American Apparel, an American clothing manufacturer, distributor, and retailer is based in Los Angeles, California.
Founded by Dov Charney, a native of Montreal, Quebec, American Apparel vertically integrates clothing as a manufacturer, wholesaler, and retailer. American Apparel also creates its design, advertising, and marketing. The company is most famous for making basic, solid-color cotton knitwear such as T-shirts and underwear. An expansion in stock now includes leggings, leotards, tank tops, vintage clothing, dresses, pants, denim, nail polish, bedding and accessories for men, women, children, babies, and dogs in various prints and colors.
Opened in 2003, American Apparel opened stores in Los Angeles, Montreal, and New York. Sales grossed nearly $80 million that year. The company has more than 200 stores in the United States, Israel, Italy, Australia, Japan, South Korea, the Netherlands, Switzerland, China, Germany, Austria, Canada, France, Sweden, Spain, Mexico, United Kingdom, Ireland, and Brazil. American Apparel continues to grow with stores planned for Belgium, Iceland, China, and Hawaii.
