Playtime Trade Show Reveals Exhibitor List and Market Plans

The 7th edition of Playtime, a professional trade show dedicated to apparel, gear and accessories for children, juniors and future mothers, will take place from Jan. 30–Feb. 1, 2010, at the Parc Floral de Paris and will feature a theme of monsters, eerie characters and “strangeness.”

Past exhibitors including Antik Batik, Sœur and Petit Bateau will be back, along with first-timers such as Kaporal 5 (ready to wear), Whip Cream (ready to wear), Dis une couleur (70s-inspired apparel), Petits Parisiens (objects), Omaïki (washable diapers), Superéditions (books to illustrate), Lyie van Rycke (jewelry) and more. International maternity collections will include Belly Botton of Germany, Pietro Brunelli of Italy, Queen Mum of Holland, Fragile of Belgium), and Poup’ké, Mood Kit, Made In Femme, Kelmoi, Sugar town, Luminaissance, En Sainte and Hatibola of France. A full list of all exhibitors is available online.

For more about the show and market events, visit www.playtimeparis.com.

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