INDUSTRY ISSUES
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.
Juniorswear Label Launches Medical Scrubs Collection
HeartSoul is joining up with Strategic Partners to make HeartSoul Scrubs, workwear designed for young women who want to look fashion-forward while at their jobs in the healthcare industry.
Private Party: Hip-Hop-Inspired
Music plays a huge influence in Private Party’s ethos, which features graphics produced from a fan’s point of view.
Mine Is Yours: Art in Every Strand
When launching Mine Is Yours last autumn, it was very important to Megan Dorien, artist and founder, to be responsible about her impact on the earth when starting a business.
Crown Jewel: Fit and Fabric Are the Secret Ingredients
If you happened to see Detective Kate Beckett wearing a form-fitting T-shirt on the television show “Castle,” it just might have been made by Crown Jewel, a 10-year-old T-shirt and lifestyle brand that makes all its clothes in Los Angeles.
The Inspiration of Kelly Cole
There’s a million ways to break into a fashion career. For Kelly Cole of the Kelly Cole USA brand, entry was the vintage concert T-shirt.
Project Social T: Season for Trends, Quick Turnarounds and Customization
For Los Angeles tops manufacturer Project Social T, 2014 is the year of customization.
Ruhi: On-Trend and Quick-Turn
Retailer-turned-designer Silke Labson moved from New York to LA to launch her latest line Ruhi.
Industry Voices: California Fashion Association: Measuring the True Scope of L.A.’s Creative Economy
The latest “Otis Report on the Creative Economy of the Los Angeles Region,” released Feb. 6 by Otis College of Art and Design, is certainly well intended. However, it shows an inaccurate picture of the California fashion industry and conflicts with other analyses and reports currently in release.
Ralph Lauren Looks to the USA for Winter Olympic Uniforms
It didn’t take designer Ralph Lauren long to learn that any Olympics uniforms worn by U.S. athletes need to be “Made in the USA.”
T-Chip: Transparency at the Textile Chemical Level
Brands and retailers looking at the transparency of their supply chain often hit a stumbling block when it came to their chemical suppliers.
Federation Design Studio: Premium Fashion Made Here, Not There
The Federation Design Studio outline the new company’s Made-in-America ethos
Hemp: From Outlaw Fabric to Legal Threads
After 20 years, Rob Jungmann, president of the Los Angeles–headquartered Jungmaven hemp T-shirt brand, might be seeing his business turned upside down.
Gap Closes 1969 Design Studio in Los Angeles
When The Gap Inc. opened its artsy denim design studio in the heart of downtown Los Angeles nearly four years ago, the company later went on a big media campaign touting the creative spirit wrapped up in the new locale.
Legendary Surfer Shaun Tomson Buys Back Solitude Label From Oxford
The legendary world-champion surfer has bought back the surfwear label he sold to Oxford Industries.
Kingpins Puts LA Show on Hiatus Until July
Kingpins—the boutique denim trade show with editions in New York, Los Angeles and Hong Kong—is putting its Los Angeles show on hiatus while it concentrates on launching its newest show in Amsterdam.
