American Apparel
American Apparel
#1American Apparel
Posted: 9/20/09 at 10:01amDoes anyone else here love American Apparel?
Parks
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/5/04
#2re: American Apparel
Posted: 9/20/09 at 4:35pmMost of the stuff in that store is WAY overpriced. If the prices were reduced to 50%, I might love it :P. I've always wanted to shop there though... maybe someday when I have a lot of money. :)
AndAllThatJazz22
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/08
#4re: American Apparel
Posted: 9/20/09 at 4:46pmNo, because they don't have one where I live!
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.
AndAllThatJazz22
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/08
#6re: American Apparel
Posted: 9/20/09 at 4:54pmI'll be honest, I hadn't even heard of it until I read this thread. I got on their website and apparently the nearest one is 198 miles away from me. F*ck small town America.
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.
#7re: American Apparel
Posted: 9/20/09 at 4:56pmLove their underwear and some of the not-quite-so-far-out stuff. It's overpriced, but a good place to get quality basics in a wide array of colors. (Okay, yes, I have the same henley in four colors, what's it to you!?)
~Lina Lamont
My name wasn't, isn't, and will never be Scott.
#8re: American Apparel
Posted: 9/20/09 at 5:04pm
I can only shop there in moderation. I usually only get one or two things at a time, and then build up my collection. Their v-necks are the best!
#9re: American Apparel
Posted: 9/20/09 at 5:14pm
Love their underwear and some of the not-quite-so-far-out stuff. It's overpriced, but a good place to get quality basics in a wide array of colors. (Okay, yes, I have the same henley in four colors, what's it to you!?)
I also love the underwear. And yeah, it's nice to have the same shirt in four different colors. I love how bright a lot of their colors are.
Yes, I know it's over-priced, but I pretend not to notice that. They do send decent coupons to you if you sign up for their email thing, though.
AndAllThatJazz22
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/08
#10re: American Apparel
Posted: 9/20/09 at 5:15pm^ CS, I think your touch screen device doesn't like you very much, today(it's okay...it happens to me all the time. iPod touches don't like double letters).
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.
#11re: American Apparel
Posted: 9/20/09 at 5:18pmI'm not wild about them for a few reasons-1. their clothes are too basic and plain for my taste. 2. their sizes run very small and are very clingy. 3. When the recession first hit, and every single store on the planet had a sale, they didn't. I went in and asked if they were planning one, and they said no.
#12re: American Apparel
Posted: 9/20/09 at 5:22pm
It's "overpriced" because it's made in America by people making a minimum of $7.25 an hour instead of pennies a day in overseas sweatshops.
scott, I own the same shirt in 4 colors too. I wear at least one a week.
Wanting life but never knowing how
#13re: American Apparel
Posted: 9/20/09 at 5:42pmI walked into one for the first time in Stockholm and was embarrassed that it said American on the door. Purple and silver zebra striped leggings? I'll pass. Everything seemed ugly and very thin. I am sure they have some good pieces, but I was very unimpressed.
#15re: American Apparel
Posted: 9/20/09 at 5:52pm
Jane- I agree with you as well. I am guessing you probably were looking in the girls section. Some of the girls stuff is OUT there. However, I think the boys collection is superior and it is unisex so girls can wear it also.
They just opened one in the mall by my town. I live in NJ and I live in a wealthy, mostly conservative town...when the suburban moms see the Legalize Gay shirts they get so offended...Love it!
#16re: American Apparel
Posted: 9/20/09 at 5:57pmCS-you're right, and there's another reason why I said that. There used to be one on my corner. Whenever I went in, all they had was basics- solid color shirts, pants, skirts. PLAIN. Nothing else. Then the store closed and I haven't been in one since. It seems that they've expanded their vision. I'll have to go in another branch soon!
#17re: American Apparel
Posted: 9/20/09 at 5:57pmI'm very interested in some V-Necks but there are no stores around me & I don't have a credit card. Does Manhattan REALLY need 16 stores?
#18re: American Apparel
Posted: 9/20/09 at 5:59pmH&M and American Apparel are the only underwear I buy. American Apparel briefs and boxer briefs are sooooo comfortable. And come in so many fun colors. Hot pink briefs? Yes, please!
#19re: American Apparel
Posted: 9/20/09 at 6:01pmTheatreFan- It used to only really be in cities such as NYC and LA. Now they have branched into smaller places. Maybe your local mall will be getting one sometime in the future. I know that they are opening up a lot of stores in small towns now.
#20re: American Apparel
Posted: 9/20/09 at 6:06pm
Hopefully. We have a spot where whatever goes in is gone within 6 months.
The only thing I see that is really overpriced is the pants.
StockardFan
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/08
#21re: American Apparel
Posted: 9/20/09 at 6:09pmWhen I was teaching Fashion Marketing we went to their showroom for a field trip, but that's really the only exposure I've ever had to them. I've never seen a store.
Yawper
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/13/04
#22re: American Apparel
Posted: 9/20/09 at 6:53pm
It's "overpriced" because it's made in America by people making a minimum of $7.25 an hour instead of pennies a day in overseas sweatshops.
Yet they recently got busted for employing illegal aliens. Why would they do that if they're paying so well and are operating above board?
#23re: American Apparel
Posted: 9/21/09 at 11:11amThe company has taken an outspoken stance on immigration reform for years, like in their Legalize LA campaign. Just because the employees weren't in the country legally doesn't mean they were being abused.
Wanting life but never knowing how
#24re: American Apparel
Posted: 9/21/09 at 11:57am
As a God-fearin', gun-totin', girl-bangin', Krisschen hetruhseckshul, I wouldn't wear nothin' else.
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