American Apparel

Retail sales brighten, but less than expected

2013-05-10 00:00:00

Late last month, as the weather began to warm into a semblance of spring, teens and bargain hunters who had spent months crunching their spending surged into retailers to shop. Their activity helped push up a monthly measure of same-store sales by 3.8%...

American Apparel's Dov Charney on the Bangladesh factory collapse

2013-05-06 16:24:00

Say there’s a concert scheduled at a major Los Angeles venue, but that managers smell gas in the air before the show goes on. Chances are that they will cancel the event and take a loss out of an abundance of caution, said Dov Charney, chief...

Help on the road to higher education

2013-04-20 17:55:00

Maria Martinez's kitten heels clicked as she trailed behind a recent campus tour at UC Irvine. Except for those short stiletto heels, Martinez might not have stood out from thousands of other prospective parents touring campuses in California this...

'House of Cards' star Kate Mara shows a little skin

2013-04-17 10:24:00

Actresses Kate Mara and Rooney Mara are some of the best-dressed sisters in Hollywood. Kate, who is currently on the Netflix series "House of Cards," works with coveted celebrity stylist Johnny Wujek, who is also known for styling singer Katy Perry....

Duchess of Cambridge appears in public, wearing McQueen

2012-12-17 08:22:00

After her bout with extreme morning sickness, the Duchess of Cambridge was expected to remain secluded and resting until at least Christmas. But she made a surprise appearance Sunday night as a presenter at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards,...

American Apparel's Dov Charney accused of choking, insulting employee

2012-12-05 07:08:00

Dov Charney is no stranger to controversy, but a new lawsuit accuses the American Apparel chief executive of very strange behavior indeed, including choking and rubbing dirt into the face of a former Malibu store manager. In the suit filed in Los...

Adam Vanunu's new T-shirt line Cotton Citizen features colors that fit to a tee

2012-05-27 00:00:00

In L.A., there's a T-shirt line born every minute (or so it seems). Crew, scoop and V-necks are burned out, silkscreened and Swarovski-crystal-studded beyond recognition. Words like buttery, vintage-style and boyfriend (fashion speak for "oversized")...

Los Angeles hopes to make a fashion statement

2012-10-21 00:00:00

What does the rest of the world picture when it thinks of Los Angeles? Hollywood. Celebrities. Palm trees. Perfect weather. Fashion capital? Not so much. Yes, our celebrities are certainly well-dressed. Yes, the L.A. area is the mecca of youth culture,...

Online shopping goes hyperlocal on GatherLA.com

2012-10-21 00:00:00

Katie Kay Mead was sitting behind the counter in her Los Feliz boutique, GatherLA, in late summer when two European tourists came in, asking for directions to the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The tourists gazed curiously at a taxidermied fawn displayed among...

New York attorney general to investigate Sandy price gouging

2012-11-06 12:14:00

New York Atty. Gen. Eric T. Schneiderman is launching an investigation into price gouging in the wake of Hurricane Sandy after receiving hundreds of recent complaints from consumers paying exorbitant amounts for gasoline, food, batteries and other...

Super storm Sandy damage estimate climbs to $50 billion

2012-11-01 11:19:00

Estimates of the economic losses caused by Hurricane Sandy earlier this week reached $50 billion as experts assessed the costs of severe property damage, shut-down subways and power outages. On Thursday, Eqecat Inc. said it expects storm-related losses...

Sandy takes toll on Halloween parties, could disrupt candy sales

2012-10-31 07:00:00

The economic damage wrought by Sandy’s rampage through the East Coast now might encompass candy sales, costume purchases and holiday event planners as the storm shuts down Halloween celebrations along its path. For the first time in 39 years, the...

W.C. Harlan bartender Pam Haner, 31, was a stylist for the fashion show at the May Day 2013 fashion event at the Tremont Grand, which benefited the Baltimore Fashion Alliance and Smart Dressed Man Program.

2013-05-08 00:00:00

The in tan half moon for $46.

2013-04-17 00:00:00

Lauren Carrig, 17, headed out for dinner at Ouzo Bay with friends and their parents in her signature style that she calls a "hippie/urban/boho mix." The Mt. Washington resident sported a gray long J. Crew cardigan over a black Free People mini-dress.

2013-03-27 00:00:00