Dov Charney is the creator of American Apparel, a retail clothing chain that sold the building blocks for your hipster wardrobe – leggings, plain T-shirts, and pants. But it had really sleazy marketing and a dedication to not make their clothes in a sweatshop which made them kinda cool. Unfortunately, Dov Charney is probably more famous for his sexual harassment than he is for American Apparel.
Sources for this episode:
- Bloomberg
- Vox
- “Big Rad Wolf” documentary
- Claudine Ko’s article in Jane magazine
- Buzzfeed
- Jezebel
- Huffington Post
- The Guardian
- Wikipedia
Trigger warnings: Sexual harassment and sexual assault
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