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[Fusebox]

it's kind of a weird business strategy to cut yourself out of a huge part of the market in my opinion. Can fat people really ruin a brand by wearing it?

Loo I see what you did there.

 

[CarpeDeezNutz]

abercrombie & fitch is one of those brands I didn't know existed until I was way out of high school. How is that shit even cool? It's just the brand name plastered on shirts from what I have seen.

 

[Secret Fawful]

Frankenbusey only wants cool kids to wear his clothes.

He looks and sounds like a Dick Tracy villain.

 

[nateeasy]

Should Lane Bryant carry size zeros?

 

[giga]

I like Abercrombie & Fitch clothing

Why? Their style is basically high school jock.

Shop at J.Crew instead.

 

[Escape Goat]

Why? Their style is basically high school jock.

Shop at J.Crew instead.

Maybe Piderman123 is a high school jock.

 

[Stinkles]

Um, the pret a porter fashion industry has behaved this way for hundreds of years. I can't be outraged.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

High School jocks wear Dirk Bikkembergs.

 

[bucknuticus]

As someone who interned at the corporate HQ here in Columbus you have no idea how big of a hell hole this place is. They pay a shit load of money, and I was offered 25% more than what I currently make following my internship but decided to go to the lower paying job just to get out of there.

 

[Horse Detective]

As someone who interned at the corporate HQ here in Columbus you have no idea how big of a hell hole this place is. They pay a shit load of money, and I was offered 25% more than what I currently make following my internship but decided to go to the lower paying job just to get out of there.

I really want to know more.

 

[Fusebox]

I just see Ambercrombie as a normal brand, I don't get the fuss. I have bits and pieces like this:

I don't get why people make a big fucking deal about this brand, it's just regular clothes.

 

[Stinkles]

I just see Ambercrombie as a normal brand, I don't get the fuss. I have bits and pieces like this:







I don't get why people make a big fucking deal about this brand, it's just regular clothes.

That jacket's sweet. Too bad I am probably too fat for it.

 

[Horse Detective]

I don't get why people make a big fucking deal about this brand, it's just regular clothes.

It's really expensive for what you get.

 

[spiderman123]

Why? Their style is basically high school jock.

Shop at J.Crew instead.

I like their Cardigans and Hoodies. Its pretty well made and comfortable compared to other brands I try

 

[Alucrid]

I just see Ambercrombie as a normal brand, I don't get the fuss. I have bits and pieces like this:







I don't get why people make a big fucking deal about this brand, it's just regular clothes.

they hate minorities

 

[giga]

I like their Cardigans and Hoodies. It pretty well made and comfortable compared to other brands I try

The huge logos they plaster on them are terrible though.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

I just see Ambercrombie as a normal brand, I don't get the fuss. I have bits and pieces like this:







I don't get why people make a big fucking deal about this brand, it's just regular clothes.

Regular ugly clothes.

 

[Fusebox]

Well we can't all wear whatever it is you wear cool dude.

It's really expensive for what you get.

I don't agree at all, their clothing lasts me forever but I guess it's all relative. There's countless brands I could list that sell much worse clothes at a much higher price.

 

[Zoe]

They were already known to be a shitty company, so I can't really be bothered by this.

That said, speaking from personal experience, clothes made for skinny people rarely look good on fat people anyway.

 

[Horseticuffs]

I like Abercrombie & Fitch clothing

I like girls who wear Abercrombie & Fitch...

 

[Eidan]

I have yet to ever step foot inside of an Abercrombie & Fitch. It's just feels awkward walking into a store with a giant black and white photo of a half naked 15 year old greeting you.

 

[rpmurphy]

All those MadTV sketches come to mind.

 

[Htown]

the fact that they refuse it for women's sizes only is what makes this gross

 

[Alucrid]

I like girls who wear Abercrombie & Fitch...

15 year olds are awesome

 

[entremet]

People still care about Abercrombie?

 

[FStop7]

A lot of designers don't make large sized clothes. They're selling an image.

 

[curlyfriski]

Abercrombie and Fitch is a den of cunts.

 

[Fusebox]

People still care about Abercrombie?

I think someone dressed in Abercrombie must have gone around beating up gaffers at school and taking their lunch money. The gaf hate for this label is strong.

