Yesterday we told you that André Leon Talley was visiting the American Apparel factory.... We can only hope that means something like this is in the works.
A reader sent in this befuddling tweet from someone named Ashley Garcia: "@OfficialALT it was great meeting you today at American Apparel, I'd love to touch base with you in the future -Ashley :)" To which we thought, "Huh? Andre Leon Talley at American Apparel? Is this a joke? Is Ralph Rucci designing stretch cotton capes for Dov Charney?" And then American Apparel confirmed with Fashionista that Andre Leon Talley did indeed visit the company's LA factory.
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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.
New York Times Versus Neighborhoodies Versus Rodarte: When Rodarte released its New York Herald Tribune tee as a tribute to the cult-classic film Breathless, apparently they forgot the cliché that there are no new ideas. T-shirt underdogs Neighborhoodies had already been producing a near-exact doppleganger of the shirt for years-- minus the ghosted-out "Rodarte" text, of course. Neighborhoodies is now in a legal kerfuffle with The New York Times, but the Times may not have much of a case. We expect the newspaper giant to emerge from the conflict with no winnings and some bad press--as they say, no news is good news. {Racked} The Un-Cuddly Facts About Organic Cotton: Hipster mommies and daddies everywhere wouldn't dream about putting their little Emmett/Regina/Asbury in anything other than 100% pure organic cotton, but they may not realize that the kid's going to have a hell of a complex when he grows up. According to Time magazine, the insecticide restrictions necessitated by the "organic" label are putting babies in Africa at an even higher risk for Malaria, a disease that's already wreaking havoc on Uganda. Let's hope the newly-pregnant Stella McCartney avoids this trap....{Ecouterre}
