Abercrombie & Fitch Catalogue Index - By Dan Reines

Year in which David T. Abercrombie Co. was founded in New York
City by trapper, prospector, topographer and railroad surveyor David
Abercrombie: 1892

Year in which lawyer and devoted customer Ezra Fitch persuaded Abercrombie to take him on as a partner: 1900

Year in which the first Abercrombie & Fitch catalog was sent out: 1909

Number of catalogs distributed: 50,000

Number of pages in the first issue (hereafter: A&F 1909): 456

Circulation of the summer, 2002 issue of A&F Quarterly (hereafter: A&F 2002): 200,000

Number of pages in A&F 2002: 280

 

Abercrombie & Fitch UK: Flagship Store “New” In So Many Ways

Abercrombie & Fitch has opened its long-anticipated, first-ever overseas store in London, England. The flagship store, located in Burlington Gardens opened Thursday, March, 14th in a renovated Grade
II listed building, originally built as a home in 1725. Renovations lasted over 18 months to incorporate the brand with the
historical attributes, though the “All-American” retailer clearly does not care to observe Old-English cultural and historical attributes in the least as the neighboring traditional
tailoring businesses are bridling at the sheer nerve of the newcomer. All of the the stores windows have been blacked
out. High-energy dance music pulses from the entrance and is clearly audible
from the street. Half-naked and extremely attractive models stand ready to greet customers about the entrance. From the outside, the new Abercrombie & Fitch could easily be mistaken one of London’s most exclusive nightclubs. This is not just a shop. It’s a place to see and be seen. This
is confident, brash, American retailing at its best.

Mike Jeffries, the chairman and chief executive of Abercrombie &
Fitch, said: “We are thrilled by the opening of the London store, which
will truly become a worldwide flagship. Its location in one of the most
historic districts in the retail world will provide an extraordinary
showcase for the Abercrombie & Fitch brand.”

 

 

 

 

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Abercrombie & Fitch Vs. Hot-Topic. Which Girl Would You Hire?

Shannon Nichols, goth-style Shannon Nichols (left), of Livermore, got the cold shoulder when she tried to apply for a job at a trendy retailer. Meanwhile, her blond friend Sarah Adams received a warm greeting and was encouraged to come back for an interview. IT TURNS OUT what your mother always tells you is true: People judge you by your looks.

Just ask Shannon Nichols, a senior at Livermore’s Granada High School. Nichols, 18, recently tested that theory when she was applying for jobs.

One might think: Who wouldn’t hire this bubbly young woman with a Barbie figure, long straight hair and a perfect grade point average?

Nichols and her friend, Sarah Adams, a Livermore High student, decided to do an extra credit project about society’s perceptions of people based on how they look.

They got the idea after reading about a lawsuit successfully brought by employees against youthwear retailer Abercrombie & Fitch for trying to make its employees project a certain image. They decided to apply for jobs at the company’s Pleasanton store.

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Worth the wait? Now: complete playlists for all stores from 2000 to present.

It has been some time since my last post. Far too long really; I usually shoot for one entry every other day, but I think that you’ll forgive me for my apparent lack of motivation once you check out the new Store Music (Playlist) section that I have established just for CanoeRoom.com members/passcard holders. The Store Music section features the internet’s most comprehensive Abercrombie & Fitch, Abercrombie Kids, Hollister, Ruehl No.925 and Gilly Hicks store playlists from 2000 to present, with a most recent update of ANF May 2008. By signing up for the free CanoeRoom.com newsletter, you will be provided with a virtual pass-card that will grant you instant access to the playlist section and other exclusive and/or protected sections such as the 2003 Christmas Field Guide Photo Album!

Sign up for the newsletter and obtain a pass-card

After that, you can check out the ANF Store Music section or the Christmas Field Guide photo album (18 or older).

By the way, the featured photo is that of one of my friends. If you would like to have your picture posted with a future announcement (and you are a member of this place), email it to me at Jason@EverythingAbercrombie.com. If it is good, I will use it.

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Abercrombie Store Music: “It’s more of an aspirational feeling.”

So you think you can mix a mean compilation CD. Maybe you can even arrange several hours of music, maintaining a consistent flow and a point of view that is specific yet broadly appealing. And perhaps you could make this arrangement out of songs that are obscure yet oddly familiar. For, say, a store that you wouldn’t necessarily shop in. And you could do it again, every month, without repeating songs.

If so, and if you’ve fantasized about making mixes for a living, you might have a future with DMX Music Inc.

DMX creates soundtracks for businesses including Nike, Hilton Hotels, P.F. Chang’s, Restoration Hardware, Gold’s Gym and California Pizza Kitchen. Fewer than 6 percent of DMX’s 450 employees are music programmers, and only five of those live in Austin. But their dream jobs do exist.

