abercrombie & fitch shirts - why the hate?

ppllzz · Nov 15, 2009

i feel like the ralph lauren brands push pretty much the same image that anf pushes, except add "rich" to the list of positive adjectives

speaking of brand images, ndg has a ridiculous one

BrooklynHighpost · Nov 15, 2009

Just checked their site, WOW, the prices are ridiculously more expensive than I thought it would be. Some of the pieces are even more expensive than Jcrew, the prices on the shirts and jackets are on par with Jcrew.

Pilot · Nov 15, 2009

Abercrombie occcasionally has a few legit sweaters too. that wax jacket they have this season is decent.

blynch · Nov 15, 2009

shirts fit TTS, or do you have to size down like Jcrew?
Like a couple shirts, I might just try ordering online, none of the adverse effects of going to the store. Any coupon codes?

srivats · Nov 15, 2009

Originally Posted by blynch

shirts fit TTS, or do you have to size down like Jcrew?
Like a couple shirts, I might just try ordering online, none of the adverse effects of going to the store. Any coupon codes?

Do not size down - the shirts are very slim as they are.

srivats · Nov 15, 2009

Originally Posted by BrooklynHighpost

Just checked their site, WOW, the prices are ridiculously more expensive than I thought it would be. Some of the pieces are even more expensive than Jcrew, the prices on the shirts and jackets are on par with Jcrew.

+1. Excellent point about RL.

ppllzz · Nov 15, 2009

Originally Posted by BrooklynHighpost

Just checked their site, WOW, the prices are ridiculously more expensive than I thought it would be. Some of the pieces are even more expensive than Jcrew, the prices on the shirts and jackets are on par with Jcrew.

sigh. jcrew quality is not as good as abercrombie quality. no joke. also, abercrombie can be found for very cheap when sale time comes, but jcrew gets like 20% off? its kinda ridic

srivats · Nov 15, 2009

Originally Posted by ppllzz

sigh. jcrew quality is not as good as abercrombie quality. no joke. also, abercrombie can be found for very cheap when sale time comes, but jcrew gets like 20% off? its kinda ridic

Totally agree - AnF shirts are way better than jcrew.

Big Pun · Nov 15, 2009

I knew it was only a matter of time before you guys started warming up to A&F lol. After all the **** Crew love, I was thinking, this is basically unbranded A&F. I don't care for flannels much but those patterns are pretty ugly.

A&F fits way better than J Crew though.

DLester · Nov 15, 2009

Originally Posted by ppllzz

whats so bad about anf branding? it basically says something like "if you wear anf, you are attractive, fit, and popular"...
. . . and homoerotic (no hate, just puzzling to see it directed at uber-hetero douchebag clientele) http://images.google.com/images?hl=e...=f&oq=&aqi=g10 http://www.abercrombie.com/webapp/wc...10051_10901_-1 . . . and kind of pedophilic (not sure if that is spelled right, I don't type it ever and am not willing to google it to confirm) . . . and logo driven and other issues I am too tired to list. The shirts may be fine though, that is a separate issue.

sartre864 · Nov 15, 2009

A&F quality isn't bad and, while the button ups have logos, the entire pocket can be rather easily removed with a seam ripper. The fit is definitely slim and, as an added bonus for the especially slender members of this forum, I believe that many button ups now come in size XS. However, I am very confused about A&F's choice to create these jeans. Mike Jeffries was always rather adamant about A&F's aesthetic being overtly masculine, evidenced by the store pushing tight tops paired with sagged cargo shorts and baggy jeans. This denim offering simply seems like a huge departure from everything associated with the "A&F look."

Stylin-1 · Nov 15, 2009

Originally Posted by DLester

. . . and homoerotic (no hate, just puzzling to see it directed at uber-hetero douchebag clientele)

http://images.google.com/images?hl=e...=f&oq=&aqi=g10

http://www.abercrombie.com/webapp/wc...10051_10901_-1

. . . and kind of pedophilic (not sure if that is spelled right, I don't type it ever and am not willing to google it to confirm)

. . . and logo driven and other issues I am too tired to list.

The shirts may be fine though, that is a separate issue.

Where do you see pedophilia in their marketing?? Are you 100 years old?

jet · Nov 15, 2009

So a&f is good because they have a good flannel this season? It's no different than other talentless mall brands, personally I'd rather wear jcrew than that garbage.

I find it amusing those mc guys are into streetwear brands with training wheels. I figure they'd apply the same logic that I would if I were venturing into mc.

And finally streetwear is now complete with all the requisite garbage mall brand threads. We can now proceed to merge them into one MONSTER garbage thread.

dfagdfsh · Nov 15, 2009

i dont like branding but the idea that branding and what it represents is inherently bad is marsupialed. whenever we wear a specific look or reference a subculture with our clothing we're presenting a specific image and are represented by the inherent qualities of that reference

Stylin-1 · Nov 15, 2009

Originally Posted by jet

So a&f is good because they have a good flannel this season? It's no different than other talentless mall brands, personally I'd rather wear jcrew than that garbage.

I find it amusing those mc guys are into streetwear brands with training wheels. I figure they'd apply the same logic that I would if I were venturing into mc.

And finally streetwear is now complete with all the requisite garbage mall brand threads. We can now proceed to merge them into one MONSTER garbage thread.

It took you until the third page to chime in? You're slipping!

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