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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P>

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reported): October 16, 2012</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">001-32697</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">20-3200601</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">90021-1106</TD></TR>
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including area code: (213)&nbsp;488-0226</B></P>

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Since Last Report) </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On October 16, 2012, American Apparel, Inc.
(the &ldquo;<B>Company</B>&rdquo;), and Dov Charney, the Company&rsquo;s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and principal stockholder,
entered into an amendment to the Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2011, between the Company and Mr. Charney. Subject to
receipt of any required stockholder approval under the rules of the NYSE MKT, the amendment extends by one year the measurement
periods for Mr. Charney&rsquo;s anti-dilution protection provisions and reduces the length of the corresponding stock price target
periods from 60 days to 30 days.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">AMERICAN APPAREL, INC.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 50%; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0">Dated: October 18, 2012</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 5%">By:</TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;Glenn&nbsp;A.&nbsp;Weinman</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Name:&nbsp;Glenn&nbsp;A.&nbsp;Weinman</TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Executive&nbsp;Vice&nbsp;President,&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;General&nbsp;Counsel&nbsp;and&nbsp;Secretary</P></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.15in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.4in; text-align: left">10.1</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Amendment to Purchase Agreement, dated as of October
16, 2012, by and between American Apparel, Inc. and Dov Charney.</TD>
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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported): October 16, 2012
American Apparel, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified
in Charter)
Delaware
001-32697
20-3200601
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
747 Warehouse Street, Los Angeles, CA
90021-1106
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number,
including area code: (213) 488-0226
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed
Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2. below):
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On October 16, 2012, American Apparel, Inc.
(the "
Company
"), and Dov Charney, the Company's Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and principal stockholder,
entered into an amendment to the Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2011, between the Company and Mr. Charney. Subject to
receipt of any required stockholder approval under the rules of the NYSE MKT, the amendment extends by one year the measurement
periods for Mr. Charney's anti-dilution protection provisions and reduces the length of the corresponding stock price target
periods from 60 days to 30 days.
Item 9.01      	Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
10.1
Amendment to Purchase Agreement, dated as of October
16, 2012, by and between American Apparel, Inc. and Dov Charney.
Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
AMERICAN APPAREL, INC.
Dated: October 18, 2012
By:
/s/ Glenn A. Weinman
Name: Glenn A. Weinman
Title:   Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary
EXHIBIT INDEX
10.1
Amendment to Purchase Agreement, dated as of October
16, 2012, by and between American Apparel, Inc. and Dov Charney.