https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dov-charney-out-at-aa Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:12:00 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dov-charney-out-at-aa#post-1284006 Sat, 21 Jun 2014 06:09:15 +0000 gradfashionista 1284006@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The Guardian had a few articles on him, including one by a journalist who interviewed him while he masturbated in front of her. The issues of AA raise critical questions about sexualization of women and advertising (why is it unacceptable for a naked&nbsp;adolescent woman with a post-coital expression to model cotton&nbsp;socks, but acceptable for a naked adolescent woman to model lingerie?), but ultimately, yuck. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dov-charney-out-at-aa#post-1283872 Sat, 21 Jun 2014 02:52:37 +0000 Adelfa 1283872@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I never knew about the ads till I moved to a big city. I see them on my commute. Yuck. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dov-charney-out-at-aa#post-1283711 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 22:33:46 +0000 kkards 1283711@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Echo, I believe what ultimately got him canned was the financial state of the company. Sales were down, profits non existent, and the stock price was a joke. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dov-charney-out-at-aa#post-1283483 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 17:23:05 +0000 Echo 1283483@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I will be interested to know if we ever hear what "for cause" was. He IS creepy, the ads are creepy (and soft-porn-ish) and the website photos are creepy. I have always refused to even consider shopping there because of it, but forcing out the founder of a company is not to be taken lightly. They put up with his skeeviness for years, so SOMETHING changed. I am just curious of what else (besides being disgusting) he is guilty of. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dov-charney-out-at-aa#post-1283456 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 16:41:38 +0000 kkards 1283456@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>honestly, it took a lot longer for them to get rid of him than i thought.....but that said, it will be interseting to see if the company survives without him. apparenetly there is some question on regarding the companies current line of credit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dov-charney-out-at-aa#post-1282939 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 02:31:05 +0000 annagybe 1282939@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I remember way back when they first started and were all about non-sweatshirt labor made in the USA. I loved it then. But then he went off the rails. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dov-charney-out-at-aa#post-1282930 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 02:23:24 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1282930@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I figured you meant Alcoholics Anonymous!</p> <p>I've never shopped at American Apparel. American manufacturing is all well and good, but the sexual harassment and the creepy ads are an automatic nope for me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dov-charney-out-at-aa#post-1282804 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 23:21:35 +0000 Diana 1282804@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Huh. Interesting. I refuse to shop at AA because of him. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dov-charney-out-at-aa#post-1282801 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 23:18:55 +0000 Janet 1282801@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can't decide whether he or Terry Richardson skeeves me out more. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dov-charney-out-at-aa#post-1282784 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 22:57:05 +0000 Ledonna N. 1282784@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes I heard about him on NPR This company was for obvious reasons not a fan of the plus size.&nbsp; Besides he was a tad NASTY. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dov-charney-out-at-aa#post-1282773 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 22:38:15 +0000 abc 1282773@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sign you travel way too much for work: you see AA and think American Airlines. </p> <p>Typed as I am sitting on an AA plane in DFW </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dov-charney-out-at-aa#post-1282619 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 20:08:06 +0000 April 1282619@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I heard on the radio this morning that he was out. &nbsp;I know he was a big battler of sweatshop practices, but I can't say I'm sorry he's gone. &nbsp;Maybe their advertising will become less horrifying and I can actually shop there. &nbsp;</p> <p>Maybe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dov-charney-out-at-aa#post-1282599 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 19:53:04 +0000 ironkurtin 1282599@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I know Dov Charney (not ot mention his company's visual focus)&nbsp;was super creepy, but Forbes has an interesting article on some of his better business practices:<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/paularosenblum/2014/06/19/dov-charney-and-american-apparel-the-good-the-bad-and-the-creepy/">http://www.forbes.com/sites/pa.....-good-the-</a></p>