Coming Apart it Seems: Exterior of American Apparel’s downtown L.A. HQ The American Apparel brand is returning to retail. Canadian apparel maker Gildan Activewear Inc., which purchased the bankrupt ...

Hundreds of styles of cotton fabrics in countless colors, racy advertisements featuring scantily clad women in provocative positions, neon and gold lamé leggings and leotards, and leg−warmers fit for ...

If at one point it felt as if there was an American Apparel store on every corner, that was certainly the idea. The brand, founded in 1989 by Dov Charney, exploded in popularity in the mid-'00s.

American Apparel is all but dead. The 27-year-old company has been on life support for the last few years, and this week Canadian retailer Gildan bought it for $88 million. Now, all 110 of American ...

A pedestrian passes in front of an American Apparel Inc. store in New York, U.S., on April 6, 2011. Credit - Ramin Talaie/Bloomberg—Getty Images American Apparel’s motto used to be "Ethically ...

Best known for their provocative and risque advertising campaigns – and their high-rise and high shine disco pants – American Apparel was the ‘it’ brand of the 2000s indie sleaze era. But behind its ...

The calls intensified last week for Dov Charney to step aside as chief executive of American Apparel. That’s nothing new. (Even I opined in late 2008 that Charney should become chief creative officer ...