family fashion in focus at mother baby & child show

Published December 17th, 2007 - 04:49 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

family fashion in focus at mother baby & child show
Souris Mini, Barbie & New Look unveil exclusive designs for babies, tots, kids
 & mums-to-be

Leading fashion designers and manufacturers aimed specifically at young families unveiled new and exclusive lines at the Mother Baby and Child Show 2007, which opened on Monday December 16 and concludes today (Wednesday 18 December) at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre (DIEC).

Shannon Norris, Exhibition Director, for event organiser TME, said, “The fashion shows support our wholesome family approach. Whether it’s new seasonal lines for babies and tots, the latest Barbie designs for little ladies or maternity wear for mums-to-be, all of the fashion has a multicultural appeal.”

Overall event organiser, TME has put together an all-new and exciting schedule, packed with activities and full of fun and games and prizes galore from 10am to 10pm daily. Quite apart from the fashion shows, other musical stage acts include personal appearances by children’s TV characters the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Power Rangers, Barbie, plus every little girl’s favourite figure, Fulla. Indeed Postman Pat will be on hand to make the final collection of letters to Santa Claus.
     
Shannon Norris, Exhibition Director, TME, said, “Thanks to Viva Entertainment the latest Barbie and Power Rangers DVDs are available exclusively now, but only at the show.”

Other featured areas for the little ones include a bouncy castle, finger painting and new to Dubai, the Junior Gym Bus which promotes healthy activities. In addition, Just Kidding will launch their new Bugaboo stroller, ‘Bugaboo Bee’ which is a no-nonsense stroller for parents on the go.

Elsewhere, mums can use the Sudocrem Baby Changing area with free nappies and wipes, for those little emergencies, with New Look provided a baby-feeding area with Johnson & Johnson and Veet & VLCC offering baby and beauty advice respectively.

Competitions with hundreds of fabulous prizes are still up for grabs. Visitors big and small are being given the chance to win Ski Dubai passes, toys & gifts from New Boy and the opportunity to scoop the star prize, two return tickets to Malaysia courtesy of Malaysian Airlines.