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Abercrombie & Fitch has spent years trying to scrub the memory of longtime former CEO Mike Jeffries and the associated sexualized marketing campaigns with shirtless male models that he crafted.
Earlier this year, Abercrombie & Fitch’s sordid past was (re)examined in the Netflix documentary White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch, reminding us why the Oughts mall staple became ...
And in the ’90s and 2000s, the preppy youthquake mall-fashion outlet Abercrombie & Fitch told a very big story. It was a story of where America — or, at least, a powerful slice of the ...
White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch details the store's success and controversies, including its racist and exclusionary practices. The documentary focuses on the rise in popularity of the brand after the arrival of CEO Mike Jeffries in 1992, and his practices which led to a 2003 class-action suit which alleged racial discrimination in the stores’ hiring policies. [7]
In 2002 Abercrombie & Fitch released a line of thong underwear targeted for girls ages 10–16, though critics pointed out that children as young as seven could fit one of the thongs. [52] [53] [54] A spokesman for A&F, Hampton Carney, stated that he could list "at least 100 reasons why a young girl would want thong underwear."
Dean & DeLuca announced closures of 31 of its 36 US locations on July 11, 2019, while suffering from major cash flow problems. [110] Deb Shops went through its second bankruptcy in December 2014 and closed all its stores in March 2015. [111] The company continued as online only plus size retailer from September 2015 until 2018. [112]
In 2013, Abercrombie & Fitch garnered notoriety after a Change.org petition that gained nearly 80,00 signatures called for the company to introduce larger, more inclusive t-shirt sizes.
Outer Range is an American science fiction neo-Western television series created by Brian Watkins. It features an ensemble cast that includes Josh Brolin , Imogen Poots , Lili Taylor , Tom Pelphrey , Tamara Podemski and Lewis Pullman .