If at one point it felt as if there was an American Apparel store on every corner, that was certainly the idea. The brand, founded in 1989 by Dov Charney, exploded in popularity in the mid-'00s.

If at one point it felt as if there was an American Apparel store on every corner, that was certainly the idea. The brand, founded in 1989 by Dov Charney, exploded in popularity in the mid-'00s.

American Apparel opened its first stores in 2003, with locations in Los Angeles, New York and Montreal. Within three years, it had mushroomed into a global chain with more than 140 locations in 11 ...

Netflix's 'Trainwreck: The Cult of American Apparel' traces the brand's rise and fall. 'InStyle' takes a look back at the clothes that defined indie sleaze. When I started college in the early 2010s, ...

When I started college in the early 2010s, one of my first friends was a well-dressed Hawaiian girl with Tumblr taste and a wardrobe full of disco pants that appeared frighteningly fashionable and ...