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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.
Quiksilver Cuts 200 Jobs
Quiksilver, the Huntington Beach, Calif.–based surf giant, cut 200 positions from its Quiksilver Americas division. The move, which will affect all of the brands under the Americas ...
Three Fashion-Biz Veterans Give Advice at USC Lecture Series
There are still fortunes to be made in fashion, but breaking into the field can be tricky. On Nov. 2, American Rag CIE founder Mark Werts and a trio of colleagues gave tips and advic...
Being Clean Is Getting Easier at the Ports
Picking up and dropping off cargo containers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will soon get easier....
Affliction's Got a Brand-New Bag
Even tough guys need a place to stash their stuff. Affliction, the Los Angeles–based brand that made its name dressing mixed-martial-arts fighters and the women who love them, has announced a licens...
CIT Board Votes for Reorganization, Plans to Proceed With Bankruptcy Filing
CIT Group Inc. will file for voluntary bankruptcy with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York after the commercial lender’s board approved CIT’s prepackaged plan of reo...
People's Lib Sues Charlotte Russe for $60 Million
People’s Liberation Inc.—the Los Angeles–based company that designs and produces the William Rast, J. Lindeberg and People’s Liberation brands—filed suit in Los Angeles County ...
Iconix in Deal With Ecko
New York–based Iconix Brand Group announced an agreement with Ecko Brands New York that will give it a 51 percent controlling interest in the clothing maker. The deal—which ...
Even a Slow Economy Can't Keep Fashion Entrepreneurs Down
Try announcing you’re starting a new apparel line during this deep economic downturn and friends are likely to haul you off for a psychological examination....
CIT Secures Additional Financing, Restructuring Deadline Looms
CIT Group Inc. expanded its senior secured credit facility by $4.5 billion, according to a release issued by the New York–based commercial lender.Provided by “a diverse group of lenders, including many of the company’s bondholders,
CIT Expands Credit Facility by $4.5 Billion
CIT Group Inc. expanded its senior secured credit facility by $4.5 billion, according to a release issued by the New York–based commercial lender. ...
Iconix Settles Online Child-Privacy Suit
New York–based Iconix Brand Group will pay $250,000 in civil penalties to settle charges that it violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the Federal Trade Commission’s COPPA ru...
Technology Helps Komar Distribution Expand
Komar Distribution Services, a division of New York–based Charles Komar and Sons, is on a mission to grow its business on the West Coast....
Port of Long Beach Dropped From Clean Trucks Suit
The American Trucking Associations plan to drop the Port of Long Beach from a federal lawsuit filed after the port agreed to make it easier for trucking companies to register for bus...
Copyright Case Ends in a Trial-Court Win for LA Printex
Over the past several years, LA Printex Industries Inc. has carved out a small claim to fame. ...
New Lines: Gerry Building
The following are new lines carried by showrooms at the Gerry Building, 910 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles. The California Apparel News lists new tenants and lines each market week issue. Co...
