The Cult of American Apparel' pulls back the curtain on the company's past, as several employees share their experiences ...

American Apparel is laying off hundreds of workers and retooling its ... used to boast that his sewers were paid $12 an hour on average — and still make money while selling pricey $30 T-shirts.

American Apparel’s headquarters in downtown Los Angeles. The clothing company courted controversy -- and business -- with a T-shirt whose graphics depict menstruation.

Why American Apparel's Period Power T-shirt is a useful controversy. A shirt featuring a masturbating, menstruating vagina gets people talking about real issues. Newsletter sign up Newsletter ...

It's not the first time American Apparel has pushed the envelope: It released a T-shirt designed by an artist that showed a graphic line drawing of a vagina.

American Apparel branded 'sexist' over 'sleazy' ads for unisex shirt with half-naked women in g-strings... but fully-clothed men. Controversial campaign is for new plaid flannel shirt, $62 (£41) ...

American Apparel has implemented an all-female executive team for the first time in the brand's history. The new team is reworking the representation of women in its ads.

When it evolved from a T-shirt manufacturer into a complete clothing brand in 2003, American Apparel sold itself on made-in-the-U.S.A., sweatshop-free ethics. Back then, the brand was a status symbol.