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Iconic director Woody Allen is suing American Apparel for $10 million in damages from the unauthorized use of his image. Billboards like the one pictured above have appeared in both New York and California, as well as online, as part of their latest ad campaign. Not a surprise to see AA embroiled in controversy. It pretty much seems to follow them, and of course that’s all by design. With billboards like this. it’s not surprising. I’m not a lawyer and certainly don’t claim to know all the facts of Allen’s lawsuit, but on the surface it sure seems like a pretty dick move by AA.
An American Apparel billboard in New York city was recently defaced. The billboard featured a topless women, seen from the back, bending over wearing very tight leggings. A vandal, or activist, spray painted the message “Gee, I wonder why women get raped?”. The billboard was removed and replaced with something tamer.
American Apparel is known for it’s racey ads and unique style. Guided by founder Dov Charney it’s touted American made, sweatshop free products. It’s marketed those products with often controversial, sexual charged imagery, frequently featuring it’s own employees.
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Quick link for any upcoming shop owners or folks already screen printing their own tees who might be looking for an additional brand to try. Here’s a link the get the complete American Apparel wholesale catalog. You can download it online as a PDF or request one by mail.
Stumbled across an interesting article on AdBusters.com about a small publication out of Toledo Ohio named Clamor that has American Apparel running for it’s attorney’s. The upcoming article apparently makes claims that go against many of American Apparels widely touted hi-brow business practices. I’ll leave our true T-Shirt afficiandos to read up themselves but it looks like a potentially interesting show down. If you’re intersted in learning a bit more about the t-shirts you’re very likey wearing check out our post about Dov Charney, American Apparel’s founder.
If you’re not familiar with Mister Shape shirts, you should be. They’ve got a nice selection of designer tees, a cool looking site, and the opportunity to get something that you’re not likely to see anyone else wearing. They feature quality American Apparel shirts run off in limited numbers – an interesting concept for something were used to seeing mass produced. The shirts featured here are the Balance tee and the Refresh tee.
