Duke It Out: Does Sex Sell?
According to the old adage, sex sells. Plenty of companies on the market seem to operate under that idea, even ones that it doesn’t really make any sense for (um, how is my fabric softener sexy?). However, with American Apparel – a company known mainly for multi-colored tees, metallic leggings and having porntastic ads – circling the drain, it makes me wonder if the whole “sex sells” thing is just hype.
American Apparel Is Going Down
A few months ago, we questioned the sanity of the designers behind American Apparel. Walking into one of their stores is like walking into the brain of someone with multiple personalities: to the left, the perfect hoodie. To the right, a shiny, gold body suit. Wha???

I Want a Ruff
No, read that a little slower. I don’t want it ruff, I want a ruff. Okay, maybe I want it, too…
American Apparel: You’re So Creepy but I Love Your Basics
The Setting: an American Apparel store in Brooklyn
The Characters: 2 girls, about 13 years old,…
Vanity, Drugs, and a Sex-Crazed Boss: Working at American Apparel
I’ve talked about American Apparel before. Those ads that look like porn with bad lighting? Tho…
Hipsters Rejoice! American Apparel Shows (More) Skin
A couple months ago, we featured the creepiness that is Dov Charney, the owner of American Appar…
Why I Boycott American Apparel
I’m not trying to get into fisticuffs with Mary from Dartmouth, but I have to make an argument aga…

Duke It Out: Does Sex Sell?

American Apparel Is Going Down