14 American Apparel Models Freed In Daring Midnight Raid
“We may never know the full extent of what went on in there,” Special Agent Hugh Conroy said. “We do know they were held against their will in an airless, windowless basement under harsh fluorescent lights, forced to sign liability waivers, and posed in contorted positions on bare cement floors. “The humiliating combinations of flimsy unitards, leg warmers, and ’70s-inspired tank tops they were forced to wear clearly show a deranged mind at work. Those poor, poor girls.” Several models said they were initially drawn in by American Apparel’s progressive environmental policies, sweatshop-free manufacturing, and youthful corporate identity. But their dreams of success were soon shattered. “Before I knew it, I was squatting on the floor in this humid room with a camera pointed at my crotch,” said model Gabrielle…
