Interesting article in Salon today about American Apparel, a "sweatshop free" clothing company based entirely in LA. They basically stay competitive by not worrying overly much about changing fashions every few months and just churning out the basic styles that never go out of style. Prices seem to be comparative to other brands as well although I guess I wouldn't really know since I haven't bought a piece of clothing in years. They do have two retail stores in NYC though so might check it out with Erin sometime.