American Apparel Called Out By Swedes For 'Degrading' Women

May 16, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Swedish Blogger Slams American Apparel For 'Degrading' Women Here we go again. American Apparel is embroiled in yet another controversy. This time, it's the Swedes that have taken issue with the brand's so-called "sexualization" of women. The Local, a Swedish news site in English, spoke to blogger Emelie Eriksson about a post she wrote comparing the marketing for American Apparel's "unisex" items. When a male model is used, the garment is styled innocently, she argues, while the female models in the very same piece are made to "look like they've just had sex." Continue reading... Victoria's Secret Model: My Lingerie Photos Brought Men Into Temptation OUCH! That Looks Like It Really Hurts Tori Spelling's '90210' Beauty Lessons: What Donna Martin Taught Us PHOTOS: Zara Phillips' Style Hasn't Strayed Far From Her Tomboy Roots PHOTOS: Cindy Crawford Stuns, Sparkles in Skintight White Dress PHOTO: Is Miley Stripping Down For Jeremy Scott? PHOTOS: Prince Harry Plays Polo For A VERY Fashionable Audience From Runaways To Runway PHOTOS: These Fun 'Fatkinis' Will Have You Racing To The Beach That's A Pretty Revealing Top, Megan Fox PHOTOS: Cindy Crawford Stuns, Sparkles in Skintight White Dress IJUSTINE The Future of Wearable Fitness Tech Everything you're seeing in upcoming films like After Earth is not far off from our new future. In the first Fitness Tech episode, I tried out the miCoach Supernova Glide Bra by Adidas with heart monitoring capabilities. Continue reading... ABBY HEUGEL A Letter to My New Yoga Pants The simple fact is that I chose you to come into my life and join a rotation of about three other pair of these pants. You play the hand you're dealt. Continue reading... AMBRE DAHAN Practical Editor or Emotional Hoarder - What Is Your Closet Philosophy? Changes in season are beautiful markers of time and, perhaps even more beautiful, opportunities to take stock and evaluate. And while this can certainly be applied to the "big picture" life stuff, it can also apply to the more practical. Continue reading... MICHAEL KLEINMANN Men's Underwear 2013 Outlook If you're a guy, then your underwear is changing. After over a decade of work in the men's underwear industry, I'm watching as guys finally toss aside bland basics in favor of new styles. Continue reading... RODOLFO MENDOZA-DENTON The 'Dumb Blonde' The experience and consequences of being subjected to a stereotype of low intellectual ability -- be it because one is blonde or one is black -- are remarkably similar across these different stereotypes. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003