Darner: L.A. Company Seeks to Build a Better Sock From Scratch
Los Angeles is known as a denim and T-shirts town, but when a handful of well-connected manufacturers were asked about producing socks in Los Angeles, most said that they knew little and/or had not...
View ArticleBuilding a Domestic Shoe Business From the Insole Out
"It takes 36 pairs of hands to make one shoe,” says designer Calleen Cordero, who makes shoes and accessories by hand in her North Hollywood, Calif., factory.
View ArticleConcept Combines Retail, Restaurant and Made-in-America Manufacturing
Shore is a mixed-use restaurant and retail compound, where both businesses share an interest in sustainability and the active lifestyle.
View ArticleSt John Knits: Searching for the Magic Formula
St. John, the venerable Southern California luxury label that is a staple in many well-heeled shoppers’ closets, has been on an odyssey in recent years.
View ArticleAmerican Rootswear: Tapping Into the Made-in-America Movement
Although Ben Waxman grew up in a family involved in New England’s woolen fabric business, he never figured on making a living in textiles. But after a career in politics and working with labor unions,...
View ArticleThursday Finest: Tapping Into 3D for Made-in-America Fashions
A Brooklyn, N.Y.–based husband-and-wife team is seeking to disrupt the traditional business model for textile and apparel manufacturing with a startup company that produces neckties, socks and scarves...
View ArticleU.S. Dyehouse Start-Up Sets Sights on Technical Textile Market
Saco River Dyehouse, a startup company formed in Biddeford, Maine, four years ago to dye yarn skeins for the home knitting industry, has moved into a new facility and has invested heavily in new...
View ArticleYear of Ours: Athleisure as the New American Sportswear
Los Angeles–based Year of Ours wants to put its mark on women’s sportswear with an in-house production facility and made-in-America craftsmanship.
View ArticleRevice: Fast Premium Denim Direct to Consumer
Founded earlier this year, Revice is aiming to be the go-to brand for premium denim for women and men, utilizing a fast-fashion format of manufacturing to offer limited quantities of each...
View ArticleCarbon38 Pops Up on Robertson
Temporary store showcases diverse mix of brands including Carbon38’s own Made–in–Los Angeles collections and designer collaborations.
View ArticleCoco Cooper: Taking a New Look at Size and Fit in Premium Denim
Jillian Nelson’s career as a model and fit model—in Hong Kong, at the Columbus, Ohio–headquartered Limited Inc., and in New York—has made her a fit expert.
View ArticleEmi-G Knitting: Domestic Sock Maker Finds Fresh Opportunities in Organic Market
Gina Locklear had wanted to join her family’s sock-manufacturing business in Fort Payne, Ala., since she was in college. That was in the early 2000s, when the U.S. industry’s decline was in full swing....
View ArticleGroceries Apparel Looks to Build a Natural Dyehouse in Southern California
In a rapidly changing fashion market, Matt Boelk and Rob Lohman basically want to build a new segment from the ground up.
View ArticleAmerican Giant Enters the Made-in-America Denim Segment
Since its 2011 inception, American Giant has made a big impression on fans of premium basics. The San Francisco–based, primarily e-commerce apparel company founded by Bayard Winthrop has become known...
View ArticleAfter Making a Splash in Custom Styles, Candice Cuoco Unveils Ready-To-Wear
Candice Cuoco gained notoriety in 2015 by competing on the “Project Runway” TV show, where she defined herself as an artist designing made-to-measure styles with a Gothic and romantic edge.
View ArticleAfter Blazing His Own Path With Big Tech Clients, Matthew Moses Launches...
A big part of the clothing business is making apparel for different professions, such as scrubs for doctors, suits for lawyers and coveralls for mechanics. Matthew Moses has built a business out of...
View ArticleJohn Eshaya Unveils New John Eshaya Brand of Women’s Sportswear
John Eshaya has helped define the style for high-end T-shirts and sweatshirts in Los Angeles since the late 1980s, but the women who bought tees from his JET John Eshaya brand started asking for new...
View ArticleApparel Industry Finds Opportunities to Do Good Making COVID-19 Masks
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, scores of Los Angeles designers and apparel companies have shifted gears and started making nonmedical face masks.
View ArticleAsesina Designs Looks to Lift Fashions for Woman Athletes
In the past few years, more media attention has been paid to women’s sports and leading female athletes such as Serena Williams, Megan Rapinoe and Naomi Osaka, who have become mainstream celebrities....
View ArticleTHE ERA Debut Collection Aims to Change FestivalFashion Perceptions
Drawing from his previous experiences in the entertainment space, Henry Viens created THE ERA to provide a sustainable and luxurious collection of pieces for the music-festivals crowd.
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