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Extended Play When Jane's racy profile of American Apparel CEO Dov Charney ran last year, our reporter wasn't sure she wanted the experience to end. So now she picks up where it left off. The first thing I notice when I pull into American Apparel's downtown L.A. headquarters is that I can't find any parking. Eighteen months ago, AA had 1,500 employees and just five newly opened retail stores. The "sweatshop-free" company has now expanded to about 5,000 employees and by next February, it will run 100 stores worldwide. Upstairs, I wander into a bright industrial-sized room that's cluttered with new ad printouts, Macs and young, Adidas wearing employees. Alexandra Spunt, Dov Charney's content director, is sitting out on a fire escape smoking a cigarette. When Alex is ready, she asks if it's okay to videotape our interview -- she's paranoid about Dov's legal troubles. (More...)
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