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[YuriLowell]

Oh look a story out of nothing.

Why does this matter?

 

[Leucrota]

It their fashion line, so I don't care who they make their clothes for.

PacSun did not seem to have any pants sizes over 34x34 for men the last time I was in there.

 

[DarkFlow]

I worked there. If you weren't an attractive employee you were put in the clearance room or told that you 'seem like your personality would enjoy the stock room. It's more casual!' Yes, it's awful, but attractiveness is the most desirable skill in their workforce. Companies like Intel highlight people who have made innovations in their company. Abercrombie shows which attractive people like their clothes and make them look awesome. I don't see an issue.

It only makes sense though - they aren't going to put a shirtless Hurley from Lost next to Phyllis from the Office to demo their brand. It's not the marketing demographic they go for. They are successful and good at how they market. Coach doesn't want 6 year old boys to buy their purses, so they don't make products or advertisements catering to that demographic.

I worked at intel, it's more who can kiss the most ass and jack other people's ideas for themselves.

 

[GungHo]

Yup, gotta be one of the cool kids.

Nothing pervy about him at all...

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

Honestly, he's probably doing them a favor. The Dress Barn has nicer shit in it these days.

Uniqlo

Where the fuck is middle America gonna go to shop at Uniqlo? They're in SF and NYC, or you're flying to Japan.

 

[Devolution]

bitch all you want though, A&F's quality lasts forever.

My t-shirt is still good after 5 years

5 years isn't shit.

Anyway A&F sucks.

 

[Fusebox]

Where the fuck is middle America gonna go to shop at Uniqlo? They're in SF and NYC, or you're flying to Japan.

Why get cranky at me? I didn't bring up Uniqlo, I was replying to someone else.

 

[Lunchbox]

5 years isn't shit.

Anyway A&F sucks.

cheap brands like aeropostale have all the XXLs you need brah

dont insult things that dont fit you

 

[commedieu]

Frankenbusey only wants cool kids to wear his clothes.

twinks is spelled with a t. not a kids..

 

[gryz]

what if I told you that in Japan there is only 1 size for women's clothing

anyways the same cuts of clothes that look good on bigger people don't look good on skinny people, you can't just take your existing clothing line and make it bigger, it's not going to look good. the clothes need to be designed with the person's size in mind, so if A&F wanted to make XXL clothes that looked good they would need a separate design team working on that. A&F is shitty for numerous reasons, but this is not one of them

 

[spiderman123]

Lunchbox is on fire in this thread.

 

[Frankie Williamson]

cheap brands like aeropostale have all the XXLs you need brah

dont insult things that dont fit you

A&F carries XXL for men.

 

[Fusebox]

Who gives a fuck what the CEO of a company looks like anyway, you people are weird.

 

[Douche McBaggins The 3rd]

cheap brands like aeropostale have all the XXLs you need brah

dont insult things that dont fit you

Nah, people don't insult them for size. They're just gaudy as hell and look like something only white people would be stupid enough to wear. Abercrombie and Fitch is for Shabazos. Nothing but Toebaggin ass preppy shit that only the whitest of whites can wear and honestly think looks fly. None of that shit pops with luster. It reminds me of Banana Republic, except their clothes are of actual quality while Abercrombie clothes have the smell and feel of spoiled over entitled white kids oblivious to everything around them and the fact that they are the truly privileged in life.

Fubu Fo Real Dawg.

 

[Dali]

I don't really see anything wrong with this. Not everything is for everyone.

 

[Lunchbox]

Nah, people don't insult them for size. They're just gaudy as hell and look like something only white people would be stupid enough to wear. Abercrombie and Fitch is for Shabazos. Nothing but Toebaggin ass preppy shit that only the whitest of whites can wear and honestly think looks fly. None of that shit pops with luster. It reminds me of Banana Republic, except their clothes are of actual quality while Abercrombie clothes have the smell and feel of spoiled over entitled white kids oblivious to everything around them and the fact that they are the truly privileged in life.

Fubu Fo Real Dawg.

racist mother fucker


there are at least 20 girls lipsticks on these shirts i grabbed from under by bed. go tell them its not fly

 

[Douche McBaggins The 3rd]

Who gives a fuck what the CEO of a company looks like anyway, you people are weird.

We care because that foo is a grown ass man dressing like a 17 year old. He doesn't need them clothes to be a douche, he's a douche all his own. And the fact that he tries to shine with his clothes makes it all the more pathetic. He ain't shining with his clothes. He's giving people a valid reason NOT to wear that shit.

 

[Enron]

Gen Y kids are all in their early 30s now. Who the hell is wearing abercrombie nowadays?

 

[commedieu]

racist mother fucker


there are at least 20 girls lipsticks on these shirts i grabbed from under by bed. go tell them its not fly

...under the bed of your yacht.

 

[gryz]

racist mother fucker


there are at least 20 girls lipsticks on these shirts i grabbed from under by bed. go tell them its not fly

you leave all the pricetags on your A&F shirts so you can show the girls how baller you are?

 

[Manmademan]

racist mother fucker


there are at least 20 girls lipsticks on these shirts i grabbed from under by bed. go tell them its not fly

Oh, it's pretty fly...

