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
New California Laws Change Workplace Rules
Starting off the New Year means getting to know the new laws recently passed by the state Legislature. Most of them go into effect on Jan. 1.
Taking a Cue from James Bond to Design Performance Wear for Professionals
Will 3-D knitting become the wave of the future in apparel manufacturing? A 5-year-old firm in Boston believes so. Since March, the company has been using a Shima Seiki machine positioned at its Boston flagship store to produce custom-knitted blazers.
Hudson Jeans Going to Canada
Differential Brands—the Los Angeles company whose labels include Robert Graham, Hudson Jeans and SWIMS—has entered into a partnership with Throat Threads Apparel to relaunch Hudson Jeans in Canada.
2017 Retrospective: Higher Minimum Wages Contribute to Loss in Apparel-Factory Employment
The beginning of the year started on a down note as some 3,500 workers at the American Apparel factory in Los Angeles got pink slips after the company sold its brand name and shuttered its vast factory.
EYSOM: Riding the New Fitness Wave
People told Stan Cheung that no man would pay $180 for a pair of athletic shorts, but the activewear maker begs to differ.
Apparel Industry’s 2017 Newsmakers
Apparel Industry’s 2017 Newsmakers
2017 Newsmaker: American Apparel Reaches the End of an Era With Sale to Gildan Activewear of Canada
The American Apparel brand was born in Los Angeles when Dov Charney set out to make a basic T-shirt manufactured in Los Angeles by workers who received a fair wage and benefits.
2017 Newsmaker: A New Clothing Chapter for Dov Charney, American Apparel Founder
Irreverent Los Angeles clothing manufacturer Dov Charney picked up this year right where he was decades ago.
2017 Newsmaker: Hitting the Denim Blues, True Religion Reorganizes After Bankruptcy
Los Angeles premium-denim companies that sold their expensive dungarees to fashionistas for hundreds of dollars were flying high until a few years ago when many companies saw sales slide precipitously.
2017 Newsmaker: Bebe Closes All Its Stores After Selling Half Its Label
For decades, Bebe Stores struggled as its losses mounted every year. Top executives came and went but still no solution.
2017 Newsmaker: After Decades on the Contemporary Clothing Scene, BCBGMaxAzria Declares Bankruptcy
When Max Azria established his BCBGMaxAzria brand in 1989, he was immediately off to the races in the world of women’s contemporary clothing.
U.S. T-Shirt Factory Receives GOTS Certification
Sundog Productions, a 25-year-old apparel manufacturer in Fairfax, Va., recently was certified as a fully integrated GOTS factory by the Global Organic Textile Standard.
Defyant’s Dare to Be Different
After running a basics apparel company and working on music documentary projects, Joe Jihoon got the opportunity to take over the streetwear line Defyant<. He hesitated because he didn’t know where he could take the brand. Then he took inspiration from the brand’s name.
IndieSource Founders named to Forbes ’30 Under 30’
Indie Source founders Zack Hurley and Jesse Dombrowiak were recently named to Forbes’ “30 Under 30,” the publication’s annual list of rising stars under 30 years old in a host of industries.
Guess Inc. Faces Challenges in U.S. Market With Europe and Asia Taking the Lead
Guess?, Inc. was founded in Los Angeles nearly 40 years ago with its eye on the U.S. consumer, but its weakest market now is the United States and the Americas region.
