If at one point it felt as if there was an American Apparel store on every corner, that was certainly the idea. The brand, founded in 1989 by Dov Charney, exploded in popularity in the mid-'00s.

His rise and fall from American Apparel was documented in a 2025 installment of Netflix's Trainwreck docuseries Netflix's Trainwreck: The Cult of American Apparel chronicled the fashion empire Dov ...

Netflix’s latest documentary is diving into the complicated history of American Apparel and its founder, Dov Charney. Trainwreck: The Cult of American Apparel documents how the clothing brand rose to ...

Dov Charney is following his American Apparel blueprint by inking an exclusive wholesale distribution deal for his new clothing venture with one of the same companies he worked with before. TSC ...

Kate Flannery’s “Strip Tees” is a racy, thoughtful memoir of her tenure during the rise and fall of the controversial retail company. By Estelle Tang The company’s chief executive, Dov Charney, had ...

Shoppers know American Apparel by its risqu ads, bright basics and that unconventional CEO -- but that may all change with the firing of founder Dov Charney. Charney is being ousted as CEO by the ...

Dov Charney, founder of American Apparel Inc. has officially filed for bankruptcy. Charney first built American Apparel in the 1990s and the brand quickly became one of the most popular retailers in ...