If I Was An Abercrombie & Fitch Model
June 2nd, 2005
If I was an Abercrombie & Fitch model, I would pose a lot.
Most often, I’d stop whatever I was doing when people would walk nearby my rock-hard body and I would lean on something. Usually so that I looked like I was reclining in some kind of way, that made me look like I was relaxing in typical A&F fashion.
I would, of course, never say hello to you — I would do my trademark “upwards head nod” which is a simple nod upwards. No up and down motion. No side to side motion. Just from whichever position my head was currently in when we locked eyes, I would do the quick upwards nod. That means, “Hey, whaddup?” in A&F body language.
I’d probably never set foot in a drug store. As an A&F model, I’d just never go places with flourescent lighting. I’d only go places with mood lighting. Because mood lighting is what makes my fitted T-shirts and baggy, ripped jeans look hot. I’d also probably never drive or park in areas that had those ticket kiosk things. A&F models don’t pay for parking. Valet all the way, baby.
But with all the good times and women in baby-T’s and alternative music playing in my head and surfboards and drawstring pants — there would be one thing about being an A&F model that I would categorically, 110% not be happy with…
The phrase, “I’m an Abercrombie model.”
Why? Because more often than not when you say something to someone they have to say “What did you just say?” because most people are not listening. As a result, when I said the above phrase, people would hear things come out of my mouth like:
I’m a crummy model.
I’m aboriginal bee.
I’m a neighbor. Come bemer, yodel!
What else they’d hear, of course, is anyone’s guess.
Hmm, you could always just say, “I’m a model for that clothing company with the black and white ads and half naked models who look like they’re 15.” People would know exactly what you’re talking about then.
Comment by Hilary — June 2, 2005 @ 9:46 am
You might also want someone to follow you around with a spray bottle for an occasional misting when you feel particularly saucy - a little glycerin added to the water makes for plumper, longer-lasting droplets. I know this of course only because my dad is into nature photography, not because I spritz people or take comparative measurements of water droplets.
Comment by sphinx — June 2, 2005 @ 9:51 am
And yet, if you were an A&F model, do you think that it would even be nessecary to go out for normal things? Hell, I wouldn’t- bring it to me baby! I’m in black and white dontcha know?
Comment by Yoj — June 2, 2005 @ 1:20 pm
You’re not aloof enough to be an A&F model, and sadly, a bit too old. Don’t you have to practically be just-barely-legal to be one of those hipster doofus models? Unfortuch, I think those days have come and gone for you, dear old man
Comment by Kristi — June 2, 2005 @ 2:18 pm
Is there a proper body language response to the vertical head nod? You know, a pose that says something like, “Oh, not much. What’s up with you?” or “Eh, I can’t complain.”
Comment by Will — June 2, 2005 @ 6:04 pm
This post is clearly very bogus, because, as we all know, you ARE an A&F model already. So just go on and admit it, dude. If you like, you can acknowledge with just an upwards nod, though.
Comment by Fun Joel — June 2, 2005 @ 7:56 pm
*Upwards nod*
Comment by Pauly D — June 2, 2005 @ 8:29 pm
What would be worse than being an Abercrombie model? Being a high school boy who thinks that that is the hight of fashion; when in reality, he’s a sheep.
Comment by Fully — June 2, 2005 @ 10:21 pm
But — if you were an A&F model, wouldn’t you be in grayscale? Wouldn’t you have to dunk yourself in grayish paint so that you would always be in black and white? And in addition to avoiding flourescent lighting (and sphinx’s suggestion of someone following you around with a mister), shouldn’t you have someon else follow you around with a little fan?
And wouldn’t you have to keep moving throughout the year, to summer climates so you wouldn’t be so cold with your shirt off like that all the time?
And…and…and…?
Comment by C(h)ristine — June 2, 2005 @ 10:59 pm
You’ll never be too old to be a GAP model.
Comment by Katherine — June 3, 2005 @ 1:35 pm
You’d never have to worry about any of those things…the first and foremost thing about being an abercrombie model…or even working at a store, is being hot.
Comment by Jon — June 27, 2005 @ 4:54 am
Why do you people harbor so much anger towards those who do model for A&F, and even people like me who work there? To some of us it is merely a job that pays our bills. Not everyone who works there (including myself) comes from rich families. Some of us are struggling to get by. Also, in our defense we are not all rude, cruel, and shallow. Honestly, it isn’t right to profile everyone who works for A&F as stuck-up, rich, white brats. For the simple fact that not everyone is. Thank you.
Comment by Lance — September 7, 2005 @ 1:10 pm
Lance your comments are so wrong.
Everyone knows that A&F hires only Rich white Americans, and i’m one of them.
Were stuck up and we all have straight white teeth.
Its a pre-requesite to be rude to work in the A&F stores.
Comment by Blaine — October 16, 2005 @ 5:04 pm
wow. i think abercrombie models are hot, and the whole rich snoty white brat thing is just a plus. and their moms are normally my age.
Comment by mia — December 17, 2005 @ 4:44 pm
I work at Abercrombie, and I love it there. People always judge me just because I work there, and you know what, they are right. Abercrombie is not going to hire ugly people to work there. Its just part of life, get used to it. I always get crap from the food court people because I work there, and thats fine, there are just mad that they work fast food, and I get to look at girls all day.
