Are Dov Charney and Terry Richardson the same person? Almost! Former American Apparel CEO Charney and fashion photographer Richardson have a lot in common. A LOT.
Both found success in the fashion world. Both have styled themselves with retro glasses and hipster facial hair, and they have both been accused of being sexually inappropriate in the workplace. So how do you know who’s who?
This handy guide — which you may want to print out and post in a conspicous place — might help:
Then again, maybe not?
In addition, neither Charney nor Richardson seem to have any regrets. Let’s end with a couple of notable quotables:
“Too often eccentricities are exploited by people who are trying to rip others down… I refuse to allow society to define me at this time.”
— Dov Charney, to the New York Times.
“I don’t have any regrets about the work at all… people do things, and then they have regrets, and that’s also nothing to do with me. Then don’t do pictures like that again … I’m okay with myself about everything, and that to me is the most important thing.”
— Terry Richardson, to New York Magazine.
Further reading:
Working At American Apparel Is All It’s Coked Up To Be
Dov Charney’s Sketchy, Scandalous History
Former Employee Sues Dov Charney For Sexual Assault
Another Day, Another Lawsuit Filed Against Dov Charney for Alleged Employee Abuse
Former American Apparel Employee: Dov Charney Is A Monster
American Apparel Terminating Dov Charney for Alleged Misconduct
Meet Terry Richardson, The World’s Most F-cked Up Fashion Photographer
Exclusive: More Models Come Forward With Allegations Against Fashion Photographer
Anonymous Model Who Accused Terry Richardson of Assault Comes Forward
Why I’m Finally Speaking Up About What Terry Richardson Did to Me
Who Supports and Funds Terry Richardson?GQ and Bazaar, for Starters
Glaring Omissions From New York Magazine’s Terry Richardson Story
Shoutout to Noorain Khan, who assisted in the research.