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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.
FBI to Host Finance Seminar
Fashion Business Inc. (FBI) will present a conference discussing financial incentives for garment companies to stay and grow in Los Angeles on Nov. 12 in the New Mart’s Fashi...
Hot Kiss on Sunset
Los Angeles-based juniors manufacturer Hot Kiss threw a wine-and-dine mixer on Oct. 8 during the Los Angeles Junior & Contemporary Market for retailers to mingle with Hot Kiss ex...
State Settles With Wins Workers
About 240 former Wins of California garment workers in San Francisco will receive approximately $865,132 for more than three months' worth of back wages, according to the State Labor Commissi...
President Bush Steps In to Reopen Ports
Evoking the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947, President George W. Bush secured a court order on Oct. 8 to force West Coast dockworkers back to work after 10 days of port closures. The court order will force t...
Stalled Port Talks Lead to Lockouts
The stalled negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) have blossomed into work...
Cherokee Taps Wescoat
Cherokee Inc., a licensing and branded-apparel management company based in Van Nuys, Calif., has named Kyle Wescoat chief financial officer....
Levi's Requests Brand Protection in Delhi
San Francisco-based Levi Strauss & Co. has filed a trademark infringement suit and is seeking brand protection from a Delhi, India, court after an Indian retailer was discovered selling ...
Hartenstine Named to AAFA Board
Apparel industry executive Warren Hartenstine has been named to the board of the American Apparel & Footwear Association’s (AAFA) Supplier and Resource Division (SRD), the technol...
Xlarge Poised for Growth
With a new line, new distribution focus and even new licensing deals, Los Angelesbased clothing design firm Xlarge is poised to grow even bigger. That’s the mission for the company, which curr...
Avery Acquires Packaging Firm
Tags and labels supplier Avery Dennison Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire RVL Packaging Inc., a global provider of brand identification products to...
ISAM Set to Bow in Santa Monica
The International Swimwear/Activewear Market (ISAM) is adding the final touches to the upcoming edition of the show, which is expected to draw roughly 1,000 attendees to Santa Monica, Calif., for its...
There's More to Missy
Swim makers take a fresh look at the missy market ...
Kerkes Joins Tommy Bahama
Resort apparel maker Tommy Bahama has announced the appointment of Don Kerkes as director of the company’s denim division Indigo Palms, a new post reporting to Tony Margolis,...
Freudenberg to Carry Fiber Dynamics' Interlinings
Freudenberg Nonwovens has agreed to purchase certain interlinings and embroider y backings business from Fiber Dynamics, effective Sept. 30....
CMC Launches First Vendor Blender
In an effort to introduce building tenants to their neighbors in a relaxed setting, the California Market Center (CMC) presented its first tenant-to-tenant mixer, the Vendor...
