur le salon Playtime et non distribuées à Genève pour le moment.

Les jupes ethniques d'AIOTY et les blouses re-brodées avec les ceintures à breloques / Je suis complètement sous le charme de cette petite marque française haut de gamme LA PETITE LUCE. Bien connue pour ses culottes bouffantes à gros noeud c'est une marque qui ré-invente les classique du vestiaire enfantin / Une belle surprise, les foulards EPICE lancent une première collection dédiée aux enfants / Les belles bottines de NATHALIE VERLINDEN rondes et fines à la fois / Les jolis cache-oreilles assortis de RITA CO RITA / ZORRRO propose une collection bien fraîche, pleine de peps et de curiosité !

Here are some brands selected on the international trade show Playtime and undistributed in Geneva at the moment : Ethnic skirts and blouses AIOTY re-embroidered belt with charms / I'm completely in love with this little French brand LA PETITE LUCE. Well known for her bloomers, the brand re-invents the classic childish cloakroom / A nice surprise, scarves EPICE launch first collection dedicated to children / Beautiful boots NATHALIE VERLINDEN both fine and round / Attractive matching earmuffs by RITA RITA CO / ZORRRO a collection very fresh, full of pep and curiosity!

Playtime 2011 in January

Here we go ! I have my tickets for the professional kids fair in Paris for January 2011 : PLAYTIME. This is where everything happens : where the new collections are featured, where the shops make their orders and where you can feel the trend. I love it. Read my article about Playtime 2010.

My PLAYTIME

I had the pleasure to walk through Playtime alleys last week-end and it is always an exciting time. Playtime is the parisian biannual fair where brands and designer present their new collection for baby and kids (A/W 10), where they meet their clients and take orders. To me it's a unique opportunity to overview the best in one glance and feel the products we'll soon have in magazines. This is my selection, this is what I would very much like to see in our stores in Geneva and the reasons why.

MAAN

"Unexpected, but never incongruous combinations, strong clean colours and details which create a look that is subtle, chic and practical; the Belgian brand MAAN definitely has THE edge in the world of children’s fashion. Under the direction of Evelyne de Brock and Vicky Vinck, MAAN is essentially all about high quality clothes for children that are very easy to wear and to mix and match." (text: LittleFashionGallery) I got my eyes on their silhouettes (shown here). There’s no total look, you subtly blend colours and original prints, you create different silhouettes without masking the child’s own personality. It’s a style that is international with a touch of london/ parisian chic so our genevan kids should get along with it pretty quickly !

MARUCHO

Different and still chic in her way. Aurore de Chanaud is well-known for her knitted dress that remains her best-seller. I admire the conjunction of the delicacy of Marucho's fabrics and its design with her bold choice of color. Marucho is not a follower, that brand is setting her own inspired path and oxygenates fashion kid's wear. Geneva should dare to wear Marucho a little more and our city would be illuminated.

BAKKER

"Made with love" and great patterns mixed with subtle color choices ! It's a shame that we only have Bakker's cartable in our genevan boutiques (Little Home), its clothe's collection is really good and keeps all the promises of the brand. Poisson rouge seems to have a few pieces and Figue some dresses !

LUCO

Direct from the Luxembourg garden, Paris. Elegant with simple basics for both girls and boys, LUCO has shown a beautiful collection. I sure would give them the award for Best Season's Colors selection: a deep cherry red, an intense lagoon blue, a nice mustard yellow and a warm camel brown. I'm so glad that there is less and less purple when I see such lively winter colors ! LUCO is classic and elegant which should assure them to hold a good place in our stores !

DOMINIQUE VER EECKE

That touch of eccentricity that make us want to still be a child. Dominique Ver Eecke is drawing the fairy tell's illustrations that cover her skirts with vivid colours. She's Belgian and her retro style is refreshing. I wish I had a picture of the beautiful tights she presented. Let's hope we'll see her around soon.