| Are you a retail business seeking out a source for | | | | than use offshore manufacturers or outsource its |
| quality wholesale t shirts? One option is to consider | | | | labor, the company prides itself on employing |
| the successful, hip, and socially progressive company | | | | in-house workers for everything from product design |
| called American Apparel. | | | | to knitting, sewing, marketing, and product |
| For operators of apparel related businesses, American | | | | distribution. Unlike other companies in the garment |
| Apparel (americanapparel.net) has region specific | | | | industry, American Apparel provides its workers with |
| online applications in pdf format for the US, Canada, | | | | wages, which are significantly higher than minimum |
| Europe, as well as the United Kingdom. The website | | | | wage, and it offers benefits to workers such as paid |
| offers extensive information for prospective buyers, | | | | time off, full-time rather than part-time employment, |
| including their full catalog, current sale items, and | | | | transportation discounts, and even educational |
| information about their products' materials (such as | | | | support such as free English as a Second Language |
| cotton or polyester content). Buyers can access the | | | | classes. The company states that its goal is to be a |
| most up to date information on American Apparel | | | | sweatshop-free business, which supports its |
| styles and offers by accessing their Twitter site. | | | | workforce and thereby supports the surrounding |
| Their wholesale catalog contains basic, high quality | | | | community in inner city Los Angeles. The integrity |
| items ranging from wholesale t-shirts to items such | | | | inherent in this business model is increasingly valued |
| as sweatshirts, sweatpants, shorts, short-sleeved | | | | by consumers on both the retail and wholesale sides |
| shirts, light jackets, underwear, accessories, and | | | | of the fashion and apparel business. |
| children's wear. They have even recently begun to | | | | The wholesale t-shirts and other basic clothing items |
| offer clothes for babies as well. It is also useful to | | | | are offered in an array of bright colors and |
| note that in addition to their extensive catalog, the | | | | contemporary urban designs. Their products can be |
| company does offer customized items, which can be | | | | purchased wholesale to then be altered, embroidered, |
| specially ordered. Unique styles, apparel materials, or | | | | dyed, or designed by retail clothing companies in need |
| sizes can be manufactured in house to meet the | | | | of basic yet stylish items to work with. Although |
| unique and demanding needs of today's wholesale | | | | there are myriad wholesale distributors to choose |
| apparel consumer. | | | | from, the American Apparel company is known for |
| American Apparel is a company based in Los Angeles, | | | | its quality products and high standards, thereby |
| California, which has a unique business model. Rather | | | | making it a top choice for today's wholesale buyers. |