Is The Splasher Really American Apparel?
Is Dov Charney more than the perverted genius behind American Apparel? Imnotsayin came close to catching the Splasher in action in Williamsburg, when he found what seemed like a freshly pasted Splasher manifesto with paint splashed on it. When he closely inspected the pasted signs, Imnotsayin found that the paint was actually pre-printed on the manifesto and there’s an American Apparel ad with a half-naked guy and a paint splash printed onto the poster as well. Here’s his theory, which actually makes some sense:American Apparel IS the Splasher. Their clever marketing department cooked up the original Manifesto and began posting it and splashing prominent Faile, Obey, Banksy, etc works in key AA neighborhoods – the Lower East Side and Williamsburg, knowing it would spark a controversy among hipsters and artists. Much to American Apparel’s delight, prominent NY news outlets including New York Magazine and the NY Times picked up the story. The Times has run two stories, including a huge s
