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Snow Day in NYC!!!

alex apparel king — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:29:19 +0000

Stop by and pick up some warm winter weather gear.

The sidewalk is clear and the door is open.

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California Select Vintage

alex apparel king — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:03:51 +0000

California Select proudly presents the finest vintage pieces we’ve collected
over the years, now available exclusively for sale at the American Apparel online
store.

New items are added every week, so make sure to check back often!
Here’s a sneak peek at the one-of-a-kind goodies we have for sale this
week:

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This Week: We’re Hiring

alex apparel king — Tue, 25 May 2010 17:57:09 +0000

American Apparel is
constantly expanding
and hiring all over
the world. We’re
always looking for
people who bring a
unique and creative
style to our stores.
Mixing American
Apparel basics with
our fashion pieces
is a creative
process that is
constantly improved
by contributions
from our employees.
Sound like you or
someone you know?
Then we’d love to
get in touch. Stop
by one of our
upcoming open calls,
listed here
on the Daily
Update and on
our employment
page. If you
can’t make it, stop
by one of our stores
and speak to a
manager or apply
through our model
email. For all
other employment
opportunities, view
our current
openings and
apply online.

Open
Calls

United
States
Arizona
Scottsdale -
Scottsdale
Road
Friday, May 28 5pm
- 8pm
Directions

California
Gilroy – Gilroy
Premium
Outlets
Thursday, May 27
2pm – 9pm
Every Tuesday 2pm
- 6pm
Details
and directions

Los Angeles -
Headquarters
American Apparel is
looking for an
intern to actively
assist the current
Online Store
Management team with
day-to-day tasks in
an extremely busy
environment. Click
here
for more info and to
apply.

Santa Cruz -
Pacific
Avenue
Every Monday 11am
- 3pm
Directions

Florida
Key West – Duval
Street
Saturday, May 29
1pm – 5pm
Details

Massachusetts
Wrentham -
Wrentham Premium
Outlets
Thursday, May 27 5pm
- 8pm
Directions

Minnesota
Minneapolis &
Bloomington
For more
information, please
email Kyndra
James.

Nevada
Las Vegas – All
locations
For more
information, please
email Candis
Gimbel.
Directions

New
York
New York -
Flatiron
District
Monday, May 31 4pm
- 7pm
Directions

New York – Lower
Broadway
Wednesday, May 26
4pm – 7pm
Directions

New York – NYU /
NoHo
Friday, May 28 4pm
- 7pm
Directions

SoHo
Wednesday, June 2
4pm – 7pm
Directions

New York – Upper
West Side
Saturday, May 29 4pm
- 7pm
Directions

Wisconsin
Madison – State
Street
For more
information, please
email Kyndra
James or click
here
for details.
Directions

Canada
Ontario
Toronto – Queen
West
Hiring for all
Toronto
locations:
Every Friday 3pm -
5pm
Directions

Quebec
Montreal – Les
Cours
Mont-Royal
Hiring for all
Montreal
locations:
Every Friday 13:00
- 16:00
Directions

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Legalize Gay in Charleston

alex apparel king — Sat, 22 May 2010 03:00:13 +0000

Read about one of our retail store employees in South Carolina
representing American Apparel in Charleston’s first ever gay pride event on
our Legalize Gay site.

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This Week: We’re Hiring

alex apparel king — Tue, 18 May 2010 17:21:00 +0000

Open
Calls

United
States
California
Gilroy – Gilroy
Premium
Outlets
Every Tuesday 2pm
- 6pm
Directions

Santa Cruz -
Pacific
Avenue
Every Monday 11am
- 3pm
Directions

Connecticut
South Norwalk -
SoNo
Saturday, May 22
2pm – 5pm
Directions

Florida
Key West – Duval
Street
For more information
on applying to this
location, please
contact Maria
Oliveira or
click here
for more info.
Details

Miami Beach -
Lincoln Road
Friday, May 21 6pm
- 7pm
Saturday, May 22 6pm
- 7pm
Directions

Maryland
Annapolis -
Annapolis
Mall
Wednesday, May 19
3pm – 5pm
Directions

Massachusetts
Wrentham -
Wrentham Premium
Outlets
Thursday, May 27 5pm
- 8pm
Directions

Minnesota
Minneapolis &
Bloomington
For more
information, please
email Kyndra
James.

Nevada
Las Vegas – All
locations
For more
information, please
email Candis
Gimbel.
Directions

New
York
New York -
Columbia
University
Saturday, May 22 4pm
- 7pm
Directions

New York – Lower
Broadway
Wednesday, May 26
4pm – 7pm
Directions

New York – Upper
West Side
Saturday, May 29 4pm
- 7pm
Directions

White Plains -
Westchester
Mall
Wednesday, May 19
4pm – 7pm
Directions

Wisconsin
Madison – State
Street
For more
information, please
email Kyndra
James or click
here
for details.
Directions

Canada
Ontario
Toronto – Queen
West
Hiring for all
Toronto
locations:
Every Friday 3pm -
5pm
Directions

Quebec
Montreal – Les
Cours
Mont-Royal
Hiring for all
Montreal
locations:
Every Friday 13:00
- 16:00
Directions

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Friends & Family 2010

alex apparel king — Fri, 14 May 2010 23:46:49 +0000

*American Apparel merchandise only. Multibrand, Newsstand, vintage,
sunglasses, jewelry and shoes are not included. Cannot be used with other
promotions or discounts.

We’re holding Friends & Family nights on May 18th and 19th from 7 to
10pm at select American Apparel retail store locations around the world. Check the locations list to find the nearest F&F
event near you, bring your friends and family to enjoy an amazing 30%
discount on your shopping! See you there!

