American Apparel (APP) has managed to turn one woman's practical joke into a corporate PR implosion after Nancy Upton, a Dallas-based actress, won a web poll to find a plus-size model for the ...

American Apparel publicly rejected the winner of their “ Next Big Thing” plus-size model contest. When the cheeky retailer, famous for their provocative ad campaigns, announced in August what ...

Charney started American Apparel in 1991 as a wholesale business with a $10,000 loan from his father; a decade later, the brand was operating 250 stores across 20 countries. But amid tanking sales ...

As you may recall, American Apparel celebrated adding plus-size clothing to their stores by announcing a search for “booty-ful” models.