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American Apparel, Inc. Announces David Danziger and Marvin Ingelman Elected to Board of Directors - Ingelman Appointment Effective Upon Future Board Vacancy

"At this pivotal and exciting time for our Company, we are fortunate to have the substantial business acumen of Messrs. Danziger and Ingelman," said Dov Charney, Chairman and CEO of the Company.

David Danziger

"David Danziger has a wealth of experience in the field of accounting and finance and has over twenty-five years of experience serving both public and private companies in numerous industries, including manufacturing and retail," said Charney. "David brings a level of accounting and financial expertise that will be a welcome addition to our Board."

In addition to his selection as a Director, Mr. Danziger will serve on the Company's Audit and Enterprise Risk Management Committees. Danziger is a Chartered Accountant and is a partner with MSCM LLP, Chartered Accountants, a full service audit and accounting firm registered to audit public companies both in Canada and the United States. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Cadillac Ventures (TSXV:CDC.V), Carpathian Gold (TSX:CPN), Eurotin Inc. (TSXV:TIN.V) and Renforth Resources (CNSX:RFR).

"I am delighted to join the Board of Directors of American Apparel," said Mr. Danziger. "This is a strong brand with world-wide recognition and respect. We have an exciting future and I am looking forward to a long and prosperous professional relationship with the Company."

Marvin Ingelman

According to Charney: "Marv Ingelman is an innovator in the social, mobile, media and search technology areas. Marvin's insights will be a valuable asset to us in these and other technology related areas of our business."

Ingelman was the founder and CEO of Unomobi Inc., a mobile advertising and messaging platform that was acquired in February 2010 by Poynt Corporation (TSXV:PYN), a provider of mobile local search. Ingelman served until June, 2011 as Poynt Corporation's Chief Strategy Officer and Board member following Poynt's 2010 acquisition.

"I am excited about the growth prospects at American Apparel," said Mr. Ingelman. "The Company is moving forward with appropriate speed to capitalize on the brand and grow its distribution channels through organic measures and exploitation of its newer channels. I am happy to add my expertise and support in these efforts."

About American Apparel

American Apparel is a vertically integrated manufacturer, distributor, and retailer of branded fashion basic apparel based in downtown Los Angeles, California. As of May 31, 2011, American Apparel had approximately 10,000 employees and operated 254 retail stores in 20 countries, including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Israel, Australia, Japan, South Korea, and China. American Apparel also operates a leading wholesale business that supplies high quality T-shirts and other casual wear to distributors and screen printers. In addition to its retail stores and wholesale operations, American Apparel operates an online retail e-commerce website at http://www.americanapparel.com.

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