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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 Hires at Hurley
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California Manufacturing Outpaces the Nation
California’s manufacturing companies reported that production, new orders and employment grew in the third quarter of this year over the previous quarter....
Italian Line to Bow at L.A. Market
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Reinis Joins Silver & Freedman
Veteran apparel industry attorney Mitchell Reinis has joined the Los Angeles law firm of Silver & Freedman as a partner and part of the apparel practices group....
That's Entertainment
Apparel companies cross into entertainment—to varying degrees of success ...
IFFE Exhibitors Scout for New Customers as 2005 Quota Phase-Out Nears
The end of quotas for World Trade Organization members is two months ways, but the effects are already being felt in the textile sector, according to some exhibitors at the ...
Parras Throws Premium Party
Mexican denim maker Telas Parras introduced its new ring-spun collection, Premium by Parras, with a party at the company’s new showroom at the Orpheum Lofts in downtown Los A...
Going Where No Fashion Brand Has Gone Before
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New Denim Line Tacto Heads to West Coast
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Innovo Raises Denim Prices in Search of Profits
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Hot Party
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Port Congestion Leads to Overflow Docking in Orange County
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JNCO Jumps Back Into Juniors Jeans
After a four-year hiatus, JNCO, known for its line of young men’s and boys’ jeans, is getting back into the juniors jeans business with a high-end denim collection....
Benabou Joins Hot Kiss
Los Angeles–based juniors maker Hot Kiss has hired Donna Benabou as East Coast sales executive....
It Jeans Heads to Gerry
Los Angeles–based premium juniors denim maker It Jeans will open a showroom in suite 701 of the Gerry Building in downtown Los Angeles....
