Yes, it’s true. We are turning away artists whose primary media is printing (screen, transfer, etc) onto American Apparel pre-made newly manufactured garments. Yes, Southern California is closer than Asia, but we are not IN downtown LA. Until we open a shop there, this policy will persist.
Unless your garments are cut and sewn locally in fair working conditions or repurposed from used items, then they do not meet our “Made Here” standard, no matter how attractive they may be or how creative the design you have embellished with.