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Soundoff at the Fowler Museum

alex apparel king — Fri, 14 May 2010 23:27:26 +0000

We told you to visit the fantastic Nick
Cave exhibition at the UCLA Fowler Museum and if you still haven’t gone,
you can’t miss this free after-hours event they’re throwing on Saturday,
May 22nd: Soundsuits After Dark. There will be dancers performing
in Nick Cave’s soundsuits. Local radio djs from KCRW including Jason
Bentley and Garth Trinidad will be spinning. Make your own Soundsuit on
the Fowler Museum Terrace – bring your own article of clothing to embellish
with pom-poms, sequins, buttons and more – or be one of the first 750
guests and receive socks to decorate courtesy of American Apparel! Enjoy
pop-up poetry readings, cocktails from the Fowler’s amphitheatre and
terrace bars, as well as some of L.A.’s most popular food trucks!

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This Week: We’re Hiring

alex apparel king — Thu, 13 May 2010 01:00:12 +0000

Open
Calls

United
States
California
Gilroy – Gilroy
Premium
Outlets
Every Tuesday 2pm
- 6pm
Directions

Santa Cruz -
Pacific
Avenue
Every Monday 11am
- 3pm
Directions

Massachusetts
Wrentham -
Wrentham Premium
Outlets
Thursday, May 13
5pm – 8pm
Directions

Minnesota
Minneapolis &
Bloomington
For more
information, please
email Kyndra
James.

Nevada
Las Vegas – All
locations
For more
information, please
email Candis
Gimbel.
Directions

New
Jersey
Hoboken – Hudson
Street
Sunday, May 16 4pm
- 7pm
Directions

Paramus – Garden
State Plaza
Thursday, May 13
4pm – 7pm
Directions

New
York
New York – Lower
East Side
Monday, May 17 4pm
- 7pm
Directions

Riverhead -
Tanger Outlet
Center
Friday, May 14 4pm
- 7pm
Directions

White Plains -
Westchester
Mall
Wednesday, May 19
4pm – 7pm
Directions

Canada
Ontario
Toronto – Queen
West
Hiring for all
Toronto
locations:
Every Friday 3pm -
5pm
Directions

Quebec
Montreal – Les
Cours
Mont-Royal
Hiring for all
Montreal
locations:
Every Friday 13:00
- 16:00
Directions

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May Day Video

alex apparel king — Sat, 08 May 2010 03:04:46 +0000

At American Apparel, we’ve always felt strongly about the subject of immigration.
Even as early as 2003, we were running ads and putting up billboards calling for
reform. Today this issue is more contentious than ever and we feel the time is ripe
for individuals, companies, and communities to speak out honestly about it.
Here is footage from this year’s annual May Day parade for immigration reform and
immigrant’s rights.

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Are American Apparel models "real people?": A Response to Jezebel

alex apparel king — Thu, 06 May 2010 16:41:00 +0000

Yesterday, Jezebel
wrote an almost preposterously
inaccurate piece
about the models you
see in American
Apparel’s
advertisements or in
our stores or
online. It was
probably obvious to
many of you since
we’ve found many
great models and
employees through
the Daily Update,
Facebook and Twitter
and love receiving
your emails. In case
anyone was worried
about it, here is
that statement
written by Iris
Alonzo, a creative
director at American
Apparel, that was
emailed to most
media outlets: (we
also sent it to
Jezebel, but we
doubt they’ll bother
to follow up)

In the
hope that Jezebel
just forgot about
Hayley, our vintage
and multibrand
manager, who they wrote
about in January
when she was the
face of our 2010
California Select
Lookbook, we’d like
to clarify our way
of doing things.
American Apparel
photographs people
who inspire us with
their personalities
and the way they
wear our clothing.
Our photographs
capture their
natural beauty -
which means no
professional makeup
artists, no stylists
and no airbrushing.
This way of working
means we find our
many muses in a
variety of places,
whether it’s in one
of our stores or on
the streets. We love
when random run-ins
turn into longtime
friendships, and
oftentimes careers.

As a creative
director for
American Apparel, I
not only select many
of our models but
often shoot them
myself. In the last
year alone, I’ve
photographed
countless employees,
friends, the winning
butts from our Best
Bottom Contest,
fashion bloggers, two
teenage
lovebirds we met
at our Lower
Broadway store
during Fashion’s
Night Out and of
course, my
dog Charlie. I’d
say that 95% of the
people we shoot have
never been
professionally
photographed before,
and approximately
50% of those people
work for the company
in some capacity.
I’m excited to work
with someone like
Zanita, who we found
through her blog and
whose self-portraits
we recently featured
in our collaboration
with LOOKBOOK.nu.
She may be a
professional model,
but I think she’s
making more waves
with her photography
and styling and
that’s what we’ll
focus on when we
collaborate. In the
same vein, I was
excited to shoot Martine,
a fashion marketing
assistant who works
at our Los Angeles
headquarters, and C
Diamond, a
retail backstock
employee, because
their personal style
and energy resonates
with the brand.
What’s most
important to us is
that our photographs
and advertisements
capture our garments
and models as they
naturally are.

Our $50/hour flat
rate for modeling
means we don’t have
agents knocking on
our door too often
and we like it that
way. Many American
Apparel models work
with us because they
support our company
or appreciate our
aesthetic, or better
yet, they are
employees who have
helped build the
company into what it
is today. To me,
this is a big part
of the reason
American Apparel
images evoke the
emotions that they
do.

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