American Apparel

Contributor 

on Citysearch

17 years ago

Can basics like T-shirts and hoodies be made to ooze sex appeal? This California company thinks so. – In Short Known almost as much for its raunchy ads as for its clothes, this LA-based company makes comfortable, youth-oriented basics, such as T-shirts, tanks, shorts, jackets, hoodies, swimsuits and underwear in solid colors and cheeky retro designs. Racy posters and clothes organized by color are standard in most stores, with all clothing made sweatshop-free in Los Angeles. The store also sells cotton jersey dresses and ski... read more

maddisam 

on Citysearch

18 years ago

overpriced. very pretentious. common folk cannot afford to look union-hot. – I was excited when I saw the ad in westword. 'hey those clothes look kinda hot' i said to my girlfriend. I liked the idea of union-made. However, that was really deceiving. I thought union-made was going to mean affordable to the masses, but in fact its really only affordable to rich-hipster-kids who seem to have nothing but time and money on their hands to look hip and better than you. So I guess I misunderstood what union-made has come to describe... read more