MANUFACTURING
The Future of Apparel Manufacturing Is Already Here
| September 2, 2026
How ISAIC and TUKATECH are Building a Blueprint for Workforce Development, Demand Manufacturing, and Domestic Production
Clarity Group's Diamond Joins Kill City
Stacia Diamond, founder of the Los Angeles–based Clarity Group showroom, has joined Kill City as the brand’s vice president of sales and marketing for its women’s division. Drew Bernst...
Audigier, Ed Hardy Settle Lawsuit
Designer Christian Audigier, whose Nervous Tattoo Inc. licenses the Ed Hardy brand from tattoo artist Don Ed Hardy, has settled a $100 million claim filed against him by Hardy...
Virtual Showrooms-Still Under Construction
Ever since American businesses embraced the Internet, there has been a steady stream of fashion entrepreneurs trying to build virtual fashion showrooms. ...
AAFA Releases Updated Restricted-Substances List
The American Apparel & Footwear Association has published its fifth edition of the “AAFA Restricted-Substances List” for the apparel, footwear and home textile markets....
L.E.A.F. Asks For One Eco-Standard
A Santa Monica, Calif.–based nonprofit would like to become a definitive seal of approval for the eco-fashion business. On Aug. 24, it asked the public and fashion companies on how it could make sense ...
Levi's Licenses Men's and Juniors Tops to Hybrid Apparel
Cypress, Calif.–based apparel maker Hybrid Apparel has landed the licenses to produce tops for Levi’s men’s and juniors divisions in the United States. Under the license, Hybrid will develop the brande...
Fabric, Yarn Exclusions, Insurance for CPSIA
A new vote has exempted fabric and yarn from the lead testing and certification requirements for children’s products under the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Consumer Product Safety Improvement Ac...
Cargo Carriers Pushing Higher Shipping Rates to Stem the Red Ink
For the past year, retailers and apparel importers have had few good-news packages delivered their way....
Kingpins Changes Los Angeles Dates, Adds Hong Kong Edition
The mood was upbeat at Kingpins, the denim sourcing show produced by New York...
Avery Debuts CPSIA Labeling Product
Pasadena, Calif.–based Avery Dennison has developed a labeling system aimed at helping manufacturers comply with shipping aspects of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA...
American Apparel to Remain in Downtown L.A.
American Apparel, whose company slogan is “Made in Downtown L.A.,” will be able to live by that for at least another decade, as the company renewed a 10-year lease with...
CIT Group Dodges Bankruptcy
CIT Group Inc., the lending force that makes the apparel and retail industry go round, skirted a brush with bankruptcy after it successfully completed a tender offer for $1 billion in senior ...
YMI Jeanswear Teams With Henri Levy in Licensing Deal
Los Angeles–based YMI Jeanswear has signed a licensing agreement with HMS LLC to produce and market YMI women’s activewear, fashion tops and dresses....
Retailers Stand to Lose in Ban on High-Tech Swimsuits
A recent ruling by the international swimming body FINA proposing to ban controversial, high-tech swimsuits produced by makers such as Speedo, Tyr and Arena may trickle dow...
Rearranging Spaces
Showroom owners turn to feng-shui practices to maximize their work spaces....
