Dov Charney Is Sad To Fire You

His grandma was a sewer? Must not have been too pleasant to sit near her.

@Pharacon: 7 per week

TruthBeTold

@Victor Ward: Which would be true, except everyone who ever wears them says they're just about the most comfortable things ever.

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Still, a lovely sentiment. I know there are those here that have their issues with Mr. Charney, but I can't help but like the guy.

Class move, sir.

ithacabaron

Wow his grandma got 7 dollars an hour? I bet that is more than he pays his slave labor.

Pharacon

I think he's probably crying because his clothes are awful.

I have emapthy for the workers however the owner is a bit unrealistic. Bush had eight years and assuming that President Obama should have or would have or even could have pulled immigration reform off in less than eight months is a behemoth exgaggeration of the imagination. I hope he does many things folks but please give him time.

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@notapredator: Me too. I hoped it was like some sort of weird hipster lycanthropy.

@Pope John Peeps II: I'm a fan. I started shopping there for the social justice and I stayed for the clothes. I don't even particulary like the look of half of the things I own, but they wash well, they are durable and so comfy, yes. Not itchy. (The whole freakin world is an itchy hell to me).

Banjo-Sea Kitten

I was hoping that the grand denouement would be "I wish you the best and I open my wallet to you all."

If he didn't cut everyone "leaving the company" a decent bonus check, these noble sentiments are just bloviating in the wind.

snugbug

@Pope John Peeps II:

"It's comfortable" is the defensive phrase people dressed in unflattering and hideous clothing always throw at their detractors.

To which we reply, "fine, but what of the comfort of those looking at you?"

City_Dater

@Pope John Peeps II: Great, now I'm making a mental list of all the things I want to go buy at AA.

@Pope John Peeps II: I've logged too many tv hours with Stacy and Clinton to accept that as an adequate excuse. Which, I think, probably means I am a bitch, but oh wells.

Although, you know, if AA came out with Hypercolor underwear, I'd shop the fuck out of them.

Am I the only person disappointed that both of Charney's grandparents didn't have big 70s porn 'staches?

notapredator

@easternsike: eh. If you like it, you like it. Their men's shorts are wonderful. Durable, soft, and they actually end above the knee so you look like a real person and not an overgrown fat idiot bean baby in board shorts. Their men's tees fit terrific, look good and don't have shit silkscreened all over them. Dumb management aside, they make good product. Oh their underwear is nice too.

Wait. He's Jewish?

monoverb

Did you know he quotes Gawker on his personal website? "He is one of the only entrepreneurs in his field with a truly progressive labor policy" -Gawker
Snarkless, ouch!!

@Pope John Peeps II: Who wouldn't want to chill out in a brand new cotton onesie?

His grandmother was a sewer?!?

Oh - modista. I get it.

rudi_freude

@DahlELama: Or implying that the non-AA clothing we're wearing makes us look fat.

@Pope John Peeps II: You've just both validated and helped me overcome my fear of entering American Apparel as a 25-year-old. Why, I think I'll finally get myself a new pair of leggings! (To be worn under other clothes in the interest of keeping me warm in the winter, of course.)

DahlELama

@Seeräuber Jenny: Naah, his factories in LA are not sweatshops. And his workers, illegal or not, make approx. $500/week, which is three times more than the going wage. He's not a bad garmento--just kind of a douche.

snugbug

I'm sorry, but I cannot get beyond that photo of him in his underpants with the nymphette at his side. One of the most disturbing photos in recent memory.

depardoo

@DahlELama: Haha. No. I'm in my late 20s and people my age go to AA less than you'd think. And why? Because it's populated with 18 year olds? Well that's a small price to pay for comfortable shorts that make me look nice. And what power does the intimidating glare of an attractive 18 year old have against one of us "olds"? Forget you little lady, I have a master's degree and some amazing skills, and a fully grown mind. I want good fitting tee shirts. Outta my way.

@Pope John Peeps II: Are you calling us fat?

DahlELama

@Pope John Peeps II: true that. Compare and contrast with (certainly) slave labor right-wing-owned Urban Outshitters. A sea of ruffles and 70s rainbows.

Banjo-Sea Kitten

@Pope John Peeps II: Not everyone can be hip and in their 20s like us...

@Banjo-Sea Kitten: But the look is so beautifully neutral. No stupid patches or silkscreened logos? I love simple clothes. And they're hard to find.

