American Apparel Not Completely Made in America

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If you look closely and notice these boxes are from a Canadian company for pop and fixture displays, not their clothing

Yes, we know that. The point was that products like that can also come from the U.S. if Dov stipulated that.

silly point. sorry. should he also make stipulate that all trucks that deliver items to him are american made? his clothes are made here and help underserved communities, whereas most other clothes like his are made in other countries under questionable circumstances, it's his point of difference and he touts it (hence the name). i don't believe the company is claiming patriotism. the post might have been better if you just went for irony over rightousness. but then again im sleepy.

An expose? No.
Free advertising for the new American Apparel store.
Wrapped in a "news" story.
Very clever.

You hear that AA? Can I get an ad now, laf?

"Oh, we meant North American Apparel!"

But all (attempted) yuks aside, I agree...a little on the nitpicky side.

Oh come on people. Can't we have any fun here? Does every story have to be about CP +B or shitty creative or idiotic executive ramblings or naked women? A little fun poked at AA. That's all. Earthshatteringly newsworthy? Of course not but, then again, what story ever is on Adrants? :-)

I think Adrants could spin the story with reference to the USD exchange rate with its Canadian counterpart. That surely qualifies Canada as a low-wage country... :D

I vote for less Crispin, more naked women.

This is way too nitpicky. You can't be THAT hard-up for content in this industry, can you?

You thought we covered actual "real" news here at Adrants? We have Ad Age and Ad Week for that:-)

Um.........last I heard Canada was in North America....and.......ummmm....your country is called United States OF America. So - what exactly is the big deal? It is still American apparel, no? And isn't there something called NAFTA that supposed to be making us all happy trading partners? Oy vey!

While Canada is in North America, Canadians will assure you it IS a separate country:-)

Every day on my way to work I drive by the massive AA factory on Alameda and 6th street in Downtown Los Angeles. A few years ago that factory was totally abandoned.

American Apparel is no longer pushing the "Made in America" issue. Their new focus is "Sex sells". If you don't believe me, read the article on AA and Dov in the latest Inc. Magazine.
Word,

Cadillac

P.O.P. made in Canada is hardly scandalous. He's not selling it and calling it American made. He's Canadian too...so maybe he gets a sweet deal there.

If you look up the web address on the side of the box it leads you to a company that makes furniture/kiosks for stores. Not clothing.

http://www.afldisplay.com

Way too much time on your hands...

You see...this guy is fuckin' brilliant.People have dirty mouths and he knows. People who are not opened minded and would make a big deal about any details just to keep them busy, they just don't get it.Yes...sweatshop free...the workers over there, they don't want to be unionized...because they don't need to and they don't feel treated.So fuck off to conservative people...Youth have the power to change something...People they will get out of their closets.

Um, about Canada not being a sweatshop...

there are sweatshops here, no doubt about it. and there are sweatshops in the US too.

Somehow ppl from the USA adopted the "i'm from america" slogan. Technically everyone in North and South America are Americans.

So "American Made" playing is just feeding them their own ignorance.

Somehow ppl from the USA adopted the "i'm from america" slogan. Technically everyone in North and South America are Americans.

So "American Made" is playing on that, just feeding them their own ignorance. Open up!