Link Time: Matthew Williamson For Macy's Hits Stores Today


Updated 04/14/11 11:30 AM · Posted by FabSugar · 0 comments

Matthew Williamson For Macy's Hits Stores Today

Matthew Williamson for Macy's hits stores today — People StyleWatch Gwen Stefani, Cameron Diaz, and Aretha Franklin won hat awards — InStyle Hanneli Mustaparta's quest for the perfect track pant — Vogue Daily Check out these Givenchy for Converse hi-tops — Racked Tanya Ling shares her fashion illustrations for Fall 2011 — Vogue UK Daily Dov Charney wants his lifestyle to be like Hugh Read more

American Apparel Accuser Kimbra Lo Has Modeling Tips, Is an Actual Model


Updated 03/28/11 12:50 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Modeling Tips From American Apparel Accuser Kimbra Lo

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 Read more

Speed Read — American Apparel CEO Faces More Sexual Harassment Accusations


Updated 03/24/11 10:10 AM · Posted by TresSugar · 0 comments

American Apparel CEO Sued For Sexual Harassment

Four more women sue Dov Charney for sexual harassment — New York Times Carine Roitfeld reveals her first post-Vouge gig — Fashionologie Tea Party favorite Michelle Bachman considering presidential run — CNN Robert Pattinson says the next Twilight movie will be racy — PopSugar Breastfeeding women perceived as less competent — Double Celebrities pay tribute to Elizabeth Taylor — Read more

Do Accusations Against American Apparel CEO Make You Rethink Shopping There?


Updated 03/10/11 1:26 PM · Posted by · 15 comments

Woman Sues American Apparel CEO Dov Charney For $260 Million

American Apparel CEO Dov Charney could lose $260 million if a former teenage employee wins her lawsuit against him for holding her captive and forcing her to have sex with him over the course of eight months. But the company could see its bottom line drop more if the scandal persuades customers away from the brand. In her civil suit, Irene Morales says the first time Dov assaulted her he "forced Read more

American Apparel vs. Toms Shoes: Do CEOs Affect Your Buys?


Updated 10/24/10 1:02 PM · Posted by SavvySugar · 7 comments

Ethical Clothing Companies

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 Read more

American Apparel Fights Back Against Allegations of Using Real Models For Campaigns


Updated 05/10/10 11:37 AM · Posted by · 5 comments

American Apparel Fights Back Against Allegations of Using Real Models For Campaigns

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 Read more

American Apparel Managers Told: Fire the Ugly People!


Updated 08/02/09 10:07 PM · Posted by TresSugar · 41 comments

American Apparel Managers Told: Fire the Ugly People!

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 Read more

Fab Flash: Woody Allen and American Apparel Settle Lawsuit


Updated 05/18/09 1:26 PM · Posted by FabSugar · 4 comments

Woody Allen and American Apparel Settle Lawsuit For 5 Million Dollars

Director Woody Allen and American Apparel's two-year battle have finally come to an end. American Apparel has agreed to pay Allen $5 million to settle a lawsuit claiming the company used his image on billboards and the Internet without his consent. “Naturally there is some relief of not having to go through a trial, but I also harbor a sense of remorse and sadness for not arguing an important Read more

Saturday Morning Cartoon: American Ap-perv-el


Updated 05/24/08 9:00 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

American Ap-perv-el

American Apparel is a glorified T-shirt shop that's made a name for itself by providing the highest quality advertising amateur porn around. While this is no secret, what goes on behind the scenes of AA's operation is anyone's guess. Where does Dov Charney, CEO and Raunchmaster Extraordinaire, find his hungover, semiconscious "models" anyway? And what's with all the spandex? And if the Read more