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jmowreader

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31. The cool kids don't shop in his stores anyway

Wed May 8, 2013, 05:12 PM

May 2013

Abercrombie specializes in clothes with the name of his store printed on them. The follow-the-leader crowd shops there. The kids who will be cool after the Abercrombie crowd have all turned into helicopter parents in identical SUVs don't shop there.

And what is up with the suit?

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Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Explains Why He Hates Fat Chicks.... [View all] one_voice May 2013 OP

No mirrors in his house I guess KatyMan May 2013 #1

I wish I could REC this reply! n/t zappaman May 2013 #22

Based on his own standards, he should fire himself! reformist2 May 2013 #42

is that the cat lady? ZRT2209 May 2013 #2

That is EXACTLY who he looks like...that Wildenstine woman CurtEastPoint May 2013 #24

Love child of Gary Busey and la Wildenstine? Tanuki May 2013 #29

I've seen here (briefly) on some TV show theHandpuppet May 2013 #60

Plastic Surgery. Chan790 May 2013 #68

Actually the all the (obvious) plastic surgery he has Revanchist May 2013 #85

That should set the P.R. people scrambling ... Auggie May 2013 #3

Something about those lips makes me nauseous. nt msanthrope May 2013 #4

I laugh that this guy thinks he's insulting anyone. HughBeaumont May 2013 #5

Wonder if he thinks of himself as "hot". tosh May 2013 #6

What's wrong with his face? Cali_Democrat May 2013 #7

I am going to guess plastic sugery that didn't go so well. Rex May 2013 #10

Agree! Pretty soon he'll look like Joan Rivers. gateley May 2013 #51

I've always wondered that. TroglodyteScholar May 2013 #21

Too much bad plastic surgery. Does this guy ever look in the mirror, does he actually Raine May 2013 #59

I'm guessing he's still seeking the approval he never got from the cool kids. Sheldon Cooper May 2013 #8

Ugly people on the inside like to Rex May 2013 #9

He's left out the avant-garde anti-cool cool ismnotwasm May 2013 #11

I'm guessing he wasn't one of the cool kids. MineralMan May 2013 #12

So creepy... I'm in awe. Dash87 May 2013 #13

I don't shop there.. one_voice May 2013 #14

the smells, the noise shanti May 2013 #35

Can't say I'm surprised. GoCubsGo May 2013 #15

He looks like a guy that none of the girls would dance with. shraby May 2013 #16

I've been on DU long enough that I probably discussed the Blue_Tires May 2013 #17

Cut him a break BainsBane May 2013 #18

Another article on this guy's weirdness... JNelson6563 May 2013 #19

the guy is a self... one_voice May 2013 #30

I'm glad I'm old....n/t PasadenaTrudy May 2013 #20

I think I'm gonna go down to the store here in Westlake and cop a squat on WCGreen May 2013 #53

Ok, your post made me laugh out loud Lifelong Protester May 2013 #78

His inner ugly creeped out and took over his face. City Lights May 2013 #23

LOL! OneGrassRoot May 2013 #36

Quite the looker, no? That guy wouldn't know "hot" if his dick was on fire. 11 Bravo May 2013 #25

He looks like the missing link Floyd_Gondolli May 2013 #26

"There’s so much craziness about sex in this country. It’s nuts!" redqueen May 2013 #27

a lot of teenagers DonCoquixote May 2013 #84

you'd think he'd be able to afford better plastic surgery. note to lewis: obsession with your lost HiPointDem May 2013 #28

The cool kids don't shop in his stores anyway jmowreader May 2013 #31

indeed, they buy YSL, Gucci, Lanvin, Chanel...his stuff is too low-end for them ZRT2209 May 2013 #32

Or they shop in vintage clothing stores jmowreader May 2013 #52

Looks like he's been beaten with an Ugly Stick notadmblnd May 2013 #33

god, what an asshole n/t shanti May 2013 #34

Kind of reminds me of this guy, who criticized Adele for being overweight hatrack May 2013 #37

The fashion industry is a cancer on society. Dawson Leery May 2013 #38

Yep. That guy is one ugly dude. smirkymonkey May 2013 #48

Cool kids don't wear A&F JaneyVee May 2013 #39

Correct, as there is nothing cool about being adicted to crack. Dawson Leery May 2013 #41

The mentality that this CEO describes... CoffeeCat May 2013 #79

You know, if one wants to go on about appearance and "hotness" Warren DeMontague May 2013 #40

I have seen this charming individual in person, Sen. Walter Sobchak May 2013 #43

The sad part is that his mind is sicker than his appearance. Beacool May 2013 #71

No way I would have been seen with HIM. And I am dead serious. DevonRex May 2013 #44

lots of plastic surgery on this guy BlueToTheBone May 2013 #45

Screw this ugly goon PD Turk May 2013 #46

Just a note: He said "people", so apparently not just "chicks". nolabear May 2013 #47

Anybody want to bet this guy was a loser in high school Downtown Hound May 2013 #49

That is one creepy creeper. nt Union Scribe May 2013 #50

Did his face melt? Amaya May 2013 #54

Jeepers, it's the Creeper !!!! marmar May 2013 #55

OH THE OUTRAGE! Earth_First May 2013 #56

nothing says 'insecure' louder than 'A & F' across your chest nt markiv May 2013 #57

Dude, if you're over thirty and still obsessing about high school... Get help. politicat May 2013 #58

Seriously, look up this guys age and report back. Sen. Walter Sobchak May 2013 #61

Not surprised. politicat May 2013 #67

To make up for the fact that a flea is better hung than this ceo. muntrv May 2013 #62

Wow! Rainngirl May 2013 #63

Sounds like a challenge to buy some A&F clothes from a second hand shop MattBaggins May 2013 #64

I am surprised the corporate demotarians haven't descended on this MattBaggins May 2013 #65

What is it with folks like that anyway? Not as if wealthy capitalists NEED anyone nomorenomore08 May 2013 #66

This is EXACTLY what is wrong with modern American culture distantearlywarning May 2013 #69

Pot, the kettle is calling.......... Beacool May 2013 #70

...says the guy with the bad face lift and worse collagen lips LadyHawkAZ May 2013 #72

The man looks like he beat himself with the ugly stick. Talk about projecting. Gravitycollapse May 2013 #73

Telling that people are criticizing his face instead of the content of his words RedCappedBandit May 2013 #74

Take a picture of that pig find the worst, undergroundpanther May 2013 #75

Cool is a commodity? Half-Century Man May 2013 #76

Most of America agrees with this guy. KentuckyWoman May 2013 #77

He also explains why I hate Ambercrombie & Fitch. nt geek tragedy May 2013 #80

He looks like frogmarch May 2013 #81

When I see someone wearing A&F, I don't think "Cool kid" Cronus Protagonist May 2013 #82

Sounds like The 21st Century's answer to both Howard Hughes' insane "idiosyncracies" and We People May 2013 #83

He is a genius. His bullshit wouldn't be tolerated otherwise. Sen. Walter Sobchak May 2013 #86

I'm glad I don't own any Abercrombie & Fitch. Aristus May 2013 #87

Surprise! He hates amputees, too KamaAina May 2013 #88