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word from a designer i know: many garments produced by American Apparel at the end of Mr. Charney's reign were overpriced; poorly sewn (often with un-hemmed un-

word from a designer i know: many garments produced by American Apparel at the end of Mr. Charney's reign were overpriced; poorly sewn (often with un-hemmed un-finished edges); sometimes little more than a piece of stretch fabric fashioned into a tube or a large rectangle; inconsistently sized and fit to the customer. also: the advertisements and commercials featured hyper-sexualized, semi-nude models who were often regular employees. it seemed to be an innovative way to run such a business but doing that sort of thing in LA is quite possibly the wrong model nowadays. a year or two back, the LA Times ran a story about some LA clothing manufacturers leaving the city and relocating to El Paso, TX: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-me-korean-jobber-market-20150902-story.html http://www.latimes.com/business/la-me-korean-jobber-market-2...

stevewillows 9y ago
the irregularities weren't only in the final days of Dov's reign. It did get much worse, though. At times you'd get a shirt labeled medium, but it was definitely a small. One of the biggest issues I've had with AA over the years were the sleeves on their hoodies. Often the stitching would leave you with a somewhat puffy seam, which looks awful. I'm hoping that Gildan will bring some consistency to the table without changing the fabric or cuts.
HellDunkel 9y ago
"the advertisements and commercials featured hyper-sexualized, semi-nude models who were often regular employees." I cannot see anything qrong with that- i liked the visuals and the aproach of choosing regular folks over celebs/models.