Joyful kidswear, made in India.
Joyful kidswear, made in India.
Built by a father who could not find what his child deserved.
I did not set out to build a kidswear brand
I became a father, and then I went shopping.
What I found was a choice nobody should have to make. The clothes that looked good were stiff, scratchy, or lined with something that left marks on her skin by evening. The clothes that felt good were plain, shapeless, and forgettable. Every brand seemed to have decided that a parent must pick one or the other.
I could not accept that as a permanent answer. So we started making the thing I wanted to buy.
What it actually took
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The mills said no.
Good cotton and true muslin come from suppliers who want volume. A new brand asking for a small, fussy run gets politely turned away. We spent months being turned away.
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Everyone's prints come from the same place.
Most kidswear prints in India are bought off a shelf, which is why so many brands look interchangeable. We chose to develop our own. Slower, more expensive, and the only way a print becomes ours.
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Importing was always the easier option.
Cheaper stock, faster turnaround, a label sewn on at the end. We said no to it repeatedly, and it cost us margin every time.
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Sizing in Indian kidswear is a mess.
Two brands, same age on the tag, two completely different garments. We built our own size ladder from 0 to 6 months up to 6 to 7 years, and we stuck to it.
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And I was usually the only father in the room.
In sampling meetings, in supplier calls, in every parenting conversation this category is built on. That turned out to be the useful part.
A father's eye on kidswear
Behind every print
None of this runs without Tanya. She works on the side of the business customers never see: product development, fit, and the print approvals that decide what actually reaches you.
Fabric first. Every time.
100% cotton and featherlight muslin. Azo-free dyes. No itch, no trapped heat, nothing I would not put on my own daughter.
Sizes run from 0 months up to 7 years, because a wardrobe should grow with a child, not restart every season.
Made in India
Drawn, printed, cut and stitched in India by people we know by name. Slower than importing. The only way I can stand behind what is inside the garment as confidently as what is printed on it.
Still my daughter's wardrobe first
I still approve of every print. I still read the reviews. If something is not right, write to care@mamaandpeaches.com and it reaches me.