american apparel

The Buzz

Is This American Apparel Ad “Offensive and Irresponsible”? The Brits Get Ban-y Again

Britain's ad watchdog agency, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), just banned an American Apparel ad (pictured) which appeared on the back of Vice magazine, after the group received two complaints against the image for appearing to sexualize a child. The ASA is oddly vigilant about age-appropriateness in British advertising, having previously gone after Miu Miu and Marc […]

Read more
The Buzz

Other Times American Apparel Should Hold a Sale

For the past couple of weeks, American Apparel has been really into holding online sales that tie into news events. First, they decided to offer discounts to people in states affected by Hurricane Sandy: "In case you're bored during the storm, 20% off EVERYTHING for the next thirty-six hours," they wrote in an email to newsletter […]

Read more
Dov Charney
The Buzz

Dov Charney Confirms that Russian Uniforms Negotiations Never Happened: A TFS Original Movie

MOVIE TREATMENT The following information is property of The Fashion Spot but also public record. It represents the rough outline for a dramedy-style film based on actual events leading up to the 2012 Olympics Summer Games. In certain cases, incidents, characters, and timelines have been changed for dramatic purposes. Certain characters, events, and conversations may […]

Read more
The Buzz

Did Dov Charney Lie About American Apparel Negotiations to Design Russian Olympics Uniforms?

Earlier this week, American Apparel founder Dov Charney got involved in the Ralph Lauren Olympics uniform controversy, telling The New York Post that the Russian Olympics Coordinating Committee had reached out to him in 2011, hoping to manufacture 2014 Winter Games uniforms in the US: “[Russian Olympic team representatives] said they didn’t want anything that […]

Read more
The Buzz

American Apparel’s New Senior Model

American Apparel's detractors have something new to talk about. The retailer has enjoyed a rather long period of notoriety, predicated on founder and CEO Dov Charney's oversexed persona, a number of sexual harassment charges filed by former employees, and a provocative campaign aesthetic. The typical American Apparel ad is set in a dingy basement and […]

Read more
American Apparel
The Buzz

The Brits Ban “Gratuitous” American Apparel Ads

Eight online American Apparel ads were banned today by Britain's watchdog agency, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). Because American Apparel has a long and undignified history of using racy (read: pervy) photos of very young women to sell their clothing, and because the ASA has made a point of coming down hard on provocative fashion […]

Read more
The Buzz

Eek: Lea Seydoux Goes Topless for American Apparel

Oh no. The lovely Lea Seydoux, who most recently appeared as the romantic artsy foil to uptight demanding Rachel McAdams in Midnight in Paris, is topless for American Apparel's Pantytime* sale. Before she was one of Woody Allen's dream girls, Seydoux was a model, and Dov Charney's hipster brand was one of her earliest clients. […]

Read more