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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.
Salute to Services and Suppliers Resource Guide
Buhler Quality Yarns Corp. provides ringspun yarn with 100 percent Supima, 100 percent Micro Modal, 50/50 Supima Micro Modal, and 50/50 Supima Outlast. Yarn count ranges from 12/1 Ne to 90/1 Ne. New fabrics inc...
Newbies Stick Close to Home
For Wellen and Astronot, two fledgling Los Angeles–based brands, domestic production is a challenge and a boon as they strive to find their place in the competitive menswear market....
Proposed Design Piracy Law Moves Forward
On Dec. 1, the Senate Judiciary Committee adopted a version of the proposed Design Piracy law to protect fashion designs....
Container-Traffic Growth Looks Healthy Over the Next Five Years
During the recession, consumers around the world tightened their belts, causing world exports to nosedive and container traffic to plummet....
YMI Announces Lingerie License
Los Angeles–based juniors denim maker YMI has announced a lingerie licensing agreement with New York–based Madison Avenue Intimates, formerly MAF Inc. Under the new license, w...
New Design Director, VP of Sales at Gramicci
James Sowins has joined Agoura Hills, Calif.–based Gramicci as design director, the company announced. Also new to Gramicci’s executive ranks is Paul Cronin, who has been promoted to vice president...
J.Crew Bought by L.A.-Based Investment Group
New York–based J.Crew inked an acquisition deal with TPG Capital and Leonard Green & Partners L.P. valued at $3 billion. ...
Technology Is the Cost-Saving Future for the Apparel Industry
NEW YORK—With a far-flung retail empire in 87 countries and $2.12 billion in revenues, Guess? Inc. is like many major apparel companies grappling to connect its worldwide staff of employees to...
American Apparel Reports Loss in Third Quarter
American Apparel—the Los Angeles–based vertically integrated manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer—is continuing to reposition itself with a greater emphasis on wholesale operations and a new le...
Denim Company Lets Consumers Trace the Origins of Their Jeans
Arcanum, Ohio–based All American Clothing Co. thinks shoppers will appreciate knowing that their jeans were “grown and sewn” domestically. ...
Levi's and Pendleton Go Native
When two heritage brands get together for a collaboration, one can expect a lot of archive diving. That was indeed the case for the new collaboration between Levi’s and Pendleton, ma...
Tee Shift
Brands look to T-shirts for rebirth, growth. ...
J Brand's Jeff Rudes Named City of Hope Award Winner
The City of Hope’s Apparel Industries Group has announced that Jeff Rudes, founder and chief executive of J Brand, the Los Angeles–based premium-denim brand, will be awarded the charity...
The Future of Vernon, Calif., Under Renewed Scrutiny, Businesses Wary
On the heels of the Bell, Calif., salary scandal, neighboring Vernon has found itself a target of investigations and demands from local politicians that the small Los Angeles County city be disbanded....
T-Notes Resource Guide
Los Angeles–based apparel manufacturer Bella/Canvas continues its tremendous growth in 2011 with a brilliant team of fashion and technical designers and quality-assu...
