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México nos llamo la atención por primera vez en el 2004 cuando nos dimos cuenta que Celeste, una de nuestras revistas favoritas de moda del momento, era publicada en México DF. Desde el momento en que aterrizamos pudimos sentir esa impaciente energía de una clase media de jóvenes creativos que estaba emergiendo. La ciudad de México ha sido comparada con el "salvaje oeste", por su territorio cultural ilimitado e inexplorado, hambriento de desenvolverse de manera emprendedora. Dentro del primer año de nuestra visita ya habíamos abierto nuestra tienda pionera en el DF. Una compañía Americana exportando sus productos de Estados Unidos a México ya de por si era una anomalía pero cuando la compañía anunció que les pagaría el salario mínimo de Estados Unidos a sus empleados en México, la gente nos puso atención. En Enero del 2006 comenzamos nuestro proyecto de publicación de 12 meses llamado "Mexico City Monthly" un periódico bilingüe y gratuito que era distribuido mundialmente en nuestras tiendas con la esperanza de esparcir nuestro entusiasmo por las oportunidades en el país. Años después, hemos abierto más tiendas, una en la colonia Roma en el DF y otra en Monterrey. Recientemente lanzamos nuestra tienda online, diseñada especialmente para alcanzar a todos aquellos que inician tendencias de moda en México. Tenemos además una pequeña colección de ropa vintage en nuestra ubicación del DF, una de las primeras de su tipo. Los publicistas de la revista VICE recientemente anunciaron el lanzamiento de la edición Mexicana.
We were first attracted to Mexico in 2004 when we realized that Celeste, one of our favorite fashion publications at the time was published in Mexico City. From the moment we landed, we could sense the impatient energy of an emerging middle class of creative young people. Mexico City has been likened to the "Wild West" because of it's uncharted cultural territory hungry for entrepreneurial evolvement. Within a year of our first visit, we had opened our flagship store in Mexico City. An American company exporting US-made goods to Mexico was already an anomaly, but when the company announced that it would be paying its staff the US minimum wage, people paid attention. In January of 2006 we began a 12-month publishing project called "Mexico City Monthly," a free, bilingual newspaper which we distributed worldwide in our stores with hopes to spread our enthusiasm for opportunities in the country. Years later, we've opened more stores, one found in the Roma neighborhood in Mexico City and another in Monterrey. We also recently launched our online store, specially tailored to reach all trendsetters in Mexico. We feature a vintage clothing collection in our Mexico City location, one of the first of its kind. The publishers of VICE magazine recently announced the launch of a Mexican edition.

Compre Online
http://store.americanapparel.com.mx
Compre de nuestra Tienda Online para México.
Disponible en Español y Ingles.
Precios son en pesos y los pedidos se envían
desde la ciudad de México vía UPS.
Shop Online
http://store.americanapparel.com.mx
Shop from our Online Store for Mexico.
Available in Spanish and English.
Prices are in Pesos and orders
ship from Mexico City via UPS.
Stores in Mexico
Mexico City
Monterrey
Press
Philidelphia Weekly
Kate Kilpatrick
November 23, 2006

When I first decided to come to Mexico City I got a tip from Philly party promoter and icon of awesomeness, Tommy Up. It went something like this: Have you seen the newspaper American Apparel puts out? It's all about Mexico City. It's so mysterious.

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January 2008

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Mexico City Monthly
Mexico City Monthly was a collaborative publication between Celeste and American Apparel that lasted from January 2006 to January 2007. With contributor-fueled articles and photography, MCM explored the streets of Mexico City, covering everything from street food to modern day witchcraft and was available at all American Apparel locations worldwide. Download the archived editions below (Adobe Reader is required to view PDFs).
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American Apparel México S. de R.L. de C.V.
Colima 112 (esq. Mérida) Col. Roma,
Delegación Cuauhtémoc, México D.F. 06700

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