Spoiler

not getting into the racial argument, just couldn't resist

 

[Codeblue]

racist mother fucker


there are at least 20 girls lipsticks on these shirts i grabbed from under by bed. go tell them its not fly

Maybe you're so charming that people still dig you despite your poor taste in clothes.

 

[Douche McBaggins The 3rd]

racist mother fucker


there are at least 20 girls lipsticks on these shirts i grabbed from under by bed. go tell them its not fly

The only reason they like it is because it shows how much of a rube you are. A fool and his money are soon parted and all that nonsense. Abercrombie appeals to women because it shows you're able to toss your money in the toilet and not care. Women like a man who can waste money for no reason. That's what Abercrombie shows. It's proof positive that you have money to throw away.

 

[Deified Data]

Who gives a fuck what the CEO of a company looks like anyway, you people are weird.

Just a comment on the fact that none of his stores would hire him were he not CEO, though not for lack of trying. Seems fairly straightforward.

 

[Lunchbox]

you leave all the pricetags on your A&F shirts so you can show the girls how baller you are?

those are duplicates i havent worn yet. like the burgundy and the blue shirts are the same design. i wore the blue havent touched the red one yet. same with the polos. ill take em off when i get around to wearing them

 

[Fusebox]

We care because that foo is a grown ass man dressing like a 17 year old. He doesn't need them clothes to be a douche, he's a douche all his own. And the fact that he tries to shine with his clothes makes it all the more pathetic. He ain't shining with his clothes. He's giving people a valid reason NOT to wear that shit.

He's wearing jeans and a sweater!

What the hell about jeans and a sweater (from his own company mind you) is somehow the sole domain of 17 year olds?

Shit is getting crazy in here, must be some American thing I don't understand.

 

[spiderman123]

The only reason they like it is because it shows how much of a rube you are. A fool and his money are soon parted and all that nonsense. Abercrombie appeals to women because it shows you're able to toss your money in the toilet and not care. Women like a man who can waste money for no reason. That's what Abercrombie shows. It's proof positive that you have money to throw away.

Man what kind of women have you've been with.

 

[gryz]

those are duplicates i havent worn yet. like the burgundy and the blue shirts are the same design. i wore the blue havent touched the red one yet. same with the polos. ill take em off when i get around to wearing them

there are "girls lipsticks"[sic] on all the shirts you haven't worn yet? do girls just get blinded by the ballerness of how rich you must be to afford a 30 dollar polo shirt and start making out with the shirts themselves?

 

[Manmademan]

The only reason they like it is because it shows how much of a rube you are. A fool and his money are soon parted and all that nonsense. Abercrombie appeals to women because it shows you're able to toss your money in the toilet and not care. Women like a man who can waste money for no reason. That's what Abercrombie shows. It's proof positive that you have money to throw away

LOL

Abercrombie isn't shit. It's the kind of outfits you pick up in a mall. You'd be laughed out of an ACTUAL designer store that people who care about that sort of thing frequent if you came in repping abercrombie.

 

[Douche McBaggins The 3rd]

Man what kind of women have you've been with.

The HOT ones.

But to be more serial, it's more of the highschool mentality where Abercrombie works best. That social chain and getting all up in their mental mind and all that jive.

 

[WordAssassin]

We care because that foo is a grown ass man dressing like a 17 year old. He doesn't need them clothes to be a douche, he's a douche all his own. And the fact that he tries to shine with his clothes makes it all the more pathetic. He ain't shining with his clothes. He's giving people a valid reason NOT to wear that shit.

See this is what I was talking about. He isn't dressed like a 17 year old. He's dressed like a beach bum or surf rat. That's just how they dress. You may think he's ugly, or a dick, or you might think the clothes are stupid in general, but he isn't trying to portray the image that he's young and hip. That's just the style of beach faring folk, and that is the image he's selling. Go hang out in a shoreside town some time and hang at the beach. Hit Santa Barbara, San Clemente, Huntington Beach, that's just how people dress. Not kids or teens, everyone.

 

[dojokun]

Just a comment on the fact that none of his stores would hire him were he not CEO, though not for lack of trying. Seems fairly straightforward.

These types of comments really don't matter. An 80 year old martial arts sensei can't do most of what he's teaching anymore. That don't make a difference in what he's teaching.

Likewise, the CEO is sticking to a philosophy that an exclusive image will pay out in the end rather than reaching out for anyone you can. He may or may not be right, as it's not looking good recently, but his own appearance has nothing to do with it.

 

[Lunchbox]

LOL

Abercrombie isn't shit. It's the kind of outfits you pick up in a mall. You'd be laughed out of an ACTUAL designer store that people who care about that sort of thing frequent if you came in repping abercrombie.

yeah cause fucking discount retailers like h&m, jcrew and uniqwhateverthefucklo you are repping is so much classier than A&F. oh they ditched the color and fitted cut made them brown and loose.......SO DESIGNER

just go wear your seanjeans and southpoles from 2005

 

[KiN0]

This was pretty much the only brand that anyone at my midde school wore. This and Hollister.

