At right is the ad (
click for closer look) American Apparel ran heralding their expansion to Japan. Now the
pants-optional CEO, in a move timed to coincide with this Summer's Beijing Olympics, has announced
his intention to seed China. Judging by his ads, he definitely seems to have a pretty strong
case of
Asian Fever—so the move isn't that surprising. However, paging through April's
Radar magazine, I see that the following crimes are punishable by death in China: organizing pornographic clubs; running a brothel; rape (
statutory?); trading in women and children; drug and cigarette smuggling; and graft. I think it's safe to say the Chinese in-store displays won't look anything like
this.
3 Comments:
Isn't he's also considering opening an extremely sleazy chain of "veil-less" nightclubs in Iran?
Imagine if Kenneth Cole and American Apparel merged. They could still use this headline but would need to re-shoot (uh, sorry about that) visual.
Don't they have vending machines that sell used panties in Japan? I'm sure AA ads will be considered quaint over there.
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