The brand began selling merchandise wholesale before opening retail locations in Los Angeles, New York City and Montreal in ...

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 is delving into the murky history of a major fashion label that rose to prominence in the mid-2000s. In an upcoming documentary titled Trainwreck: The Cult of American Apparel, the ...

Anthology Chaos: On the Altar of American Apparel looks back at the rise and fall of the cult brand of the 2000s. The documentary will be released on Netflix on 1ᵉʳ July 2025.

News about American Apparel Inc., including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

American Apparel is about to become a bit less American. Canadian clothing maker Gildan Activewear said Tuesday that it would buy the rights to the beleaguered California-based company's brand ...