Young Versace boutique Milan

It has been a very good year for Versace: the H&M collaboration hit stores to round-the-block queues worldwide; they've been dressing everyone from Chloë Moretz to Heidi Klum; produced two critically acclaimed catwalk shows, and now, just before the year is out, the Italian fashion brand has opened the doors to its first children's clothing boutique in Milan.

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Boasting a huge lilac and white fairground ride and littered with super-sized candy canes, the store is a one storey dedication to their kid's line, Young Versace, which launched at international children's wear exhibition Pitti Immagine Bimbo last June.

Leopard-print and Swarovski crystal baby bottles, fairytale dresses and mini-suits with silk cummerbunds are just some of the childrenswear designs which sit aside Versace's signature Medusa-head that decorates the carpets and walls.

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But Versace aren't the only ones ramping up the childrenswear glamour. Last week, Alber Elbaz concluded an international pop-up shop tour in New York that saw the little girl's line, 'Lanvin Petite', visit haunts in Paris and Monaco, whilst next March French shoe-makers Roger Vivier launch a girl's shoe collection called 'Jeune Fille', selling ballet pumps for £210 a pair.

And that's just the tip of the iceberg: with kids' collections from Dolce & Gabbana, Burberry, Stella McCartney and Christian Dior now on the shelves, and Victoria Beckham rumoured to be designing a line, there's never been a chicer (or more expensive) time to be a tot.