please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article may require cleanup to meet wikipedia s quality standards . the specific problem is too wordy please help improve this article if you can . may 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . may 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message nasty gal inc. type private company industry apparel founded 2006 headquarters los angeles california united states key people sophia amoruso founder and executive chairman robert ross cfo 1 sheree waterson ceo 2 products apparel accessories number of employees 200 est. 2014 website nastygal.com nasty gal is an american retailer that specializes in fashion for young women . the company has more than 550 000 customers in over 60 countries . 3 founded by sophia amoruso in 2006 nasty gal was named fastest growing retailer in 2012 by inc magazine . 4 nasty gal is based in los angeles . amoruso originally began selling vintage clothes from her ebay account and later switched to sell its own label of clothes on her own website . contents 1 history 2 original collections 3 expansion into publishing 4 references 5 external links history edit sophia 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 5 ex wife of miles davis . on its website the company calls davis the patron saint of badass women ... complete with lam platform thigh high boots . the ebay store sold vintage fashion that amoruso would source at secondhand stores ; one such find a chanel jacket she purchased at a salvation army store for 8 she sold for more than 1 000 . 6 as part of the process of founding nasty gal amoruso was initially handling everything from buying merchandise to photographing the pieces and writing the products descriptions . 6 amoruso primarily used myspace to communicate with her customers and by 2007 had built up a following of 60 000 friends on that platform . in june 2008 amoruso moved nasty gal vintage off of ebay and onto its own destination site www.nastygal.com . nasty gal s first hire was through craigslist of christina ferruci . ferucci functioned as nasty gal s senior buyer and buying director for more than six years . ferrucci left nasty gal in november 2014 . 7 in 2009 nasty gal moved into its first warehouse space in berkeley california ; the company s growth drove its next move shortly afterwards to a 7 500 square foot warehouse in emeryville california . amoruso has emphasized in interviews the importance of social media to nasty gal s growth . in 2010 nasty gal moved its headquarters to los angeles california . in 2012 the company joined the index portfolio with a 9 million series a investment in early 2012 followed by a 40 million series b round of funding in august 2012 . 8 the company has grown profitably with no debt . 9 by 2012 the online retailer was employing approximately 110 people and had opened an additional distribution center in shepherdsville kentucky while its 2011 revenue reached 24 million marking an 11 200 % three year growth rate . 6 in late 2012 sarah wilkinson from asos 10 joined nasty gal as the company s vice president of design . in october 2013 business insider named sophia amoruso one of the sexiest ceos alive . 11 in 2014 nasty gal opened its first brick and mortar store in los angeles at 8115 melrose avenue . the store has nasty gal footwear apparel accessories and intimates alongside items by brands including jeffrey campbell for love and lemons cameo and vintage by designer labels such as chanel louis vuitton and moschino . 12 on january 12 2015 amoruso announced that sheree waterson would take over as ceo of nasty gal . waterson formerly president of nasty gal now partners with amoruso to evolve its retail presence on a larger scale . amoruso continues as founder and executive chairman of nasty gal leading the creative and brand marketing functions of the business full time . 13 waterson also joined the nasty gal board of directors alongside amoruso and index ventures partner danny rimer . 13 on march 27 2015 nasty gal opened its second brick and mortar store in santa monica . the 6 500 square foot store is located on the popular third street promenade and was designed by architect rafael de cardenas . the store features a full service shoe salon and two way mirrored fitting rooms . 14 original collections edit nasty gal s original label launched in 2012 and consists of limited edition styles . 15 in september 2012 nasty gal debuted its first nasty gal fall winter 2012 collection weird science during new york fashion week . 16 since then the company has continued to launch various collections timed to major fashion seasons throughout the year . in addition nasty gal launched its first ever footwear collection shoe cult by nasty gal in august 2013 . 