JOURNEY TO THE CHILDRENS UNIVERSE MADE-IN PORTUGAL
Beppi – Dr Kid – Patachou – Play Up – Prince of Cotton – are the companies that compose the Portuguese delegation supported by Associação Selectiva Moda in the scope of the internationalization project From Portugal.
Children’s fashion “made-in” Portugal marks its presence in another edition of Bubble London, which will be held in Business Design Center, in London, on the 27th and 28th January. Beppi – Dr Kid – Patachou – Play Up – Prince of Cotton – are the companies that compose the Portuguese delegation supported by Associação Selectiva Moda in the scope of the internationalization project From Portugal.
For the first time in this fair Beppi presents its leather shoe wear collection, “made-in” Portugal, for the Autumn/Winter 2013/14. Joy, youth, design and quality are what settles the difference on this brand. The baby, children and youth collection will be presented. «We have received good references from this fair and decided to exhibit, for it will concentrate the main contacts in the sector and we believe it will be an opportunity to generate good contacts», reveals André Silva, Exports Sales Manager from the company.
Dr. Kid, a regular in this fair, brings to London the irreverent, happy and dynamic spirit which is characteristic of its brand.
Patachou, also a regular in this fair, takes to London its collection to children from 6 months to 12 years old. Some of the elements present in this collection are high quality materials, simplicity, elegance and functionality.
Classical, romantic and chic characterize the collection presented by Play Up to the next cold season. Among the collections presented in this event we highlight Nordic Chic – a line which suggests a trip to Russia evoking the local lifestyle, with lots of color, details, woolen-made embroideries and matrioskas. It presents funny silhouettes which are ideal for children who like to evidence themselves.
Ideia 2003, a debut in this hall, presents the brand Prince of Cotton in London. «We visited other editions of the fair and exhibited in other markets, and we decided that this would be the right moment and the right collection for Bubble London», mentions Lara Pimentel, the International Affairs Manager of the company. A collection which is composed by childcare items whose usefulness and versatility make them vital. From the bib to the dipper changer, to bed and bath linen, an entire collection made of bamboo. Light and neutral colors, with embroidered details that makes each and every item a unique piece.
Bubble London has two annual editions, January and June, presents itself as the single event targeted to children fashion in the United Kingdom. This event has been growing significantly, having started with 60 exhibitors and in the last edition, had more than 280 selected exhibitors. This event is already a reference in is segment worldwide.
The participation of the Portuguese companies in Bubble London is an initiative of Associação Selectiva Moda with the support of communitary fundings (QREN), inserted in the project From Portugal. Associação Selectiva Moda is an entity which promotes the internationalization of Portuguese companies and counts, in 2013, with a program of international actions in 35 distinct markets, targeting the areas of threads, tissues and accessorize, fashion, home textiles and technical textiles.
