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$95 in 1924 was an enormous amount!

Not quite, it is about $1200.00 in today's money. Which is still about the cost for a top of the line wool suit.

Hey,your icon-Eau de Joy-is one of my all time favorite year-round fragrances! It's an updated and improved (IMO) 1950s version of the original 1920s Joy, and it's *much* better than 2000's EnJoy (yet another fruity floral...how original :-( ).

excuse me, can I have her boots?

thanks

I would like a pair too...

I like the hat too!

For real. Those are just tasty.

Androgynie & Fitch.

I wish they'd stuck to high-end stuff rather than the hideous junk-food clothes they have now.

Ah yes, this was when A&F specialized in well-made clothes for the outdoorsy set as opposed to today, when they specialize in cheaply-made clothes for teenagers.

YES!! I so agree! The stuff they have now has that worn-out look to it with a hefty price tag! Ridiculous!

And all their stores stink of piped-in cologne, and they fire salespeople for not having the right 'look' (i.e. gaining some weight). A&F is so gross.

Wow, really? I knew a girl who was... chubby and worked at A&F. She looked well put-together tho so that might've had something to do with it.

Although I must say that when they put certain items on clearance it's usually a very good deal. I saw a coat that was $140 on clearance for $44.50.

It's interesting to me to read all your comments about this store, as I've never been there myself, though I have of course heard of it.

Teddy Roosevelt outfitted his African safari at A&F.

Those boots. THOSE BOOTS. I want them so much. And some of the coats, too.

I like that one coat, btw nice icon lol

Me too!

I never realized Abercrombie's been around for that long. That stuff is way different from today.

Well, they aren't at all the same company. The real A&F went out of business in the late '70s. Some company in Ohio bought the name about a decade later and restarted it as a lower-end sporting goods and clothing store, then discovered that they could make a boatload of cash selling cheap clothes to teenagers. So it's the same in name only.

Ah, OK. That's interesting.

You're not the only one who thought that.

If the original Abercrombie & Fitch people saw some of the catalogs the current incarnation of A&F put out (pun intended) a couple of years ago, they'd probably faint or something.

In a way I'm glad this isn't the same company who now dress my whole school (unfortunately for me... and they say they're all 'total individuals... no) but I'm also gutted that some sweatshop tycoon bought the name, so now there's no good connotations of nostalgia, cos the second I read A&F I thought 'ew'. Lose-lose situation I guess.
And you think $140 is expensive for a coat? In the UK you can be charged 140 STERLING for one, what happened to the exchange rate?! Yay capitalism.