American Apparel Will Relaunch Online Before Labor Day
When American Apparel shut down earlier this year, many mourned the loss of the the go-to shop for basics in just about every color of the rainbow. But it turns out the purveyor of bodysuits and super-soft tri-blend T-shirts isn’t gone for good!
Gildan Activewear, Inc., the Canadian tee company that bought AA for $88 million in January, is bringing the brand back online and ready to sell within the next two weeks. Gildan CEO Glenn Chamandy told Business of Fashion that the resurrected brand would “carry a wide range of products, including jeans, to conform with some of American Apparel’s historic offerings.” It’s unclear which offerings he’s referring to, but we guess you might be able to stop rationing your leggings wears.
While Gildan retained some members of the original American Apparel marketing and ad team, you can definitely expect some changes to both the clothes and how they are advertised. Behind the scenes there will be changes too. As Gildan is based in Montreal, American Apparel is no longer, er, American, so some of the production will now happen overseas.
In the meantime, the controversy-plagued founder of American Apparel, Dov Charney, has started a new, smaller wholesale apparel company, Los Angeles Apparel.
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(h/t The Cut; photos via Spencer Platt/Getty, American Apparel)
