The fashion empire that sold sex, rebellion and identity all under the leadership of Dov Charney, a CEO whose cult-like influence led to scandal after scandal.

With the tagline, ‘Ethically Made, Sweatshop Free’, American Apparel became a brand to be reckoned with for the longest time.

American Apparel’s billboards were hard to miss when traversing Los Angeles in the 2000s. The ubiquitous ads for the L.A.-based clothing company featured gritty, amateurish photos of seemingly ...

The Cult of American Apparel came out, it peeled back the glammed, neon-painted exterior of one of the most transgressive ...

Netflix has shared a look at the new trailer for its Trainwreck: The Cult of American Apparel documentary with PEOPLE In the trailer, several employees share their stories about why they joined ...

American Apparel Staff Share Horror Stories About Ex-CEO in New Doc: ‘In Therapy Until the Day That I Die’ (Exclusive) “It was a fashion cult. I loved every second of it — until I didn’t ...

American Apparel came to define the mid-2000s indie-sleaze aesthetic pre-#MeToo, with its racy photo shoots, porno-chic vibe and mutton-chopped, sex-crazed, svengali-like CEO Dov Charney.

Kate Flannery’s “Strip Tees” is a racy, thoughtful memoir of her tenure during the rise and fall of the controversial retail company. A Los Angeles American Apparel store, photographed in ...

American Apparel’s rebrand says a lot about life after bankruptcy Fewer hyper-sexualized ads, less American manufacturing.

The dismantling of American Apparel is accelerating, with the retail company laying off roughly 2,400 employees. American Apparel, a trendy, youth-oriented brand that once boasted about its sporty ...