American Apparel is having a terrible summer. First, their photo-based, no-uglies-allowed hiring practices got them lots of bad PR (from us). Simultaneously, the company was, you know, financially collapsing. The latest blow: potential delisting from the stock exchange.

Yesterday came the first real signs that American Apparel could soon face bankruptcy. Today, the news for Dov Charney's breast-covering empire grows darker: a shareholder lawsuit, rumored store closings, a stock that's still plummeting, and disgruntled employees emailing us.

American Apparel's stock plunged 27 percent today after the company's long-delayed second quarter financial results revealed falling sales and dim prospects for improvement. Is bankruptcy on the horizon?

The American Apparel ad spoofer has returned! (It's still nonexistent, though).

If there's one thing Sophie's learned from her father, it's that sex sells. This week, she and her cousin borrowed a page from the American Apparel handbook and attempted to make "plumber's crack" a more pleasant experience for everyone involved.

American Apparel's stock nosedived this morning after its accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche, announced that it would no longer work with Dov Charney's fashion cult because the company's financial controls may not be reliable.

After our stories last month detailing American Apparel's photo-based hiring policy, picky beauty standards, and pissed-off work force, we wondered: Have things changed at AA? According to a recent job applicant: not a bit.

American Apparel CEO Dov Charney's scofflaw nature is not a recent development. He was busted for illegally selling t-shirts in Montreal (the business that would eventually become AA) way back in 1987. The shocking Canadian court document proof, below!

Anarchist mobs protesting the G-20 summit smashed and looted stores in Toronto last weekend. One of their targets: American Apparel. A tipster sent us these photos of the demolished AA store—one more after the jump.

In an earlier post on American Apparel's beauty-focused hiring policies, an internal document referred to the "New Look" at AA, dubbed "The New Standards." What does that mean, exactly? See for yourself—we've obtained the entire 19-page "Dress Code Manual."

Last week we brought you internal documents and employee testimony about American Apparel's hiring practices and work environment. AA CEO Dov Charney wasn't happy with our reporting! And for AA employees, leaking to us carries a $1 million penalty. Seriously.

We've told you about American Apparel's photo-based hiring standards, its anti-uglies internal policies, and its "natural" employee grooming standards. Yesterday, the company issued a statement defending itself. Well then. Time for AA employees to spill some dirt for you.

Following our recent posts on American Apparel's hiring practices and general business practices, the company issued the following statement on its website today. And Dov Charney included his phone number:

Last week, we learned that sextastic clothing line American Apparel hires and fires employees based on photos, and we shared internal documents detailing their No Uglies Allowed policies. Today, we bring you AA Grooming Standards—male and female.

Employees: have you made your eyewear as goofy as possible?

Return to: American Apparel's Complete Guide to Grooming

Yesterday, we told you about American Apparel's practice of making hires and promotions based largely on "full body" employee photos. We now have internal documents and photos detailing the policy—plus, former employees vent on life in AA's fashion dungeon.

Today we looked at American Apparel's looksist hiring policies. One commenter witnessed this unfortunate phenomenon up close and in person.

Supersexual fashion brand American Apparel was accused last year of having a policy of firing employees that management deemed too ugly. According to some new inside information we received, hiring and firing is now largely based on employee photos.

American Apparel announced a $17.6 million loss for the first quarter of 2010, a figure that puts the company in danger of defaulting on one of its loans. If it can't refinance, you'll have nowhere to get striped tube socks!

Jes Sachse is a 25 year-old Canadian model and artist who has Freeman-Sheldon syndrome, a genetic disorder that's left her with a curved spine, uneven legs, and a partially paralyzed hand. She's also the best fake American Apparel model ever.