As mentioned in my previous post
“Monkey Sees, Monkey Does”, kid’s market is growing and brands are eagerly
working to take the biggest piece of the pie. But
as much as it is a tempting business, it is definitely not an easy one. Kids are very demanding and they are
making their own choices.What mom wants is not always what the kid wants; from
a marketing perspective it is also a puzzle: who should we target, the kid or
the parents? What was seeing during the last Pitti Bimbo Show featured a good
product direction to answer this question.
Big
themes at the show as we decided to call them: Vintage Comics, Retro St. Tropez, and
Nostalgic Chic. What’s in common
on this? Of course retro! The
biggest part of the Bimbo assortment was retro! Such a clever way to attract the
parents with emotional nostalgia and to the kids with a “cool” factor...
because, all the elements that can awake our early childhood memories are...
sadly... old enough to be cool again to the eyes of our kids.
Vintage Comics – remember when fighting with your brothers
for the Sunday’s comics in the newspaper just to see the latest Dick Tracy
strip? That adrenaline rush is
exactly what Young Versace and Kids John Galliano are offering for Spring
Summer 2014. The trend is
evolving from Fall 2013 and is
just getting stronger with muted neutrals contrasting with saturated primary
colors. Silhouettes are updated
to be comfortable and cool, with retro color tone-on-tone jackets paired with
jogging pants and vintage-looking tees featuring the cartoons of the golden
times. [more at http://www.johngalliano.com]
Retro St.
Tropez is an
evolution of the Nautical Theme always present for Spring Summer. This time refreshed with nostalgia...
Color palette is predominantly white and blue stripes with a vintage feel...
forget about the bright blue for kids, Bimbo kids are sophisticated. The playful component comes with
prints, 3d embellishments and accessories!Vintage tropical prints and marine
white-on-white linen dresses with Cluny lace and eyelet are also part of this
group. Silhouettes: dresses are
very important for this season, bloomers and chemises are also included in this
trend [suggested brand http://www.piccolaludo.it]
Nostalgic Chic: 50’s is back in simple and comfortable but
totally girly silhouettes. Breathable
fibers for the season woven or knitted in traditional gingham, eyelet and
pointelle are the direction for this group. The color palette is playful with a
primary color palette on dusty hues for the true stylish and retro look. [suggested brand http://www.caramel-shop.co.uk]
In conclusion the Pitti Bimbo
assortment was playing with a nostalgic factor for the parents (or in this case
for the buyers) but, tailoring the products in order to attract the kids,
linking both ends of the kid’s marketing “problema”.
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