| Kid's clothes these days are far more fashionable | | | | now produced in China, Indonesia, Thailand... and |
| and cute than when I was growing up. Back in the | | | | shipped directly to your favourite clothing outlet. |
| day, mom use to dress me in these gawd awful | | | | The production capacity of these Asian clothing |
| green and brown dungarees that were functional | | | | factories is staggering along with the ability to |
| but hardly a fashion statement. Since my mom | | | | produce hundreds of different styles resulting in a |
| was a seamstress, all my clothes were usually | | | | supply of clothing like we have never seen before. |
| hand made and wore like medieval armour. Even | | | | As a retailer this causes some serious issues |
| if I got something store bought, it seemed that it | | | | when you want stock your store with local |
| was still brown or green and looked anything but | | | | products in an effort to support local clothing |
| fashionable. Certainly I can't fault my parents for | | | | producers. Even when you do find locally produced |
| their clothing choices. There simply wasn't much | | | | clothing it is frequently far too expensive to carry |
| to choose from, money was tight and my | | | | and compete with those retailers who are supplied |
| wardrobe was undoubtedly a step up from the | | | | by Asian clothing manufactures. |
| burlap clothing my father claimed to have worn | | | | Fortunately there seems to be a specialty market |
| when he was a kid. | | | | for North American produced products in finer |
| Today however, the market for children's clothing | | | | boutiques both in the real world and online. |
| has grown into a multi million dollar industry, giving | | | | Undoubtedly you may pay slightly more but the |
| parents a ridiculous amount of choice in what they | | | | quality of this type of product seems to be far |
| can dress their children in. My own children have a | | | | superior to the mass produced Asian products |
| wardrobe that is a testimony to this virtual | | | | that dominate the children's retail clothing market. |
| smorgasbord of clothing choices. The only | | | | In fact most retailers who carry North American |
| limitation to what they can wear seems to be | | | | produced products do so with pride and price |
| how much they have grown since the last | | | | most of their product quite competitively. The |
| shopping spree. | | | | result is that supporting locally owned and supplied |
| Much of this choice is the direct result of the | | | | retail outlets is a smart option we all can take |
| exportation of the production of our clothing to | | | | advantage of. |
| Asia. What once was made in North America, is | | | | |