Apparel

Posh word for "clothes". Often seen in the written form, but pretentious when spoken.

Sir, are you looking to buy some apparel?

by Dr NRG May 20, 2011

American Apparel

A cool/hip clothing store, often serving hipsters in cities, that sells overpriced t-shirts, leggings, and metallic colored leotards.

The ad's feature scantily clad women generally found on the street just before the photo shoot. The founder of the company has been a known perv who has been reported for sexual harassment many times.

"OMG! Like i totally went to American Apparel the other day, and they didn't have that green jumpsuit I wanted!"

"Dude i can tell those turquoise tights are definitely from American Apparel!"

by Whothehelldoyouthinkiam June 20, 2009

American Apparel

While it is a designated hipster locale with ads that resemble a Terry Richardson shoot, the clothing produced by American Apparel truly is of incredible quality, created by highly economical means (as opposed to the majority of the other popular labels out these days), with far more sturdy pieces than what you often find at other hip hot spots such as Urban Outfitters. They also do not cater soley to smaller sizes, offering sizes as high as 3x, unlike most other popular stores shooting for the teen to mid/late twenties demographic. Recently, they've also begun a "newsstand" section, wherein they hold various underground literature and art magazines, offering the contributors to these publications international exposure for their work where they otherwise wouldn't be getting it (as American Apparel is one of the only remotely mainstream stores of more than one location carrying these publications currently).

In this case, the old adage, "You get what you pay for," rings true. Sure, it may cost a bit more to buy an article of clothing from American Apparel than from Wal*Mart and the like, but if you honestly cannot admit that American Apparel's clothing is of a far superior quality than those you would find at such other establishments, you're just flat out kidding yourself.

If American Apparel has to appeal to the hipster populus to get kids to buy clothes that weren't made in a sweatshop in Chile for once, that's okay with me.

by theamber February 21, 2008

apparatchik

A person who is a cog in the wheel of a large, powerful organization, whether that organization is a government or a government-favored corporation.

"The choice between the American and Canadian healthcare models is simply a choice between different two different flavours of statism – each with somewhat different vices, it’s true (e.g., do you prefer higher prices or longer waits?), but ultimately coming down to a matter of the percentage to which control of your healthcare is exercised by people sitting in government offices as opposed to being exercised by people sitting in governmentally-privileged 'private' offices – but in either case by ambitious, avaricious apparatchiks who aren’t you."

by MrApparatchik September 15, 2011

apparent

Obviously natural, duh.

It is so freaking apparent that the sky is blue.

by Bad-ass coffee! December 9, 2008

G'd Up Apparel

Streetwear company rising from the Westcoast.

Tuck your strap under your G'd Up Apparel shirt.

by PolloLoCo October 28, 2005

glamerican apparel

a reference to the popularity of american apparel in the nightlife/hipster community. first used by the band DAZZLESTORM! in the song GLAMTHRAX.

what is everyone wearing to that deck indie rock/electro/obscure 80s disco dance party in that warehouse loft in williamsburg? glamerican apparel, duh.

by michael farley November 20, 2006