So his use of illegal workers kind of undercuts the company's boast that all its products are made in the U.S.?

U.S. factory; Asian sweatshop conditions.

@City_Dater: But only certain particular things are hideous. The Gold lame leggings for girls, the stupid hypercolour and some patterns for men. The corduroy shrts and joggers for men... Everything else is actually really neutral and well fitted. Which is actually an amazing and rare find, and are things that I treasure. A couple of AA pieces go well with almost anything in a wardrobe, and put together look fairly sensible and ordinary on their own.

I don't know. I think a lot of people on Gawker are... well how do I put this... perhaps slightly beyond the targeted demographic of AA and so maybe haven't actually gone in to try on the clothes?

@Pope John Peeps II: Eh, I find their t-shirts stretch out after two washes.

pony_express

His grandmother was a sewer? Mine was a compost heap, and I thought that was pretty bad...

BookishLookish

@depardoo: Allow me to make it worse for you...

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@snugbug: Hey! I have four AA t-shirts that have lasted me since 2006. So y'know... play again when you actually know something, why dontcha.

ELL OH ELL OH EMM GEE ARR OH EFF ELL

@valet_of_the_dolls: now you guys are making me have to say this: style is ageless. I'm not 29 or 18 and I shop at AA and the other day I got an emphatic compliment from the tweenish clerk about my two-tone Deborah Harry hair. Take that, Mom! (who has hated my hair for years). Victory.

Banjo-Sea Kitten

@snugbug: I'm the furthest thing there is from a hipster! I've only purchased items from AA a couple of times. I do like comfortable t-shirts, hoodies, etc. to wear around the house, though, and many people have told me that AA is a good place to buy that stuff. And I'd totally go to one of those thrift stores in LA, but the problem is that I live in BFE aka Michigan.

I NEED that nude unitard. That would save me so much shaving when I am onstage. Lipsynching. In a dress.

RheaPollstry

@mattchew03: You young-ins are so hip that you happily fork over $25 for a plain AA T-shirt that falls apart after three wash cycles, when you can get a second-hand Helmut Lang T-shirt that will last you a lifetime for $4 at many LA thrift stores. Keep filling Dov's coffers, hipsters! LOL.

snugbug

@Pope John Peeps II: Oh wait until you're in your 30s and suddenly every store clerk looks 18. (And hot!) I've given up caring. AA makes great stuff that fits well and lasts. And I've never found their employees more or less obnoxious than retailer.

@DahlELama: I'm in my 30s, and I have no fear of the AA. They carry a lot of cotton basics that fit well, wear well, and the prices are reasonable.
Happy shopping - go forth and seek ye the leggings.

@Pope John Peeps II: Just out of curiosity, does one need to be tall to wear AA stuff? Er, I know someone who isn't very tall and would like to one day purchase at the store and is afraid they make stuff that is better fitting for taller and lean people. Details please.

javysan

@Pope John Peeps II: I like the onesie!

@Pope John Peeps II: I'm the same age, and I love AA, because I can't stand the fashion trend of the last 15 years or so where every clothier wants their name emblazoned on their clothes, so everyone can see they're wearing a Tommy Hilflger/Hollister/Ed Hardy/whatever shirt. I am not interested in being a walking billboard.

Are you sure that it is "tear" stained?

javysan

@Pope John Peeps II: I have the overwhelming desire to cuddle you ...in my AA cotton romper.

@easternsike: yeah I resisted for a long time but last week I finally broke down and god damn i love my leggings and conton onsie romper...

okay... it's been like 8 months... lets not bash the Obama administration for putting health care on his list of priorities before immigration reform. Jesus people HE'LL GET IT TO IT.

@javysan: I've never shopped there, but my friend who does on a regular basis is 5'1".

DahlELama

So the 500 who slept with him got to keep their jobs.

@RheaPollstry: You shave on stage? ...kinky, uh, I guess.

@mattchew03:

Oh, Sweet Jesus, no!

depardoo

This is the most boring version of "My mom died, ok?" ever.

@snugbug: I live right near the factory, and it's a sweatshop. He also doesn't pay everyone who works there what he claims, and as none of his employees can collect un-employment, he's not exactly the fab guy his press releases claim.

Lulupasternak

@BookishLookish: Mine was a recycle bin. I used to dread her hugs, all paper cutty and sharp cans.

