Comments on: Eyebrows, Made in America. (Glossed Over.) http://beautyschooledproject.com/2009/12/15/eyebrows-made-in-america-extra-credit/ An investigation of the price we pay for pretty. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:18:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Pretty Price Check — Monday Style! (06.14.10) [Last Ten Weeks] « Beauty Schooled http://beautyschooledproject.com/2009/12/15/eyebrows-made-in-america-extra-credit/#comment-1548 Pretty Price Check — Monday Style! (06.14.10) [Last Ten Weeks] « Beauty Schooled Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:49:10 +0000 http://beautyschooledproject.com/?p=350#comment-1548 [...] wanna-be t-shirt folders to submit a full body photo with their resume. And remember that whole employee eyebrow policy? And the best butt contest? Also the fact that they don’t make school girl skirts or short [...] [...] wanna-be t-shirt folders to submit a full body photo with their resume. And remember that whole employee eyebrow policy? And the best butt contest? Also the fact that they don’t make school girl skirts or short [...]

]]> By: Dawn. http://beautyschooledproject.com/2009/12/15/eyebrows-made-in-america-extra-credit/#comment-1020 Dawn. Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:54:08 +0000 http://beautyschooledproject.com/?p=350#comment-1020 I was so disappointed when I found out how much of a creepy misogynist Dov Charney is because up until last year, I liked American Apparel. Their transparently fair wages for factory workers (but not in-store workers so much, I've read from various sources including Jezebel), their anti-sweatshop made-in-LA promise, and my love of monochrome basics and leggings, all contributed to my fandom. I even wanted to work there briefly, but ended up canceling my interview because I was hired somewhere else. Now I know they wouldn't have hired me. (I'm a size 8, so apparently I'm a fatty.) It's not surprising a huge douchebag like Charney would have eyebrow maintenance regulations. But god damn it I still like some of his clothes. My love of trashy apparel knows no bounds. I was so disappointed when I found out how much of a creepy misogynist Dov Charney is because up until last year, I liked American Apparel. Their transparently fair wages for factory workers (but not in-store workers so much, I’ve read from various sources including Jezebel), their anti-sweatshop made-in-LA promise, and my love of monochrome basics and leggings, all contributed to my fandom.

I even wanted to work there briefly, but ended up canceling my interview because I was hired somewhere else. Now I know they wouldn’t have hired me. (I’m a size 8, so apparently I’m a fatty.) It’s not surprising a huge douchebag like Charney would have eyebrow maintenance regulations.

But god damn it I still like some of his clothes. My love of trashy apparel knows no bounds.

]]> By: [Glossed Over] The skinny on J. Crew. « Beauty Schooled http://beautyschooledproject.com/2009/12/15/eyebrows-made-in-america-extra-credit/#comment-877 [Glossed Over] The skinny on J. Crew. « Beauty Schooled Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:22:00 +0000 http://beautyschooledproject.com/?p=350#comment-877 [...] it’s not like they’re the only mid-market chain to use frighteningly thin models. (Hi, American Apparel. Hi, Abercrombie.) So it’s hardly surprising that we’ve gotten so numb to this [...] [...] it’s not like they’re the only mid-market chain to use frighteningly thin models. (Hi, American Apparel. Hi, Abercrombie.) So it’s hardly surprising that we’ve gotten so numb to this [...]

]]> By: Melissa http://beautyschooledproject.com/2009/12/15/eyebrows-made-in-america-extra-credit/#comment-176 Melissa Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:07:37 +0000 http://beautyschooledproject.com/?p=350#comment-176 Wow, I had no idea about the eyebrow regulations. I'm not surprised though--there's definitely a Dov "type". Ick. Let's all pass on working for him. Wow, I had no idea about the eyebrow regulations. I’m not surprised though–there’s definitely a Dov “type”. Ick. Let’s all pass on working for him.

]]> By: Pretty Price Check (12.21.09) « Beauty Schooled http://beautyschooledproject.com/2009/12/15/eyebrows-made-in-america-extra-credit/#comment-144 Pretty Price Check (12.21.09) « Beauty Schooled Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:44:34 +0000 http://beautyschooledproject.com/?p=350#comment-144 [...] wax, says the NYT. And you are paying it, because not plucking is no longer an option (remember American Apparel’s feelings on that?) and over-plucking is a crime so heinous that 3,484 corrective eyebrow [...] [...] wax, says the NYT. And you are paying it, because not plucking is no longer an option (remember American Apparel’s feelings on that?) and over-plucking is a crime so heinous that 3,484 corrective eyebrow [...]

]]> By: mary http://beautyschooledproject.com/2009/12/15/eyebrows-made-in-america-extra-credit/#comment-137 mary Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:11:09 +0000 http://beautyschooledproject.com/?p=350#comment-137 So interesting to be filled in about American Apparel..... A little bit too far down on my to-do list for years has been figuring out who to complain to at U. Penn (the real estate office, the Women's Center?) about their weird, verging on pornographic ads featuring young, beat up, drugged looking girls in their underwear in their store front windows rented from Penn, right across the street from the main campus..... So now I have to put those ads together with the fact that they pay their workers well..... Somehow seems to make the ads even more creepy. So interesting to be filled in about American Apparel….. A little bit too far down on my to-do list for years has been figuring out who to complain to at U. Penn (the real estate office, the Women’s Center?) about their weird, verging on pornographic ads featuring young, beat up, drugged looking girls in their underwear in their store front windows rented from Penn, right across the street from the main campus….. So now I have to put those ads together with the fact that they pay their workers well….. Somehow seems to make the ads even more creepy.

]]> By: Is it a dress code or a body code? « Beauty Schooled http://beautyschooledproject.com/2009/12/15/eyebrows-made-in-america-extra-credit/#comment-127 Is it a dress code or a body code? « Beauty Schooled Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:53:04 +0000 http://beautyschooledproject.com/?p=350#comment-127 [...] Tuesday, I told you about American Apparel instructing female employees on eyebrow grooming. Now, bellasugar is reporting on two cases where elementary school children are in trouble over [...] [...] Tuesday, I told you about American Apparel instructing female employees on eyebrow grooming. Now, bellasugar is reporting on two cases where elementary school children are in trouble over [...]

]]> By: Marian http://beautyschooledproject.com/2009/12/15/eyebrows-made-in-america-extra-credit/#comment-121 Marian Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:32:26 +0000 http://beautyschooledproject.com/?p=350#comment-121 This reminds me of the early 60s, when flight attendants had to be weighted and measured every month so they could preserve the company image ( of flying prostitutes). Airlines, thanks to EOC got beyond this and discovered that even men and older women could hand out pretzels and coffee. This reminds me of the early 60s, when flight attendants had to be weighted and measured every month so they could preserve the company image ( of flying prostitutes). Airlines, thanks to EOC got beyond this and discovered that even men and older women could hand out pretzels and coffee.

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