Childrenswear news and archive

Mango Kids celebrates 10th anniversary

Mango is celebrating Mango Kids' 10th anniversary after achieving robust sales and putting in place ambitious expansion plans. In 2022, the line for children and adolescents saw an 18 percent increase in turnover, surpassing 200 million euros, including Mango Teen. Mango Kids, founded in 2013, focuses on comfortable, functional, and trendy...

Fashion

Jbrds, a children's footwear startup, has secured 500,000 dollars in funding

Jbrds, a children's footwear startup, has secured 500,000 dollars in funding. The Baltimore-based company did not publish the names of its financial backers, but the business is now valued at 5 million dollars, according to Finsmes, a company that tracks private equity deals. Design of Jbrds shoes are headed by the company's founder, a...

Fashion |In Pictures

Monsoon unveils new design direction for childrenswear

British fashion retailer Monsoon has unveiled a “bold new direction” for its Monsoon Children’s autumn/winter 2023 collection, inspired by creative workshops it hosted with children and young people. The new direction for the childrenswear line, geared towards its target age group of three to 13, features a host of characters and motifs inspired...

Retail

Kidswear Collective opens pop-up in Chelsea

Kidswear Collective, the UK’s fastest-growing pre-loved designer kidswear consignment platform, has opened a standalone pop-up shop in London. The 850-square-foot shop is located at 164 Walton Street in Chelsea, SW3 and features a curated edit of babywear, kidswear and accessories from 0 - 14 years. The edit comprises last-minute holiday getaway...

Fashion |Interview Featured

Forest adventure, D&G mini-me and luxury sneakers: the kidswear trends at Mytheresa

The children's fashion fair Pitti Bimbo just took place in Florence, where buyers of Mytheresa were active as well as at Playtime in Paris as they looked to discover new brands and trends. But what role does children's fashion play in the luxury sector? Is it all about occasion wear or do customers also buy their children everyday clothes in the...

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Organic materials and the natural world dictate Indx’s SS24 kidswear trends

Like the adult fashion world, kidswear is seeing the continued upheaval of circularity and sustainability-based fashion trends, largely caused as an offset of parents’ interests and values, as well as the wider demand for more conscious consumption. Such trends are expected to be highly evident among the brands preparing to exhibit during UK...

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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,...

Retail

Il Porticciolo to open new flagship on London’s King’s Road

London-based, Italian-produced children’s clothing label Il Porticciolo is opening a new London flagship store on King’s Road in early September, relocating from its current location on Sydney Street. The luxury childrenswear boutique will span 1,077 square feet over two levels. It will showcase a variety of classic pure cashmere and pure merino...

Business

Childrenswear resale platform Dotte closes its doors

The childrenswear resale marketplace Dotte has announced its decision to shutter its business after the “current climate” made it “impossible” to continue. The peer-to-peer platform was launched nearly three years ago by co-founders Samantha Valentine and Louise Weiss, who established the concept due to personal frustration with “the lack of...

Fashion

PatPat launches light-up kids clothing line

The children’s ecom brand PatPat launched an innovative collection called Go-Glow by PatPat, using a fabric-illuminating technology called Glotech that lets the clothes light up. The illuminating feature can be activated with the “pat of a button” and set to 13 different colours and light effects. It is powered by a removable lithium battery...

Fashion

Genderless fashion for children: A closer look

For a very long time, genderless fashion has been praised for its elegance and significance in the fashion industry. These neutral designs illustrate the idea that regardless of gender or age, everyone should be able to express their originality and that beauty should not be confined or prejudiced. The fashion world wants everyone to be able to...

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John Lewis launches first ‘tweens’ fashion collection

Department store retailer John Lewis is expanding its childrenswear offering with its first ‘tweens’ collection as it looks to “significantly grow its share” of the children’s fashion business in the UK. In a statement, John Lewis said that the new children’s collection will feature more than 2,100 more lines, including its own-label ‘tween’...