The heart of DMX is what they call “foreground music.” Music is often the siren song when it comes to selling stuff. When you cross the threshold into a store or restaurant, or even pass by one, its music sends a message about whether you belong in there.

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Cheap Abercrombie & Fitch: Free, Wholesale, Discount, Clearance, Outlet, Gift Card & Coupon Online

These days, with our splendid economy and wonderful gas prices everyone is on the lookout for a deal and not just at the pump, many trendy shoppers are now bargain shoppers as well, but Abercrombie & Fitch most definitely has not lowered their prices to reflect the current economic situation in America and show no signs of doing so any time soon. Abercrombie has taken a few hits on the exchange lately, suggesting that more and more people are finding more cost effective ways to stay on top of fashion trends.

That said, I will show you all of the ways that I know to get Abercrombie & Fitch on the cheap.

Almost Outlet

Unlike The Gap, Old Navy and other trendy retailers, Abercrombie & Fitch does not have discount stores of any kind, anywhere. The closest that you will ever get to a bargain from an Abercrombie store is to check out the clearance sections. You can always find outlet prices on the women’s two clearance racks. Just before or after floor-sets, I often saw prices as low as $3.99. Another idea would be to shop at Hollister, which sells basically the same stuff, for less.

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Abercrombie & Fitch Models: Back To School 2006

So I have decided to add Abercrombie Models to CanoeRoom.com. Covering the entire lineup is going to take a while as there is a great number of past and present Abercrombie Models out there. Because of this, I have decided to start this new section by posting models from the Back To School 2006 cast, which is  the season that I started working at Abercrombie & Fitch so I recognize many of the faces and photos.

Featured Models: Yesica Toscanini, Daisy Robinton, Sammy Jo Wilkinson, Heidi Lindgren, Alexandra Richards, Austin, Jonathan Keyser, Sean Poolman, Todd Brueggemann, Jeff Tomsik and Camden Robinson.

Just like the ANF playlists, It is next to impossible to gather all of the information on these models, so any help and additional information is very much welcomed and appreciated.

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Columbus Children’s Hospital Accepts 10 Million From Abercrombie & Fitch

Columbus Children’s Hospital Acceptance of a 10 Million Dollar Donation From local business Abercrombie & Fitch Sparks Inferno of controversy. Who would have guessed this would happen?…..

It is no secret that the phrase “provocative advertising” is synonymous with the well known Abercrombie & Fitch brand, which has a reputation of “pushing the envelope” of acceptable marketing practices. The list of groups and individuals that oppose Abercrombie & Fitch for their “exploitation of young minds” is endless. That said, you would think that when Abercrombie & Fitch Co. decided to push another envelope, one containing a donation of $10,000,000 toward the Columbus Children’s Hospital, those who oppose ANF would consider this at the very least, a move in the right direction.

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Abercrombie & Fitch, Barack Obama And The Evensville Concession Speech.

A very interesting development in the race for the White House; during the April 24, 2008 concession speech in Evansville, Indiana , for the first time ever, nobody gave a hoot what presidential hopeful Barack Obama had to say. People were simply too distracted by not one or two, but three young men directly behind Obama all wearing Abercrombie & Fitch t-shirts. One of the t-shirts showcased the word “Fitch” so prominently that it dwarfed not just all of the “Obama Change” support signs, but Obama himself.

“A distraction” may be the understatement of the century. These three guys managed to unwittingly hijack the entire speech. Just who are they and what were they doing there?

Speculation began long before the Illinois senator’s speech ended: Were they planted by the Obama campaign to draw support from a particular demographic of the population? Were they pranksters looking for 15 minutes of fame? Or was the explanation really too simple: They were just three guys who went to an Obama speech wearing Abercrombie & Fitch t-shirts?

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Abercrombie & Fitch Quarterly Is Back In “Return to Paradise” by Bruce Webber

Time to reconnect with those friends in Kensington. The limited-edition UK-only A&F Quarterly now available at the London store.

Limited UK Edition of the A&F Quarterly
May 5, 2008
In an exciting return to form, Abercrombie & Fitch has released a UK-only edition of their oft-discussed Quarterly, a hardbound catalogue featuring photographs by Bruce Weber and a cover by the painter Mark Beard. Call your college friends from that semester abroad or email those Kensington expats you know to get a copy. If you happen to be in that neck of the woods, the London store is at 42 Saville Row in Westminster. -BruceWebber.com

The cover painting is by Mark Beard who is also responsible for the “mural painting friezes and bronze sculpture” in Abercrombie & Fitch in New York, Los Angeles, and London flagship stores.

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