Dov Charney

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Model Kimbra Lo is getting all kinds of press on the heels of filing a sexual harassment suit against her former employer, American Apparel CEO Dov Charney. Saucy (read: NSFW) photos from the day Charney allegedly assaulted Lo are circulating, and some are suggesting that they prove that all Charney's advances were met with consent. (How posing for nude photos means consenting to have sex, we're not sure.)

However people are trying to portray Lo, she actually does have a history as a professional model, and even created this modeling tip video for Seattle Fashion TV in 2009. Her advice is pretty standard but suggests that she has legitimate modeling aspirations. Perhaps her "session" with Charney was supposed to be purely work-related, as she claims. To see the clip for yourself, just keep reading.

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The struggles of American Apparel's woes have been splashed across the press, and we've all heard about CEO Dov Charney's sexual harassment suits and bad money practices. The firm's appeal used to be that it was different from the other retail giants because of its strong ethical values. Charney's image is fraying away lawsuit after lawsuit, and I'm wondering if this will make you think twice about making a purchase at American Apparel.

I must admit, I admire companies that embrace a strong moral core and are doing social good. I bought my first pair of Toms shoes two weeks ago, and I felt good about my purchase. The company was founded on a premise that for every pair of shoes you buy, another pair will be donated towards a less fortunate child.

Founder Blake Mycoskie started Toms because he was inspired by his trip to Argentina, where he saw children without shoes to protect their feet. It seems that the public is supportive of the message he's sending — Toms will be fitting its millionth pair of donated shoes on a child this September.

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Check out this revealing post about allegations against American Apparel from OnSugar blog The Fash Pack.

When thinking of clothing company American Apparel, many things spring to mind. Ethical, playful, slightly provocative and risqué . . . brutally honest and real. Proudly flaunting their American-made, sweatshop-free garments in quite daring campaigns, the company — founded by the somewhat controversial Dov Charney — have always stated that the stars of their adverts are indeed normal people, some even being employees of AA, something which has never been doubted until Jezebel revealed that some of the women were "definitely models".

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An American Apparel store manager sent Gawker an anonymous email claiming that controversial CEO Dov Charney was at it again.

The oft-sued Charney, this manager claimed, was demanding that underperforming AA stores send in photos of their sales staff to him so he could determine who wasn't good looking enough for the store. What would happen to these possibly hardworking folks who didn't enough resemble teenage Lolitas? Just guess:

"He made store managers across the country take group photos of their employees so that he could personally judge people based on looks. He is tightening the AA 'aesthetic,' and anyone that he deems not good-looking enough to work there, is encouraged to be fired."

If this allegation is proven, just wait for the lawsuits to roll in. (It's illegal, remember, to discriminate based on looks.) In the meantime, I guess I'm going to have to get my assless pantyhose from another purveyor. Perhaps the old school Frederick's of Hollywood?

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