@Mount_Prion: Whatever entertains the peeps ;-)

RheaPollstry

@mattchew03: Aww, didn't mean to be a sa-beech. Sorry if that came across too mean and LA-centric. But Michigan does have awesome thrift stores, doesn't it? I scored a wonderful '70s David Bowie concert T-shirt in Hamtramck when I visited there for a wedding in 2005.

snugbug

@Pope John Peeps II: To each girl her own, Peepsie. =)

snugbug

@Artur Van Asinine: Oh I'd DREAM of a recycle bin. Mine was a septic tank, and mom would make us clean her twice before bed.

@javysan: Tall isn't a problem, but fat is. I don't think of myself as fat, but I am 20lbs heavier now than I was at my lightest point in my life, thanks to 2 kids and the baby pudge round my middle. This cuts the selection of flattering things by 80%. The dresses are beautiful but not wearable for someone like me, same goes for most of the fiitted things.

I live in the unisex triblend stuff, as it's loose enough to show off my bewbs and hide the belly I have left. I'm 5'4 if that helps.

@Pope John Peeps II: Yep. Nobody has blasted his bleak porn ads more than me (copyranter), but his t-shirts fit me perfectly.

What does his grandparents being Jewish have to do with anything relating to their immigration? Do they come from the country called Jew? I've been mis-representing my grammy all these years as an Italian immigrant- she will henceforth be known as a Catholic immigrant.

somethingsfishy

@Pope John Peeps II: Some PR person is crying with happiness right now.

Duck_Lips

@depardoo: No pants, but shoes!

File under: Shut up, Dov.

rubyruby

No, his grandma was a toilet. There's internet videos and everything!

So Dov gets rich using illegal workers while I go bankrupt paying taxes to support indigent healthcare and schools overcrowded with their children.

Thanks, douchewad.

miss_msry

@Lulupasternak: Sorry, would you like to elaborate on why you think it's a sweatshop because you live near it?

If he pays thousands of people a living wage and helps keep wages from slipping further for everyone. He's done more for this country than most people. I don't care for his creepy personal life, but at least he's not very good at hiding it. Compare to people who just take (Ted Haggard and his prostitute binges) or talk a good talk about morality but go on drug addled sex tours of the Caribbean (Rush Limbaugh).

HyMinded

@snugbug: Yeah- that is like when I got laid off, two days later my boss called me to speak with me in person, ask if I was ok, and she "...hopes we can keep in touch and be friends because I still love you-you're SO talented!".

I just said "OK, bye!"

The bad news: hipsters may have to ask mom and dad for more allowance now to buy their nude unitards.

The good news: there are 1,500 new job openings at American Apparel for out-of-work fashion writers and designers who are handy with a needle and thread. I hope Derek Lam reads Gawker.

@BookishLookish:
What you need, Bookish -- what you REALLY need in your life -- is a drummer squeezed into your office, making rim shots whenever you post.

@SidAndFinancy:

Bah-Bah-BUMP. Rim shots all around...

wait - 10/hr for skilled labor in Los Angeles isn't an attractive offer for American citizens?

And he blames Obama for not reforming the law he was breaking. "Let's not forget that George Bush also tried to secure me an endless supply of non-unionized, skilled laborers at a great price..."

HowDareThey

@smithhimself: And a bassist serving rum shots.

@snugbug: Thanks, I'll have to try and check that store out sometime!

@They Shoot Journalists, Don't They?: Christ, why don't you just write a whole book on it.

@Pope John Peeps II: I agree. I practically live in my AA hoodies in the spring and fall.

@DahlELama: As for age, well, I'm my mid-30s and I shop there on occassion. The funny thing is that it bring out my insecurities about being a nerd more than being old. I usually spot at least one or two people in there my age or older, so it's not so bad.

@spikelike: As for cut - yeah, I've gained weight and their women's clothes are for skinny ones only. Their really good stuff is unisex though.

@city_dater: To each her own. Anyone discomforted by my comfortable clothing is welcome to pay as little attention to me as I'm paying to them.

@snugbug: Everyone's got their standards. For me used clothes are a no - no matter how nice they are, so there's that to consider.

@smithhimself: As a matter of fact, smithhim and sid darling, I have openings for both you boys.

Bad-dum-DUM!

BookishLookish

@Dave J.: Luxury! My mom was a plastic bag filled with dog poo wedged into the bottom of a park trash can, and every night we had to clean out the can with our tongues, before going to bed underneath the dumpster across the street.

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