Thread: Barely Legal

Barely Legalby Claire Hoffman November 2008 Issue
The government is after him because he crusades for illegal-immigrant workers. The lawyers are after him because of the three (so far) sexual-harassment lawsuits. This might be enough to bring down the C.E.O of most publicly traded companies but for American Apparel founder Dov Charney it's just another day at the office.

LONESOME DOV Charney, photographed at his New York apartment in September.
Photograph by: Sarah A. Friedman
American Apparel, Incorporated (APP)
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Last Trade:5.99Change:-0.01-0.17%Industry:
Consumer GoodsPrimary executive:
Dov Charney, Summary:
The Company is a manufacturer, distributor and retailer of branded fashion basic apparel based in downtown Los Angeles, California. View More

Dov Charney
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Dov Charney has served as a director, Chief Executive Officer and President of American Apparel since the Acquisition on … View More

It’s close to midnight, and Dov Charney, the 39-year-old founder of American Apparel, lies in his bed staring at a massive flat-screen TV. A pair of boat shoes and a white electric muscle massager are on the floor nearby. Behind him, a huge window is lit up with a sweeping view of downtown Los Angeles. Inside his gated, marble, gold-encrusted mansion on a hill, Charney is insulated from the chaos below. His fleet of weathered Mercedeses and Cadillacs, parked bumper to bumper, fills the circular driveway.



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[quote]On the second floor, a photo shoot is under way. A man in a turquoise nylon jacket and skintight jeans photographs a young woman in leggings. Standing nearby is Iris Alonzo, one of the company’s creative directors and a close Charney ally. “We’re living in a world of V******V,â€

You cannot live in LA on $12 an hour.

If he moved his factory to a lower cost state he could hire legal American workers.

He's a nutcase!

[quote]Charney has long been obsessed with immigration. He still has a copy of a school paper he wrote entitled “The Immigrant.â€

This freak is not even American, he is Canadian.

Originally Posted by Bowman

You cannot live in LA on $12 an hour.

If he moved his factory to a lower cost state he could hire legal American workers.

You can if you live 12 in a 2 bedroom apt, get food stamps and WIC
have the kids in free daycare and drive uninsured .