American Apparel targets college style
I think the example of [American Apparel founder and CEO] Dov Charney is very helpful and even can be inspirational. In the early ’90s he dropped out of Tufts to pursue apparel production. Basically, it shows that you can take a very contrarian path toward business and be very successful. As long as you are passionate about something and you are pursing your passion, that’s probably the way that people are likely to be most successful.
It isn’t necessarily about pursuing what the typical path is of your peers, and so forth. Yale students or Ivy League grads who are looking at careers in consulting and banking, that isn’t necessarily the best way to develop. Answering the needs of people in the market — that’s probably one of the best things you can do.