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Monday December 17th, 2012

Jessica Simpson Reveals Her Baby Bump, American Apparel Fights Back and Pippa Middleton to the TODAY Show?
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Jessica Simpson Reveals Her Baby Bump, American Apparel Fights Back and Pippa Middleton to the TODAY Show?

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Jessica Simpson served as maid of honor this weekend for her former assistant, looking chic in a black gown that revealed her baby bump. {US Weekly}

You could be seeing a lot more of Pippa Middleton (and her fabulous bum): Rumors are swirling that the Today Show is courting Kate’s sister to be a correspondent, with a hefty six figure lure. {Jezebel}

American Apparel is not too pleased about the recent ASA ban of one of their ads, reporting that the “sexualized child” in the banned ad was actually 23 years old when the photo was taken. {WWD}

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Published at 2:45 PM

Thursday December 6th, 2012

American Apparel Ads Come Under Fire… Again
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American Apparel Ads Come Under Fire… Again

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The recent lawsuit brought against Dov Charney for allegedly choking an employee isn’t the only reason American Apparel is in the news today: The retailer’s risque digital campaigns have been deemed “irresponsible” by an advertising watchdog in the UK, The Telegraph is reporting.

According to the complaints, American Apparel’s ads featured “gratuitous” nudity and the sexualization of models who appear to be under 16. We know… shocker.

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Published at 3:15 PM

Tuesday November 20th, 2012

Tuesday October 30th, 2012

American Apparel Responds To Backlash Over Sandy Sale
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American Apparel Responds To Backlash Over Sandy Sale

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Last night, before Hurricane Sandy hit and devastated the North East and Mid-Atlantic regions, American Apparel sent out an email blast to promote a special sale available to customers in states on Sandy’s path (Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Maryland). “20% off everything for the next 36 hours” the sale touted, “in case you’re bored during the storm.”

Almost immediately, there was a small backlash on Twitter. We reached out to American Apparel for a response. Here’s what the retailer had to say:

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Published at 3:29 PM

Friday October 5th, 2012

Friday August 31st, 2012

Monday July 30th, 2012

Why the Over-65 Crowd is Conquering Fashion
Models

Why the Over-65 Crowd is Conquering Fashion

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The fashion industry is all about trends–and that extends to the models as well as the clothes. One month it’s all about gap-tooth smiles, and the next it’s about curvy bods and boobies. Still, there seems to be a general ‘type’ in fashion lately–think tall, think slim, think white, and think young, as in possibly-still-in-high-school Read more →

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Published at 6:07 PM

Monday July 23rd, 2012

Dov Charney Admits American Apparel Was Never in Talks to Do Russia’s Olympic Uniforms. Oops

Dov Charney Admits American Apparel Was Never in Talks to Do Russia’s Olympic Uniforms. Oops

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So, looks like American Apparel will not be doing Russia’s 2014 Olympic uniforms after all. According to WWD, after “reviewing his e-mail,” Dov Charney realized that he was in talks to produce Russia-themed consumer merchandise–not the team’s official Olympic uniforms. But you can totally see how he got confused, right? “I’m not as well educated Read more →

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Published at 12:00 PM

Friday July 20th, 2012

Russian Olympic Committee Denies They Want Uniforms From American Apparel
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Russian Olympic Committee Denies They Want Uniforms From American Apparel

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Earlier this week Dov Charney made headlines when he said that American Apparel was “in talks” with Russia to design Olympics apparel and merchandise for the Russian team for the 2014 Olympics. But, turns out that Russia’s Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee has no plans to manufacture its uniforms in the US. “The Sochi 2014 Read more →

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Published at 11:30 AM

Thursday July 19th, 2012

Meet Lanvin’s Other Senior Campaign Star (and Advanced Style Regular) 62-Year-Old Tziporah Salamon
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Meet Lanvin’s Other Senior Campaign Star (and Advanced Style Regular) 62-Year-Old Tziporah Salamon

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Lanvin’s latest ad campaign has created a decent amount of buzz, and with good reason–Alber’s models aren’t models at all. They’re ordinary women (and men) whose ages fall somewhere between 18 and 82. We’ve already fallen in love with the woman at the latter end of the spectrum–Jacquie “Tajah” Murdock, a former Apollo dancer whose Read more →

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Published at 5:51 PM

Wednesday July 18th, 2012