American Apparel (April 2006 - March 2010)

[Meg]

and the fact that they've been expanding at such a rapid rate. to be honest, 16m doesn't sound like that much debt but i think everyone is just clamping down...

 

[waxy]

Yes, it's very recent.
Here is the link to the article: http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2009/03/american_apparel_could_have_go.html.
I'm not really surprised with all the lawsuits Dov has been racking up.

Oh gosh.

I wonder if the people behind AA would really file for bankruptcy had they not been lent 80m...

 

[Crakk]

AA is finally feeling the OVERPRICED crunch. Their clothes are overpriced and consumers are not willing to pay.

 

[kasmslo]

^ I don't think it's that overpriced... considering their quality (and then where they manufacture their clothing inside of the U.S., workers benefits, etc.), I think it's a fair deal. Say in comparison to Alternative Apparel... American Apparel's quality is astronomically better.
I don't even want to think about my Alternative Apparel shirts that I bought... *shudder*

 

[loverunway]

I think it's overpriced. And tbh not everything is *that* good quality. Loads of the stuff in store has holes in it! If you live in the US it's not as overpriced as here though

 

[gossiping]

yeah some of the things are overpriced like that coat that was £157 and that afrika dress with the pockets...i don't think their basic tanks are that bad though

 

[Exclusive]

o god yeah plus the fabrics are so thin and yuk ! but the clothes do last i long time

 

[HOLLY ASTERA]

hm, some of my AA t-shirts gets baggy after a while. and their sizes always confuses me. I have clothes from AA in sizes M, S and XS.

 

[contiguous]

part of the issue is that they've raised prices over time...some tshirts on the website (the tie-dye one in particular I remember) started off being cheap and then randomly AA would raise the price. For items like the tri-blend shirts I'm willing to shell out because they're durable, but I'm not going to buy an ill-fitting spandex microdress for 50 bucks.

 

[fashionmuse]

has anyone heard of this site?
http://trendyblanks.com

if you are a member, they sell AA clothes that are 75% less than the retail price.So t-shirts are about $8

 

[~Shopaholic~]

^never heard of it. I most often buy from ebay.

 

[waxy]

is it better to purchase stuff from AA online (with all the promotional codes, etc) or to shop directly in their stores?

 

[atlantis]

i would always shop directly in stores. just because of the sizes and stuff.
and because i hate waiting for getting something that i immediately want to have

 

[waxy]

^heehee thanks for the input!

 

[kasmslo]

has anyone heard of this site?
http://trendyblanks.com

if you are a member, they sell AA clothes that are 75% less than the retail price.So t-shirts are about $8

Oooh, interesting. Is it legit, though? Has anyone ordered from there before?
I don't want to take any chances.

 

[fashionmuse]

^ someone ordered from there and heres what she said

I got my order from trendyblanks.com today and it was actually from the AA factory and came with a catalogue and the traditional "cities" packaging logo. I'm not sure why AA has another website for selling things but the prices are awesome (6.00-8.00 for the tshirts) and they have a fair range of colors, and it came in about 5 days. I got the Triblend tee in indigo (should've ordered a size down, this is very stretchy compared to their other tees), a crew-neck and a V-neck.

 

[kbella]

has anyone heard of this site?
http://trendyblanks.com

if you are a member, they sell AA clothes that are 75% less than the retail price.So t-shirts are about $8

Is there a minimum order?

 

[loverunway]

Yeah it is legit but I think they only do wholesale. Idk but everyone always does group orders through trendyblanks..

 

[tangerine]

AA has had problems with accounting procedures/financial reporting in the past, and had a CFO step down last April (after Dov publicly called him a "complete loser.")

The prices are reasonable within the US, I think. But they don't make a large profit with the overhead of US manufacturing including their touted benefits for employees.

The rapid expansion and lawsuits aren't helping the financial picture, to be sure.

 

[scara]

about this whole price-discussion:
i think the prices for the basic-shirts are quite ok. but, at least here in europe, in the last couple of months all the new items that came out were overpriced!!
i mean 28€ for a simple beanie-hat?? or the lowcutback-longsleeved dress... and the quality of these items simply doesn't justify the price!