Before becoming a ubiquitous retail presence, American Apparel was a maverick wholesaler in East L.A. out to prove that a clothing label manufactured in the U.S., free of sweatshop labor ...

American Apparel Inc., founded by Dov Charney in 1997, rose to profitability as a T-shirt maker with an unconventional business model. Countering the almost universal garment-industry practice of ...

The following year, American Apparel filed for bankruptcy. Soon afterward, Charney sued the fund for $30 million, claiming his termination by the clothing retailer’s board was based on a bogus ...

The American fashion industry is ... selling both men’s and women’s clothing. At the same time, the company has a powerful app and website where consumers can peruse the same selections ...