An Apparel Company Has an Advertising Fail Moment!

Whoa! This was so embarrassing! A big time fail! A company posted an image of the Challenger Shuttle explosion as a fireworks display!

American Apparel sorry for using Challenger disaster photo

“American Apparel issued a public apology Thursday after the company posted a stylized picture to its Tumblr page of the space shuttle Challenger disaster.

It is unclear if the image was mistaken for fireworks or clouds.

The company was immediately hammered with negative feedback.

In its apology, the company said it was an honest mistake by the social media manager, who was born after the 1986 explosion that killed all seven crew members, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe.

‘We sincerely regret the insensitivity of that selection and the post has been deleted,’ the company said.

American Apparel has been the focus of media attention in recent weeks after the board voted to replace Dov Charney as chairman and announced its intention to remove him as president and chief executive ‘for cause,’ according to the company. Charney has been dogged by lawsuits and allegations of misconduct for years.”