17 in 2014 nasty gal debuted three additional in house collections the vintage inspired nasty gal denim collection 18 nasty gal swimwear 19 and nasty gal lingerie . 20 nasty gal also collaborated on a swimwear line with minimale animale in 2014 . 21 additionally nasty gal collaborated with m a c cosmetics on a capsule collection of lipsticks and nail polish in december 2014 . 22 expansion into publishing edit in 2012 nasty gal released the first issue of what was planned to be a semiannual lifestyle magazine titled super nasty which featured spreads on fashion music and culture and was included free in customers orders . amoruso functioned as an editor in chief . 5 contributors and photographers for the magazine s first issue include terry richardson hugh lippe jeff hahn alexandra richards syd tha kyd langley hemingway and girls writer lesley arfin . 23 the second issue of super nasty was issued in spring 2013 and featured kesh model sidney williams io echo haley wollens phoebe collings james charli xcx and akiko matsuura . 24 in 2014 nasty gal founder sophia amoruso published the best selling book girlboss . 25 following the book s release amoruso launched the girlboss foundation to inspire women to take their careers into their own hands . the foundation awards grants each quarter to women with creative projects . 26 references edit lockwood lisa 23 december 2013 . nasty gal makes two key hires . wwd . retrieved 26 december 2013 . shu catherine 12 january 2015 . nasty gal founder sophia amoruso steps down as ceo . techcrunch . retrieved 14 february 2015 . naughty in name only . new york times . 2013 03 24 . retrieved 2013 04 29 . nasty gal inc. profile . inc. magazine . 2012 . retrieved 2013 04 29 . a b nasty gal clothing company as red hot as its founder s lipstick la times august 26 2012 a b c from ebay store to a 24 million business inc. april 16 2012 ferrucci christina . linkedin https www.linkedin.com pub christina ferrucci 36 570 533 . retrieved 11 june 2015 . missing or empty title help fashion phenom nasty gal raises 40 million forbes august 26 2012 badass la fashion site nasty gal picks up a badass 40m from index ventures for world domination the crunch august 26 2012 asos global domination . oyster magazine . august 22 2011 . retrieved 2013 05 11 . http www.businessinsider.com collection meet the sexiest ceos alive moore booth . sophia amoruso brings her nasty gal and more to melrose avenue . latimes.com . retrieved 26 february 2015 . a b http recode.net 2015 01 12 nasty gal founder sophia amoruso steps down as ceo of fashion retailer nasty gal opening second store in santa monica . la biz . nasty gal to launch debut collection . mtv.com . august 16 2012 . retrieved 2013 06 10 . nasty gal launches weird science their first in house line . shefinds.com . august 24 2012 . retrieved 2013 06 10 . here is nasty gal s new footwear line shoe cult plus pricing . racked.com . august 19 2013 . retrieved 2013 08 19 . yotka steff . fashionista http fashionista.com 2014 08 nasty gal denim . retrieved 22 march 2015 . missing or empty title help bryant kenzie . racked http www.racked.com 2014 3 12 7613221 hey spring breakers you can shop nasty gal swimwear . retrieved 22 march 2015 . missing or empty title help irvin connie . kontrol mag http www.kontrolmag.com nasty girl debuts new footwear line shoe cult . retrieved 22 march 2015 . missing or empty title help yotka steff . the checklist . nylon . retrieved 13 april 2015 . hou kathleen . mac is doing a beauty collaboration with nasty gal . nymag . retrieved 13 april 2015 . lesley arfin imdb super nasty issue 2 . nastygal.com . retrieved 2013 06 10 . baitz alison . the daily beast http www.thedailybeast.com articles 2014 05 08 the nasty gal invasion sophia amoruso wants to create an army of girlbosses.html . retrieved 26 may 2015 . missing or empty title help edwards tanya . monday morning refresh how to pay it forward like nasty gal ceo sophia amoruso . glamour . retrieved 26 may 2015 . external links edit nasty gal sophia amoruso interview to hypebeast may 30 2012 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title nasty gal & oldid 743512766 categories online retailers of the united statesonline clothing retailerscompanies based in los angelescompanies established in 2006hidden categories pages with citations lacking titlespages with citations having bare urlsarticles needing cleanup from may 2015all articles needing cleanupcleanup tagged articles with a reason field from may 2015wikipedia pages needing cleanup from may 2015articles with a promotional tone from may 2014all articles with a promotional tonepages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged 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