Dive Brief: American Apparel has re-emerged online under new owner Gildan, with a strong pitch to fans that its famous basics are ethically produced, even in factories outside the United States. Through Sept. 5, the company is offering a free “fine jersey crewneck T-shirt,” for years one of the brand’s most enduring items, with orders of $50 or … Read More →
As the retail industry churns in the Amazon era, American shopping malls are turning to a new generation of stores, food, and entertainment offerings to make up for an exodus of department stores. E-commerce websites like Amazon have threatened the mall culture. Reuters. Prime mall real estate is increasingly going to players who began online … Read More →
(American Apparel founder Dov Charney deflected a question about his sexual involvement with employees.Dov Charney) American Apparel founder Dov Charney has started a new wholesale clothing company called Los Angeles Apparel. Charney started the company late last year, two years after he was forced out of American Apparel by his own board and other investors in the company. … Read More →
For nail-in-the-coffin type proof that American Apparel’s heyday is well and done, look no further than the financial pages. After declaring bankruptcy in the fall of 2015, the brand announced it’s shuttering its L.A. headquarters and all 110 American stores, with the last door to close in April. As such, the next few months mark the last opportunity to … Read More →
Copyright 2015 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. INDIANAPOLIS — A temporary American Girl store will open at the Fashion Mall in Keystone for the 2017 holiday season. The 3,000 square-foot store will open Aug. 5 and close Jan. 28, 2018. It will feature a … Read More →
Classic VERDAD design signatures include a bomber jacket and midi length, knife pleated skirts. Photo: Noam Galai/Getty VERDAD is a new womenswear brand helmed by veteran LA designer Louis Verdad, debuted its Fall/Winter 2017 collection at New York Fashion Week on Sunday February 12th at Pier 59 Studios in Chelsea. Fall/Winter 2017 marks the second season … Read More →
Growing up Latina, there’s a good chance that the women in your family taught you the ways of beauty early on, passing on their lists of tried and true products they can’t live without and their impressive DIY secrets, and maybe even telling you to replace your favorite drugstore and Sephora buys with brands that … Read More →