Project FAE Seeks to Unlock Post-Consumer Feedstocks for Textile-to-Textile Recycling
| April 27, 2026
Fashion for Good has launched Project FAE—Feedstock Activation Europe
Revisions in the Works for Garment Contractor Law
There may be some changes in store next year for the California sweatshop-reform bill known as Assembly Bill 633....
2004 Retrospective Apparel, Textile and Retail Employment: Retail, Textiles Among the Brightest Spot
It was no surprise that the number of state apparel manufacturing workers continued to dwindle in 2004, according to the latest data provided by the California Employment Development Department (EDD)....
L.A. Textile Company Files Copyright Suits
A Los Angeles textile company owner has filed eight lawsuits alleging that a raft of retailers, manufacturers and textile converters have used his copyrighted fabric designs....
Fallout From Labor Dept. Sweep Continues
In an update of a California Department of Industrial Relations report on its recent investigation, the agency revealed additional labor law violations found at local contractors. The DIR said that, i...
L.A. Designer Ahneva Teams With African Textile Makers
Los Angeles designer Ahneva Hilson, known for her Afrocentric apparel creations, is taking on an expanded role as a distributor of African textiles. As a result, she hopes to help impoverished nations...
Gerry Building Finds a Buyer
An unnamed fashion industry executive has reached an agreement to purchase the historic Gerry Building in the Los Angeles Fashion District for close to its asking price of $...
Dirtbag, Garage Radio Enter Partnership
San Francisco–based streetwear line Dirtbag Clothing Co. is employing new methods of grass-roots marketing to get a jump on the competition. The independent company, founded by Doug Canning, has stru...
American Apparel Leads All-Star Award Winners
Los Angeles–based American Apparel led a group of California companies that received awards for leadership and performance during Apparel’s All-Star Awards, held Nov....
Designers Go Green With Sustainable Fabrics
Kate O’Connor is known for creating ponchos and knits that languidly drape a woman’s curves. The Los Angeles–based designer—who typically uses alpaca, silk and other supple yarns for her designs—recently d...
Labor Department's Surprise Sweep Shutters Six Contractors
The California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement said it had shut down at least six garment shops and issued more than $76,000 in fines to Southern California garment shops violating state and f...
TALA to Honor Goldman, Metchek
Textile representative Michael Goldman and the California Fashion Association’s Ilse Metchek will be honored at the Textile Association of Los Angeles’ annual inaugural lunche...
Free Trade Advocates Head to Court
U.S. apparel and textile importers are taking their fight for free trade to the courts....
Calif. Labor Official to Speak at CFA Event
Jose Millan, under secretary for the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency, will address the challenges facing the state’s apparel manufacturers at an up...
Overseas Competition Reverberates Within L.A. Textile Industry
First, it was the energy crisis, and now it is the stepped-up competition from overseas apparel factories....
This Pass Says Go
The recent congestion at the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach is now just a bad memory for port officials....
