May, 16-31, 2017

It is aptly said for the garment exporters, especially those manufacturing kidswear, that if they are geared up well then the product (kidswear) offers ample opportunities for growth as it is an evergreen product category, and thus remains the most focused segment for many Indian exporters today. Apart from all major brands, retailers and wholesalers of US and EU, there is a large scale move to source kidswear products from markets such as Russia, Brazil, South Africa and Middle East. Speaking to some of the popular Indian exporters leading this segment, Apparel Online explored the various aspects and developments of kidswear export in India. Of late kidswear has become one of the fastest growing segments within fashion with Technavio (a leading market research company with global coverage) predicting growth at a CAGR of more than 8 per cent by 2020. The market for the product accounts for 12 per cent of the apparel sector, and in the last five years, its growth has outperformed both men’s and womenswear markets… Team FFT, in its special feature – ‘Through the eyes of a child’, highlights the Kidswear Trends for Fall/Winter 2017-18. Reviewing and ranking 100 of the biggest global fashion/apparel brands and retailers, Fashion Transparency Index 2017 by Fashion Revolution, UK is based on how much information the brands disclose about their suppliers, supply chain policies, practices and social and environmental impacts. Read the complete report under our ‘Sustainability’ section Besides the above, our regular columns of Mind Tree, Fashion Trends, H2F, Industry Wire, Export Statistics, Resource Centre, etc. make the issue worth reading.