Bubble Spring Summer 2013

Unfortunately I missed S/S 2013 Bubble this June (first time in years!) but I've been keeping up with the trends through various blogs. Firstly I would like to give a big congratulations to Indikidual who was crowned the winner of the 2012 Stand out competition. Indikidual is a unisex brand for kids aged 3 months to 7 years. The range allows for layering and encourages mixing and matching to create individual looks and styles. All garments are made using organic cotton and are designed to be practical and comfy as well as fashionable and expressive. I particularly love the names of the pieces in the collection which are nicknamed after "little indikiduals" that provided inspiration for the range.

 Indikidual winning stand at Bubble London June 2012 http://bubblelondon.blogspot.co.uk/

Other brands which I'm gutted I missed out on are Tootsa MacGinty, Rock 'n' Regal, No Added Sugar, Beau Loves, Marmalade and Mash and Jessie and James.

During my research I noticed there was an abundance of yellow at Bubble London, often with or complementary to mint green. This is a key colour for summer 2013 along with splashes of neon pink and orange. Flesh tones and soft pastels are still there but not as excessively.

Retro style prints were amongst the most popular themes for next summer 2013. On the whole prints were tiny florals or strong graphic lines, plaids, gingham's, stripes, stars and spots.

Lastly, it looks like the Flamingo is shaping up to be creature of the season, it’s the perfect colour, neon pink, elegant and can be reduced to cartoon simplicity.