The invention discloses an embossing apparatus for a garment material. The embossing apparatus comprises a feeding mechanism, an embossing mechanism, a material recovering mechanism and a drying mechanism, wherein the feeding mechanism comprises a feeding rack, a feeding roll, a feeding cylinder, a storage bin, a pressing and conveying assembly and a conveying roll; the embossing mechanism comprises an embossing frame, an embossing shaft, an embossing motor, an end plate, a station plate, a first embossing roll, a second embossing roll, a third embossing roll, a fourth embossing roll, a lower embossing roller, a conveying roller, a shell cover and a hot steam nozzle; the lower embossing roller is provided with concave patterns respectively matching with a first convex pattern, a second convex pattern, a third convex pattern and a fourth convex pattern; and the drying mechanism comprises a drying rack, a cold-air drier, a drying roller and an auxiliary roll. The embossing apparatus provided by the invention is simple to operate, high in an automation degree, capable of pressing complex and changeable patterns on fabrics, good in embossing quality and high in embossing efficiency.