<p>I'm on a roll with interesting threads, from the comparative academic success of Asians and Hispanic high school students in Southern California, or the analysis of Che Guevara's selling power on T-shirts despite the confusion surrounding his ideals. Now, for another take on fashion regarding the biggest mover in the teen apparel industry.</p>
<p>What thoughts come in your head when you view the logo of Abercrombie & Fitch or any of their sub-divisions (i.e. Hollister)?
What is your take on the quality and style of their clothing?
How do you feel about their advertising methods?
What is your opinion regarding controversies that surrounded formerly used hiring practices?
What is your opinion of people who wear Abercrombie & Fitch?</p>
<p>Walking advertisements is stupid, especially the preppy companies. My friend\'s dad was rejected to enter an Abercrombie store since the proprietor wouldn\'t permit \"ugly\" people.</p>
<p>^^^
1) ABERCROMBIE IS NOT PREPPY GODDAMNIT
2) thats ridiculous I've never heard of anything like that ever happening. I have heard stories about them being discriminatory when considering job applications though</p>
<p>OP:
-I think to buy a shirt because of the logo is stupid. the only reason I'd buy something with a logo on it (besides those little symbol things) is if I really liked it or it was really comfy (i.e. pink by VS)
-mostly bad quality, I've found a few cute shirts but mostly generic style, but they're good for button downs and such.
-they dont really advertise much do they? idk
-idk much about it, but i've heard stories bout the discrimination and if thats true then its stupid
-that is a very bad question. there are people who wear A&F because they think it makes them "cool" and will wear ANYTHING from that store. there are also people who wear some A&F cause they like how the jeans fit or they like a particular shirt. you can't generalize like that....</p>
<p>^^^
1) If A&F isn't preppy than I don't know what preppy is. Maybe I'm just not rich enough to know the real brands.
2) No, the company actually faced lawsuits because they have a policy of only choosing to hire "beautiful" people - and their definition of beautiful didn't include blacks.</p>
<p>OP:
-"This person has disposable income."
-Poorly made, over-priced, and really not all that attractive.
-I don't go inside the store or subscribe to any teen magazines, so I'm not subjected to it on a regular basis. The ads I've seen in the past were pretty stupid and tacky.
-My friend gave an oral report, and basically just confirmed what I already thought about the company; it was run by ******bags.
-I know it's wrong to be prejudiced, but I can't help but associate the fashion line with my more boring, apathetic, and/or obnoxious peers.</p>
<p>What thoughts come in your head when you view the logo of Abercrombie & Fitch or any of their sub-divisions (i.e. Hollister)? Cheap, ugly, overrated clothing. It's highly unlikely that I would ever wear anything by Abercrombie</p>
<p>What is your take on the quality and style of their clothing? See above.</p>
<p>How do you feel about their advertising methods? After seeing that one advertisement with a bunch of sweaty naked guys in a locker room who were all grinning at each other - I'm failing to understand how they sell clothes without putting their clothes on the models.</p>
<p>What is your opinion regarding controversies that surrounded formerly used hiring practices? As cheap and tacky as their clothing is, I found it ironically humorous.
If anyone is stupid enough to not buy an article of clothing they like because the salesperson doesn't look a certain way, then shame on them.</p>
<p>What is your opinion of people who wear Abercrombie & Fitch?
*I try not to form opinions on someone based on what they choose to buy with their money. *</p>
<p>A&F is wanna-be or faux preppy. Real preppy clothing comes from Ralph Lauren, J.Crew, Brooks Brothers, Lacoste, Lilly Pulitzer etc. Clothes that are made from good material and wont fall apart after 5 washes.</p>
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<p>I just kinda have this 'bleh' feeling. I really don't like those brands...at all.</p>
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<p>Not my style. I see mostly the preppy kids and jocks wear their stuff.</p>
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<p>"Yeah! Let's put our huge logo right across the shirt so we can get our name across!" I despise big logos on clothing.</p>
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<p>I hate it. It's distasteful and has this elitist image to it. Don't know if it's the same for Hollister, but I definitely read about A&F's hiring policy on the news.</p>
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<p>Most of the people I see wear it are preps or jocks. In other words, I don't like 'em. Or at least just how they dress.</p>
<p>A&F is a collection of really expensive, low-quality clothing. I've also had bad experiences with the staff inside (I'll leave you all to decide what those might be). Whenever I go to stores like that, I don't buy anything that has the name of the store on it. I'm generally an anti-words person when it comes to clothing. I can simply speak what's on my mind; I don't need to have it emblazoned across my chest. I really do like subtle logos though. They're much more tasteful.</p>
<p>I buy my jeans and denim skirts there because they fit really well. Places like Express/Gap/Old Navy have a "soccer mom fit" which means its huge in the waist and really short in the leg. Abercrombie is the one place that actually understands the sizes of most teenage girls. I love the washes of their jeans. I also like their flip flops and they aren't overpriced. I don't like any of their shirts though. Their sweaters fall apart after one wash.</p>
<p>Yeah ughh. It's even worse if it's two polos worn together.</p>
<p>One thing that bothers me about A and F is that their clothing NEVER changes. You can find the same stuff in the store today as there was in 2004. Same exact thing. Striped polos, destroyed jeans, flip flops of assorted colors, and tiny ripped mini skirts.</p>
<p>-What thoughts come in your head when you view the logo of Abercrombie & Fitch or any of their sub-divisions (i.e. Hollister)?
cheaply made clothes</p>
<p>-What is your take on the quality and style of their clothing?
low quality at best, styled as a modern faux-prep brand </p>
<p>-How do you feel about their advertising methods?
aside from having huge logos across everything, they have one?</p>
<p>-What is your opinion regarding controversies that surrounded formerly used hiring practices?
couldn't care less</p>
<p>-What is your opinion of people who wear Abercrombie & Fitch?
depends. people who go to the mall solely to shop at abercrombie i view as new money who think they are buying preppy/luxury/quality clothing.
nothing against someone who buys a pair of jeans that fit well or something along those lines, however. also have nothing against girls who like their skirt selection...</p>
<p>Okay so I went to the Abercrombie website for the first time in a while and they have some cute stuff for fall. I feel like I'm too old for Abercrombie, but hey, I'm also hanging out on the High School Life forum.</p>
<p>From what I know, managers are told to encourage employees to appeal to the more attractive types.</p>
<p>In other words, they ignore the fuglies, which is the fashion equivalent of the Montgomery Bus-Rosa Parks incident that started the civil rights movement.</p>
<p>Just like that incident, only appealing to the beautiful is bad business. You don't show poor customer service to an individual cause they don't fit your mold of typical customer.</p>