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
DaVinci Partners With Fender Guitar for New Line
Los Angeles-based DaVinci Clothing Co., a 50-year-old casual clothing company, has partnered with the Fender Musical Instruments Corp., a leading maker of electric guitars and am...
New Denim Line Butterfly to Launch at MAGIC
Butterfly Jeans is getting ready to debut a denim tops and bottoms collection during the Aug. 26–29 run of MAGIC International in Las Vegas, and the company is banking on the butterfl...
Juniors Makers Stay Optimistic Despite Flat Sales
Juniors manufacturers are looking forward to the Holiday season to lift spirits and sluggish sales following a lackluster Back-to-School turnout....
Girl Boy: Novelty Tees, Makeup, Bags
Cynthia Koco Sakai isn’t out to change the world with her novelty T-shirt and cosmetic collections, but she is out to give it a youthful makeover....
Hello Kitty Goes Upscale, Gets Shoes
Sanrio wants to take its familiar feline character Hello Kitty upscale....
American Apparel Goes Green
Los Angeles-based imprintable-Tshirt manufacturer American Apparel is looking to improve the environment. The company is working with recycling company Environmental Textiles to recy...
Maple Tower Open for Showrooms
Maple Tower Fashion Center, a 12-story manufacturing building in the Los Angeles Fashion District, has finished converting portions of its interior into showroom space and has started to open...
Boehme Filatex Acquires High Point
Reidsville, N.C.-based textile mill Boehme Filatex has announced plans to acquire textile and garment chemical manufacturer High Point Textile Auxiliaries....
Rosario Promoted at Cotton Inc.
Paula Rosario has been promoted to senior executive, retail and fashion marketing, for New Yorkbased Cotton Inc. Rosario will oversee Fashion Marketing, which includes apparel and home color and tren...
Bayer Retains Dorlastan, Promotes Radermacher
Pittsburgh-based Bayer Corp. has announced plans to retain its Dorlastan spandex fiber business, after considering divesting the division from the company....
Unifi, Tunex Reach Distribution Deal
Greensboro, N.C.-based fiber maker Unifi has completed agreements with Thai fiber maker Tunex regarding Tunex’s manufacture and sale of polyester filament yarns....
Self Esteem, Kid's Headquarters Sign Bottoms Agreement
Los Angeles-based novelty-top maker Self Esteem announced that it has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Kid’s Headquarters New York to produce junior bottoms....
Tag-It Gets Two-Year Deal With Levi's
Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Tag-It Pacific Inc. has struck a $10 million deal with San Francisco-based Levi Strauss & Co. to become its principal supplier of garment co...
Jeff Hamilton Industries Settles Claim
Los Angeles-based Jeff Hamilton Industries has settled a claim involving a worker who asserted that the maker of branded sports apparel failed to pay back wages....
Textile Mills Laud Passage of U.S. Dyeing and Finishing Measure
The U.S. House has approved the Conference Agreement, a pro-textile measure that requires U.S. fabrics used under the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) and Andean Preferential Trade programs to be dye...
