True Religion Apparel, Inc.
2263 East Vernon Avenue
Vernon, California 90058
June 24, 2013
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporate Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Adam F. Turk and Brigitte Lippman
Re: True Religion Apparel, Inc.
Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A
Filed June 3, 2013
File No.: 000-51483
Dear Mr. Turk and Ms. Lippman:
This letter is being submitted in connection with the above-referenced preliminary proxy statement and the response by True Religion Apparel, Inc. (the Company) to the comments of the staff (the Staff) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) on such filing as set forth in your letter to Peter F. Collins, dated June 21, 2013.
As requested by the Staff, the Company hereby acknowledges that:
· the Company is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing;
· the Staffs comments or changes to disclosure in response to the Staffs comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; and
· the Company may not assert the Staffs comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.
Please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned at (323) 826-6483 if you should have any questions.
Sincerely yours,
True Religion Apparel, Inc.
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/s/ Peter F. Collins |
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Peter F. Collins |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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Deborah Greaves, Esq. |
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Dennis J. Block, Esq. |
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C.N. Franklin Reddick III, Esq. |
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