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Question: ______ Apparel

hamandcheese — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 08:57:23 -0800

I need a clever play on words to spoof American Apparel, and I need it today. Help!

I am involved in a photo competition, and one of my categories is Parody. I shot an image in the somewhat sleazy vein of American Apparel's ads, and I'd like to add a satirical logo and possibly some text to the image before sending it to the printer later today.

What play on words can I use in place of "American Apparel?"

I'd like to keep the alliteration if possible, and I would love it if it could play up the whole sleazy thing. Like: Exploitation Apparel, or something, but better...

Ideas? Thanks!

By: dlugoczaj

dlugoczaj — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:00:57 -0800

Is the blank definitely for "American"? My first thought was "American Appalling."

By: kpmcguire

kpmcguire — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:05:08 -0800

Amphetamine Apparel

By: argonauta

argonauta — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:05:22 -0800

American Unbearable

By: katypickle

katypickle — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:05:28 -0800

Amaking Aporno

By: vegartanipla

vegartanipla — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:06:01 -0800

Coitus Clothing
Boinking Bedizen
Abuse Apparel/Attire
Misuse Mantle
Sex Suits

By: Rock Steady

Rock Steady — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:11:20 -0800

Amoral Apparel

By: nicwolff

nicwolff — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:14:33 -0800

Alliterative Apparel

By: procrastination

procrastination — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:15:09 -0800

American InPeril

By: Dansaman

Dansaman — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:24:28 -0800

Bareyourfan(ny) Apparel
BareOrCan Apparel (referring to their practice of using their own employees as models)
Bareforyourman Apparel

By: Rustic Etruscan

Rustic Etruscan — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:45:48 -0800

Vulgarian Apparel
Unwearable Apparel

By: The River Ivel

The River Ivel — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:47:59 -0800

Canadian Clothing!

By: dekathelon

dekathelon — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:49:30 -0800

American Pair. (Depends on the image of course, and something tells me Dov got to that first and grooooss.)

By: Gyan

Gyan — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:51:57 -0800

American Apparition

By: deinemutti

deinemutti — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:52:29 -0800

Seconding American Appalling
Feral Apparel
American A Pervo
Adult Video Apparel

By: adamrice

adamrice — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:58:08 -0800

American Imperil.

By: carsonb

carsonb — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:06:01 -0800

German Garments
Canadian Clothes
Azerbaijanian Attire
Colombian Costume
Dutch Duds
Guernsey Garb
Hungarian Habiliment
Ni-Vanuatu Vestments
Fiji Finery
Thai Threads
Rwandan Raiment
Wake Island Wear

By: hamandcheese

hamandcheese — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:09:44 -0800

Great answers so far. I need people to get it, so I think it's important to stick to the double A sound if possible and to keep either American or Apparel in the name, or something that sounds really close to one of them.

By: erst

erst — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:18:08 -0800

American Aporno
Apornican Apparel
Anorexian Apparel

By: nomad

nomad — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:31:03 -0800

AmericaIn ABarrel

By: hanoixan

hanoixan — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:33:14 -0800

I was going to say American Appalling, so I'll third that one. :)

By: hamandcheese

hamandcheese — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:41:04 -0800

Here's the working mockup for those interested. I've got some variations on the side. Still not 100% sure which one I'm going to go with, but I really, really appreciate the ideas. Thanks!

http://i47.tinypic.com/21lk8c1.png

By: MuffinMan

MuffinMan — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:42:37 -0800

- Hamerican Apparel - a bacon-themed clothing line for the youth of today.

- Amorican Apparel - T shirts every self-respecting Gaul wants to be seen in.

- Anagrams: Alpaca Repair Men, Panama Rail Creep, Cinerama Apparel, America Penal Rap, America Plane Rap, Caramel Pear Pain, Palace Repairman, Camera Apple Iran, Camera Paper Nail, Arcane Papal Emir, Apace Mariner Pal, Racial Ape-Man Rep, Maniac Repeal Rap, Airplane Race Map, Aerial Prance Map, Appear Manic Lear, Area Napalm Price, Area Pelican Ramp. There also are lots of anagrams featuring the word "rape" if that's the route you wish to go down.

By: brujita

brujita — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:51:31 -0800

UnBEARable Apparel. Dov is Hebrew for bear.

By: vitabellosi

vitabellosi — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:25:28 -0800

American Apparently?

By: Muppetattack

Muppetattack — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:25:48 -0800

I like the sound of 'Degrading Duds'. But maybe that's just me.

By: Muppetattack

Muppetattack — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:27:15 -0800

My second choice would be 'Abject Attire'. Did someone already suggest that?

By: ook

ook — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:31:44 -0800

TBH I think it works much better as parody if you use the real "American Apparel" name with your tag line. Most of the suggestions here are way overdoing it -- wokka wokka wokka territory -- which undercuts the effect a lot.

Even better if you have variations with different tag lines; show them as a set.

By: jaimystery

jaimystery — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:39:38 -0800

USian Uniform

By: carsonb

carsonb — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:18:25 -0800

American Apathy

By: griphus

griphus — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:47:26 -0800

American Apparel more like American Crapparel.

By: dekathelon

dekathelon — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:51:19 -0800

American Despair

By: Smallpox

Smallpox — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:09:44 -0800

Statutory Apparel

By: protorp

protorp — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:34:40 -0800

American Rapealarm