Special: First-Step Shoes

Going barefoot is ideal for the healthy development of children’s feet and this is a fact known and propagated by the shoe sector. However, even with their first steps their little feet also need protection against the wet and cold and injury and this protection is offered by first-step shoes. So what makes a good first-step shoe? " ... Special: First-Step Shoes - read more

Kids Business Brunch

Nothing but Kids! – Making Children into Customers! Saturday, 14 March 2009, 12.00 noon to approx. 1.30 pm, Kidwalk Central Market, Hall 7a Simultaneous Translation into English provided Kids Business Brunch - read more

Anna & Paul

 Anna and Paul are her children’s names and also the name of this fashionable first-step shoe label by Sonja Rendez from Cologne. Since 2001 the fashion designer has been creating “hip, high-quality and healthy baby shoes”. She received her first orders right at the kids’ playground. Today she produces are two collections a year with over 35 styles in topical trend colours. Anna & Paul - read more

Babybotte

 The story of children's shoe label Babybotte began with the French man Georges Bidegain. In 1936, he founded a company to design children's shoes in Pau, a town in Southwest France. Already in 1949 the Bidegain company and the Babybotte label were famous. The products became THE synonym for children's shoes in France.  Babybotte - read more

Bobux

 Bobux are baby shoes from New Zealand: they look cute, fit tiny feet perfectly, are made of ultrasoft, breathable leather, keep children warm in winter, cool in summer and boast a non-slip, durable suede sole that makes for a sure step. Plus – and this is likely to be most convincing argument for parents – Bobux shoes might be easy to put on but can hardly be taken off ... Bobux - read more

Jochie

 Jochie International B.V. from Gilze in the Netherlands have been making children’s shoes with their famous tried and tested narrow lasts already since 1951. Until 4 years ago the company concentrated solely on the home market. But then they began distributing to their neighbouring countries.  Jochie - read more

Kolev and Kolev

 In the words of Kolev and Kolev, "Children need to play, and our shoes are made for playing." It's all about good children's shoes with the Bulgarian children's shoe producer located in Sofia; all about styles that children barely notice they're wearing—shoes that are trendy in design, expertly crafted and ensure healthy foot development. Kolev and Kolev - read more

Noël

 As one of the largest French children's shoe manufacturers, Noël—based in Vitre—specializes in comfortable lightweights. A patented manufacturing process makes their Smartlite soles, made of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), roughly 40 percent lighter than conventional rubber soles, yet nonetheless extremely rugged. The soles are designed, developed and produced in-house. Noël - read more

Orchestra

 As a vertically operating chain, the French company Orchestra sells fashion and shoes for babies, girls and boys. The concept is based on clearly defined foundations: The latest up-to-date styles, constant renewal of stock, prices to suit everyone and lasting quality. At Orchestra, the styles are designed and developed by an in-house design team. Orchestra - read more

Oxxy

 Based in Schijndel, the Dutch company Oxxy produces and imports leather shoes for babies and toddlers. Comfortable basics are available in a broad selection of colours, in leather and suede, in the small sizes 14, 16, 18 and 20. Cute details such as prints and bright colour mixes decorate the Fun Baby line in the sizes 17, 19, 21 and 23.  Oxxy - read more