Hurrah for American Apparel

News this week further solidified our support of American Apparel as the manufacturer of choice for DTBF merchandise. We wanted to share why. Here is an excerpt of a Dec.19 article:

American Apparel to Be Sold for $244M

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The mostly foreign-born workers at American Apparel's downtown garment factory, the nation's largest, have enjoyed benefits that would make austere executives grab their wallets: A health plan. Free English classes. Back rubs from a masseuse and stretching breaks.

But with Tuesday's announced sale of the T-shirt maker to a publicly traded company came news not of slashes to staff and perks, but of yet another novel benefit: A piece of the company would be offered to American Apparel's some 5,000 employees.

You can link to the full article at: http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.aspx?Feed=AP&Date=20061219&ID=6290725
(You may need to copy and paste this URL in your address window if the link won't work.)

Dare To Be Fabulous is proud to support the work of this socially conscious company. You can see our apparel on the boutique page:
http://daretobefabulous.com/boutique/
(Note: Large size sweatshirts are also available now and will soon be posted on the site. If you'd like to order one, let us know!)

DTBF!
Johanna & Patti

December Guest Column: ESL Drop-Out

Our December Guest Column has been posted. This month we feature a story by Nana Chen about her experience of personal transformation as a second generation Taiwanese who went from ESL student to ESL teacher to editor, writer and full-time artist. She defied general perceptions by daring to pursue her dreams and she did it with gusto. Her story is entitled, "ESL Drop Out." You can link to her story at the top of this page. (That's her photograph you see, too.)

We invite you to share any feedback by posting your comments below this entry.

Happy holidays, everyone!

DTBF!
Johanna & Patti