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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: California Market Center
The following are new lines carried by showrooms at the California Market Center, located at 110 E. Ninth St., Los Angeles. The California Apparel News lists new tenants and lines ea...
Made in America Resource Guide
Asher Fabric Concepts makes sophisticated fabrics from luxurious fibers in California for the contemporary market. The company can accommodate both small- and big-lot order...
New Lines: The New Mart
The following are new lines carried by showrooms at The New Mart, located at 127 E Ninth St., Los Angeles. The California Apparel News lists new tenants and lines each market-week is...
New Lines: Cooper Design Space
The following are new lines carried by showrooms at the Cooper Design Space, located at 860 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles. The California Apparel News lists new tenants and lines e...
New Lines: Lady Liberty Building
The following are new lines carried by showrooms at the Lady Liberty Building, located at 843 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles. The California Apparel News lists new tenants and lines...
New Lines: Gerry Building
The following are new lines carried by showrooms at the Gerry Building, located at 910 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles. The California Apparel News lists new tenants and lines each market-wee...
New Lines: The Academy Awards Building
The following are new lines carried by showrooms at the Academy Awards Building, located at 817 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles. The California Apparel News lists new tenants and lin...
L.A. Embroidery Factory Keeps Local Manufacturers on Top of the Curve
Not far from downtown Los Angeles, in an industrial neighborhood dotted with apparel manufacturers and textile companies, Basic Line Corp. has become the go-to guys to embroider those fancy pocket de...
L.A. Denim Maker Pays Back Wages to Garment Workers
Los Angeles denim producer Joe’s Jeans has paid 110 workers nearly $160,000 for back wages that were not paid to them by a sewing contractor....
Cotton Prices Driving Brands to Increase Prices, Alternative Fabrications
In the wake of a year-long price spike that nearly doubled the price of cotton, apparel manufacturers are facing a tough reality. “Prices aren’t going to return to the 66 cents they were one year ago...
New York Textile Resource Guide
Apparel Information Management System (AIMS) offers fully integrated software solutions for apparel importers, distributors, and manufacturers of apparel, accessories, footwear, home furnishings, an...
Mudpie to Open Los Angeles Office
After partnering with the Los Angeles textile trade show GlobalTex for two years, London-based trend forecaster Mudpie is looking to plant a permanent stake in Los Angeles. ...
...Lost Leaving La Jolla
hellip;Lost, the Irvine, Calif.–based surfboard and skateboard maker, will be taking its apparel in-house after the Fall 2011 season, said owners Matt Biolos and Joel Cooper. La Jo...
Kellwood Buys Rebecca Taylor
St. Louis–based Kellwood Co. added another contemporary brand to its portfolio with the acquisition of New York–based Rebecca Taylor. ...
Port Truckers Fight Back in Court
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are expanding the reach of their Clean Trucks Program, but that isn’t stopping the American Trucking Associations from challenging certain aspects of it...