 

[gryz]

yeah cause fucking discount retailers like h&m, jcrew and uniqwhateverthefucklo you are repping is so much classier than A&F. oh they ditched the color and fitted cut made them brown and loose.......SO DESIGNER

just go wear your seanjeans and southpoles from 2005

quiet guys, the fashion expert is talking

 

[Douche McBaggins The 3rd]

quiet guys, the fashion expert is talking

I just imagined your avatar speaking and spit my milk. Thanks alot Kato Kun.

 

[Manmademan]

yeah cause fucking discount retailers like h&m, jcrew and uniqwhateverthefucklo you are repping is so much classier than A&F. oh they ditched the color and fitted cut made them brown and loose.......SO DESIGNER

just go wear your seanjeans and southpoles from 2005

I'm just going to assume you're young and inexperienced, and not stupid.

THAT is the kind of thing people who want to "throw money around" and impress people wear. THAT is a "designer store."

it's not my thing, but implying that Abercrombie, H&M, or whatever it is you listed are what people who "throw money around to impress women" wear is laughable. Maybe if you're in high school working part time. You have a real job? no.

 

[see5harp]

J Crew is basically the same thing as Abercrombie as far as prices go (LOL discounters). H&M and forever 21 are the crazy trendy superdiscounters. If you are really trying to impress women, you probably don't shop solely at Abercrombie unless you are in high school. The guys who really are trying to show off do so primarily for themselves though (hypebeast, barneys, huf, etc.)

EDIT: please tell me Lunchbox is joking and that's not actually a picture of shirts he grabbed from under his bed.

 

[Deified Data]

These types of comments really don't matter. An 80 year old martial arts sensei can't do most of what he's teaching anymore. That don't make a difference in what he's teaching.

Likewise, the CEO is sticking to a philosophy that an exclusive image will pay out in the end rather than reaching out for anyone you can. He may or may not be right, as it's not looking good recently, but his own appearance has nothing to do with it.

An 80 year old martial arts master has the good sense to step down when he knows his body isn't up to it anymore. This guy obviously wants to look 20 but failed miserably. That's the source of the ridicule - that one so shallow is still ugly despite his best efforts to the contrary. I don't care one way or the other, but people see a particular poetic justice to that.

 

[Horse Detective]

Lets talk about how offensive Urban Outfitters prices are now

 

[gryz]

I'm just going to assume you're young and inexperienced, and not stupid.

THAT is the kind of thing people who want to "throw money around" and impress people wear. THAT is a "designer store."

it's not my thing, but implying that Abercrombie, H&M, or whatever it is you listed are what people who "throw money around to impress women" wear is laughable. Maybe if you're in high school working part time. You have a real job? no.

I always go into Barneys downtown thinking I'm gonna find some amazing sale item and then just get sad about my life haha

 

[Alucrid]

stop being totally uncool jokers

 

[Gorillaz]

yeah cause fucking discount retailers like h&m, jcrew and uniqwhateverthefucklo you are repping is so much classier than A&F. oh they ditched the color and fitted cut made them brown and loose.......SO DESIGNER

just go wear your seanjeans and southpoles from 2005

Oh man that takes me back. Those big ass clothes.

 

[Enron]

yeah cause fucking discount retailers like h&m, jcrew and uniqwhateverthefucklo you are repping is so much classier than A&F. oh they ditched the color and fitted cut made them brown and loose.......SO DESIGNER

just go wear your seanjeans and southpoles from 2005

JCrew is a discount retailer? What?

 

[Lunchbox]

I'm just going to assume you're young and inexperienced, and not stupid.

THAT is the kind of thing people who want to "throw money around" and impress people wear. THAT is a "designer store."

it's not my thing, but implying that Abercrombie, H&M, or whatever it is you listed are what people who "throw money around to impress women" wear is laughable. Maybe if you're in high school working part time. You have a real job? no.

im comboing my Am eagle boxers with my giorgio

does that hurt your definition of "designer" bro? or does it make my less jacket designer to you now, or does it make my underwear more designer?

 

[see5harp]

O you aren't joking?

 

[User 100115]

So anything above size ten is plus sized now?

Awesome. I'm too fat for A&F. Stupid hips!

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Would never wear their clothes anyhow. I am also too poor for A&F.

 

[gryz]

im comboing my Am eagle boxers with my georgio

does that hurt your definition of "designer" bro? or does it make my less jacket designer to you now, or does it make my underwear more designer?

depends on which Armani line it is.

looks to me like its an emporio which is the cheap one that wouldn't be found in a Barneys

 

[smr00]

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.

Because brand matters to a lot of people.

It's sad but true. Personally i don't give a fuck about brand. I buy polos from target.

 

[Manmademan]

im comboing my Am eagle boxers with my giorgio

does that hurt your definition of "designer" bro? or does it make my less jacket designer to you now, or does it make my underwear more designer?

makes you a jackass who can't read, that's about it. Why do I give a shit what kind of boxers you wear?

 

[thezerofire]

Lets talk about how offensive Urban Outfitters prices are now

it's gotten pretty bad. The Hawkins McGill oxfords are decent though, pretty good fit.