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The Desktop Revolution: How xTool is Democratizing Industrial-Grade Apparel Printing
| May 1, 2026
In the traditional apparel manufacturing landscape, the bridge between a creative concept and a finished garment has long been guarded by high entry barriers, complex industrial workflows, and prohibitive costs. However, a seismic shift is occurring. xTool, which has rapidly ascended to become the world’s second-largest DTF (Direct-to-Film) brand by GMV, is dismantling these barriers.
New Lines: The Academy Awards Building
A listing of new tenants and lines at the major showroom buildings in the Fashion District of Los Angeles ...
St. John, Alstyle Announce Layoffs
Layoffs are planned for two Orange County apparel makers. ...
New Lines: California Market Center
A listing of new tenants and lines at the major showroom buildings in the Fashion District of Los Angeles ...
New Lines: The Gerry Building
A listing of new tenants and lines at the major showroom buildings in the Fashion District of Los Angeles ...
New Lines: The Lady Liberty Building
A listing of new tenants and lines at the major showroom buildings in the Fashion District of Los Angeles ...
Container Traffic Expected to Continue to Increase in 2011
Container traffic is on the rise in 2011; that is the word from the recent Trans-Pacific Maritime Conference in Long Beach, Calif. ...
AOSA Image Approaches Printing With Conservation, Quality
“Waste kills me. I hate it. It is so lame,” said Mike Hill, founder of Huntington Beach, Calif.–based AOSA Image, a printing company that specializes in environmentally friendly ...
Levi's Appoints New CMO
San Francisco–based Levi’s has appointed Rebecca Van Dyck as its global chief marketing officer. Van Dyck, an alum of Apple Inc., where she held the post of senior director of worldwide market...
Perry Ellis Buys Anchor Blue Brands
In a March 3 auction held in New York, Perry Ellis International in Miami made a successful $500,000 bid for the Anchor Blue and Miller’s Outpost brands and intellectual-prop...
True Religion Hires Retail SVP
Vernon, Calif.–based True Religion announced that David Chiovetti has joined the company as senior vice president of North America retail. The position is a new one at the premium-de...
Free Trade, Sourcing and Cotton on Agenda at USA-ITA
Cotton production in the United States should rise by 5 percent later this year and by 9.8 percent in China. But whether that and an overall 6 percent bump in the world cotton crop will put a lid on s...
Legacy Athletic Apparel Goes Public
Legacy Athletic Apparel, a Los Angeles maker of athletic shoes and apparel, recently completed a reverse merger with Mondial Ventures to form a new publicly traded entity ca...
Appeals Court Overturns Copyright Decision Regarding UFI and Macy's
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed an earlier ruling in a copyright case concerning the ownership of a textile print. ...
James Perse Jackets Recalled for Flammability
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling 6,700 men’s and women’s jackets imported under the James Perse label....
Olah to Market Two Cotton Brands
Olah Inc., the New York–based global textile and apparel development and marketing firm and producer of the Kingpins denim sourcing trade show, has signed a...
