Yes, Vernon, California, is home to some of the most capable premium apparel manufacturers in the country. The city sits just south of downtown Los Angeles and was founded as an almost exclusively industrial city. Today it hosts knitting mills, dyehouses, and vertically integrated apparel factories with the floor space that fabric production requires. For brands looking for premium domestic production, Vernon is where much of LA's large-scale knitwear is made.
Here's why Vernon matters to American apparel, and what you'll find there.
What Is Vernon?
Vernon was incorporated in the early 1900s as an industrial city, and it remains one today, with a tiny residential population and a dense concentration of factories, warehouses, and manufacturers. Its location, a few minutes from downtown LA's Fashion District, made it a natural home for the production side of the apparel industry.
Why Apparel Manufacturing Thrives in Vernon
- Space: knitting machines, dye equipment, and cutting rooms need large industrial floors that downtown can't offer
- Proximity: minutes from the Fashion District's showrooms, designers, and fabric suppliers
- Supply chain density: knitting, dyeing, cutting, sewing, and finishing are all within a short drive
- Logistics: direct access to freeways, rail, and the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
What Kinds of Apparel Factories Are in Vernon?
- Circular knitting mills producing jersey, rib, and fleece
- Dyehouses and wash houses for garment dyeing and finishing
- Cut-and-sew factories focused on knits
- Vertically integrated manufacturers combining fabric and garment production
For premium knitwear, meaning heavyweight tees, rib, and fleece, Vernon is one of the strongest production hubs in the United States.
What Makes a Vernon Factory "Premium"
- Fabric knit in-house or developed to spec
- In-house pattern and sampling
- Garment dyeing through experienced local dyehouses
- Transparent MOQs, costs, and timelines
- A track record with premium and luxury labels
For more on choosing a factory, see How to Choose a Cut-and-Sew Factory in Los Angeles.
Premium Apparel Manufacturing in Vernon
US Standard Apparel is a vertically integrated knitwear manufacturer headquartered at 3100 E. 44th St. in Vernon. We're backed by our sister company SAS Textiles, whose 140,000-square-foot circular knitting operation in Vernon is one of the largest on the West Coast and has supplied premium labels for more than 30 years.
- In-house: 150 knitting machines, pattern and tech development, cutting, sewing, and final finishing and QC
- Local partners: garment dyeing and embellishment in LA
- Yarn: 100% US-grown, US-spun cotton outside our ECOCYCLE® collection
- Blanks: tees, rib, and heavyweight fleece, with no minimums and same-day shipping on in-stock orders placed by 11 a.m. PT
- Custom: full-package private label from 500 units per body, with style development in 2–4 weeks
- Warehouse: in Vernon, with a loading dock and forklift for LTL pickups, open 8 a.m.–3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
Made in LA. Controlled from yarn to finished garment.
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FAQ
Are there premium apparel manufacturing factories in Vernon, CA?
Yes. Vernon hosts knitting mills, dyehouses, and vertically integrated apparel manufacturers. US Standard Apparel and its sister company SAS Textiles knit, cut, and sew premium knitwear in Vernon.
Where is Vernon, California?
Just south of downtown Los Angeles. It's a primarily industrial city a few minutes from the Fashion District.
Why are so many apparel factories in Vernon?
Industrial space, proximity to the Fashion District, a dense local supply chain, and access to freeways, rail, and ports.
What apparel does US Standard Apparel make in Vernon?
Tees, rib, thermal, waffle, and heavyweight brushed fleece, including hoodies, crewnecks, zip hoodies, and sweatpants, as ready-to-ship blanks and custom private label.