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Overheard At American Apparel Camp

“I was lamenting over a tear in my nude Cotton Spandex Jersey Leggings, the pair I needed in order to squeeze into the size 0 Flower Bud Crochet Lace Scoop Back Dress mandated by my (financially troubled and ethically challenged) employer.

Then the call came in:

Sexually provocative hipster out.”

“Still rather emaciated preppy princess, in.”

“I’m glad I opted out of that employee stock thing a magigy.”

21 Thoughts on “Overheard At American Apparel Camp

  1. OK, I have no idea what you’re talking about but just figured I’d say I appreciate you.
    Doug recently posted..PhysiognomyMy Profile

  2. I appreciate you because I do know what you are talking about and you’ve given it as much attentions as it deserves, no more and you made me laugh.
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  3. I’m Too Sexy For My stock,
    so sexist that I rock

    that whole “we’re going preppy thing” cracks me up

    I might work
    buy low
    sell high

    think about it
    g recently posted..I’m Still A KidMy Profile

    • G you are truly special….

      I have thought about it but I haven’t look close enough at their financials. Time is money I’m sure.

  4. Kudos for the title

  5. Wow. After reading about the lawsuit, I was about to say my mouth is agape, but that’s probably a poor choice of words.

    Also, I’ve now spent way too much time on the American Apparel website. Granted, only like three minutes, but that’s still way too much.
    Bone recently posted..Turning twoMy Profile

    • I do not want to picture you with your mouth agape, maybe “my lips parted with surprise”…eh that sucks more. lol

      Three minutes is a lifetime to a Mayfly.

  6. For a second I thought that was you in the black on the bed.

    Nice piece.

    The post not the clothing piece.

    I like the buy low idea.
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  7. Maybe I should get a boyfriend if the photo opportunities are that good.

    I know what you are talking about but I’m shocked at you taste in clothes. so if I walk around the office in my underwear and encourage sexual behavior then it is okay and not harassment?

    Well Hell everyone let’s get to strippin’ than!
    Bathwater recently posted..The T-Rex DairyMy Profile

    • I’ve known him since high school.

      He is an artisteeeeeeeeeee. He used to take photos of many folks back in the day.

      Then we all moved on. I introduced him to a friend I met in Rhode Island the summer I spent with my parents there.

      That was like my sophomore or freshmen year of college.
      They clicked, got together …moved to Italy after they graduated and only recently moved back to this area.

      Call me me matchmaker….

  8. Makes me wonder what the stock options could have been. Maybe in a lube business?
    Chris recently posted..Pretty Certain These Should Be Points Made By Someone Other Than a ComedianMy Profile

  9. Warning to businesses ” must have enough cash on hand”.

    They are doing Hail Mary that this preppy run gives them a rush of cash there sales have been diminishing for some time. It’s anyone’s guess as to if they will make it through but to some worth the gamble.

    Penny Stock territory they say.

    They are defending too many of their wrong doings to survive maybe. Either way what s few thousand pennies .
    jacob recently posted..A Goodbye to RelaxationMy Profile

  10. Made in the USA expensively doesn’t cut it any more, they should have stuck with tee-shirts and underwear – they expanded to all that hipster trendy stuff making their clothing for only the thinest of people from la to Berlin, and it ended up hurting them financially. Would it have had the economy not taken a nose dive? Maybe not, but their time would have come eventually.
    john recently posted..HEXHOUSINGMy Profile

  11. That business was built fast, exploded. I’m not surprised but I think they have a chance of coming out of it ok. Interesting to follow it with all the legal and financial issues they have. I still think they may recover.
    i understand the whole sexy skinny hipsters thing is not so popular anymore but they made a lot of money of of it at the start. Back tot he drawing board.
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