 

[Alucrid]

Ethical Fashion: Is The Tragedy In Bangladesh A Final Straw?

I think someone dressed in Abercrombie must have gone around beating up gaffers at school and taking their lunch money. The gaf hate for this label is strong.

Actively didn't hire minorities in their stores because they wanted to keep their sales associates good looking, had many runs of racially insensitive shirts, etc. What do you expect?

 

[mackattk]

Yup, gotta be one of the cool kids.

Came here looking for this, should have been the first reply.

That being said, I am not in the least surprised. Their strict hiring policy is a sign of what they think of people.

 

[spiderman123]

The huge logos they plaster on them are terrible though.

Meh, it doesn't bother me as long as I look good in it. Consumerism at its worst

 

[bucknuticus]

I really want to know more.

Micromanaged to shit, 80 hour minimum works weeks are the rule not the exception. Most people that work there are shit for brains and completely suck at everything, just to name a few.

On the plus side, their campus is awesome, and you get a scooter when youre hired!

 

[BertramCooper]

I think someone dressed in Abercrombie must have gone around beating up gaffers at school and taking their lunch money. The gaf hate for this label is strong.

Dislike of Abercrombie is hardly GAF-exclusive.

 

[Alucrid]

Micromanaged to shit, 80 hour minimum works weeks are the rule not the exception. Most people that work there are shit for brains and completely suck at everything, just to name a few.

On the plus side, their campus is awesome, and you get a scooter when youre hired!

And you have to wear all Abercrombie everyday, if I recall correctly.

 

[bucknuticus]

And you have to wear all Abercrombie everyday, if I recall correctly.

yeah, which isnt 100% bad, shorts and jeans everyday beats the ol monkey suit. Plus get a 60% discount on the stuff so actually ends up being cheaper than other places.

 

[Emerson]

Honestly I respect how honest and frank the CEO was there. Businesses have no obligation to be nice or politically correct. They're a fashion company that sells a certain image and overweight people directly clash with that image. Don't see a problem with it at all.

 

[Trin]

Frankenbusey only wants cool kids to wear his clothes.

:lol Quasimodepardieu

 

[Horseticuffs]

15 year olds are awesome

Dude...Seriously?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHuGG_FsC20 You don't remember this shit?

"Billy Shakespeare wrote a whole buncha sonnets"?

Frankly I'm disappointed at Gaf that I was the first person to take this bait.

 

[curlyfriski]

I think someone dressed in Abercrombie must have gone around beating up gaffers at school and taking their lunch money. The gaf hate for this label is strong.

or maybe it's because of their well documented history of horrible corporate policies?

 

[Zios]

Every major clothing outfit excludes fat people. At least they have the balls to outright reject them publicly.

 

[CoffeeJanitor]

You know what, who cares. It makes sense.

 

[Pctx]

He obviously had not seen a pair of 38DDs in one of his girl polo shirts. I can't complain at the view when my wife wears it.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

I think someone dressed in Abercrombie must have gone around beating up gaffers at school and taking their lunch money. The gaf hate for this label is strong.

Sorry we opened your eyes to the truth.

 

[jmdajr]

Damn. Dont hold back now.

 

[Fusebox]

Help me stop wearing Abercrombie GAF cool kids, tell me where I should be clothes shopping to avoid your ridicule...

 

[Deified Data]

Oddly enough this makes me want to slap some A&F clothes on my fat ass and loiter at their store just to spoil someone else's self-image.

 

[KO Traveling Hobo]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Mike_Jeffries.jpeg/220px-Mike_Jeffries.jpeg

Frankenbusey only wants cool kids to wear his clothes.

The best part about him being a douche is I don't have to feel bad about laughing so hard at this.

 

[Koodo]

Not Abercrombie pretending like they have the luxury of rejecting a potential market. Maybe a foray into larger sizes would help their sluggish sales?

 

[LordCanti]

Every major clothing outfit excludes fat people. At least they have the balls to outright reject them publicly.

I would argue that it's the opposite; Everything is made baggier and vanity sized to cater specifically to overweight people.

 

[Horseticuffs]

The best part about him being a douche is I don't have to feel bad about laughing so hard at this.

See, when I read that post I completely mis-read it and got really confused when I saw that pic, the word Frankenbusey, and I was expecting to see this:

Best part is, the pic still kinda does him justice.