Nasty gal biography

American fashion retailer

For the Betty Davis album, see Nasty Gal (album).

Nasty Gal is an American fast-fashion retailer that specializes in fashion for young women.

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The company has customers in over 60 countries.^[4] Founded by Sophia Amoruso in 2006, Nasty Gal was named "Fastest Growing Retailer" in 2012 by Inc. magazine.^[5] Nasty Gal is based in Los Angeles.

In 2017, the company was purchased by the BooHoo Group out of Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

History

In 2006, while working as a campus safety host at Academy of Art University, Amoruso launched an eBay store based in San Francisco, selling old pieces of clothing.

The store was named Nasty Gal Vintage, the name being inspired by Betty Davis.^[6] The eBay store sold vintage fashion that Amoruso sourced from secondhand stores.^[7]

MySpace was the primary form of communication for the store in its early days.^[8][9] In June 2008, Am