Comment by Ryan — December 21, 2005 @ 1:15 am
Ryan - That’s awesome. Do you have rivalries with the ugly food court people and do you A&F guys do stuff like play practical jokes on the ugly people? You know, give them wedgies and stuff when they’re not looking and attack them in the locker room?
Just curious - cause that sounds like AWESOME FUN.
Comment by Pauly D — December 21, 2005 @ 7:43 am
You’re never too old to model for A&F. Afterall, for roughly $20k and a good cosmetic surgeon in BH or NYC, nearly anyone can look 18 again. And as for food court F-uglies, who cares. Why waste a good nod on any of them! Tan on, bro’ . Oh, and one more thing, just because A&F dudes tongue wrestle other dudes doesn’t mean they’re gay… just being helpful to other hot looking dudes without a convenient chick. *NOD*
Comment by glen — December 21, 2005 @ 1:50 pm
A&F does not hire only rich white american’s, we have afriacan american’s and people from other countries. As a fact im from the United Kingdom. Yes i do live in America now. but you should look up the facts of the company before you bad mouth it. Thank you.
Comment by Model#19111StnA — December 21, 2005 @ 5:39 pm
ok you know what? I like A&F!! You are awesome dude! I dont care if you all dont like the store, but stop being mean to those who do. Stop talking trash about the store and the models. Dont be mad cuz ur ugly, short, weak and dont have a tan. Be nice to those who are fortunate and have great looks! your just mad because you cant afford ANYTHING in Abercrombie & Fitch! Just because your broke doesnt mean you can degrate the store. Go get a job and buy some abercrombie clothes…trust us. It’s for the best. p.s. dude (a&f model) your awesome! A&F ROX!!!
Comment by Megan — December 26, 2005 @ 5:28 pm
That comment about A&F models tongue wrestling each other is totally hot. I think it’s perfectly fine since it’s so hard to find a chick that would look nearly as good and one of us. And no, it does not make one gay to tongue wrestle anothe hot dude, it’s just a hobbie.
Comment by nms — January 1, 2006 @ 9:58 am
Dude i agree with the two comments above the last one… i love Abercrombie and Fitch that store is like my life, and as soon as I turn 18, i wana try to get a job there. Now i’m not white, but it doesn’t mean i think any less of the store… they ma or may not hire me because of it, but i rele don’t care… the clothing is awesome, and ur making fun of it for stupid reasons like their pictures are in black in white… get a life.
Comment by AbercromBoy26 — January 2, 2006 @ 10:38 am
i think that this is the funniest thing ive ever read!! i printed it out and put it in my locker. i think that you should hire someone with a camera to follow you where ever you go so that anywhere and anywhere is a photo shoot. that would be cool. Then you could have your own personal camera man!! you should also have a wardrobe assitant on hand at all times then you could change your clothes based on the ‘mood lighting’ that you are in. then you could look hott in any room!!!
Comment by Kate — January 4, 2006 @ 6:07 am
Kate - I already do have a camera guy who follows me all around and I do have a wardrobe assistant, also. No make-up person, though — I do that on my own, by myself.
Comment by Pauly D — January 4, 2006 @ 9:42 pm
Hey i think your name is bradley, but hey i don’t care but really hottt!!!!! I think you’ll be very successfull in the modeling career!
Comment by Tatiana R. — January 6, 2006 @ 1:54 pm
hey your hott!!!
Comment by Tatiana R. — January 6, 2006 @ 1:55 pm
well… for those of us who are abercrombie models (there are quite a few you know) you’re being very stereotypical.
stop making fun of us. you’re being an asshole in a stupid attempt to be an “anti-conformist”
Comment by Elizabeth — January 15, 2006 @ 2:44 pm
Nothing wrong w/A & F, or their models or salespeople. I am 46, wear their gear frequently, and get nothing but positive comments.
You rock.
Comment by Bruce — January 22, 2006 @ 12:11 am
maybe when you 60 you can start wearing the “stuff” I model
Comment by XxAshleexX — January 25, 2006 @ 11:08 am
No, I am sure you do a much better job than I ever could.
Thank you though.
Comment by Bruce — January 26, 2006 @ 10:31 pm
How about you stop trying to act so cool.
Comment by Cameron — February 2, 2006 @ 9:53 pm
A&F is cool but Hollister has better fit clothes on me like iam a guy and tall and skinny and Hollister has stuff like 28-31 and plus it dosent cost much at all (at Hollister Co.)
Comment by Nick — February 4, 2006 @ 7:17 am
hey well i absolutley love A&F my good friend max zagorski is the new face of abercrombie and i am soo proud of him, he has worked hard for it and there couldnt be a better person to be the new face of abercrombie but him. i wear their stuff all the time and it is made really well. hollister is great too but the tops are cheaply made. abercrombie is by far the best store right now, it may be more money for the clothing but its worth it in the end
x0
Comment by britney — February 6, 2006 @ 1:41 pm
umm, these are fake comments, right?
next time you think Abercrombie & Fitch, picture this.
Comment by kristine — February 6, 2006 @ 4:30 pm
A&F gear is good to a point. A&F lifestyle is laughable.
Gear that is pre-ripped, pre-stained? what kind of man needs pre-stains? Hardly a man. “Earn those stains yourself, Wuss!”
Attractive guys have style that shines inside and out. High priced clothes, especially those that are not formalwear or at least for special-er occasions, have no place on the bodies of Real Men.
Anywho, I am all in favor of nice dress, even that which accentuates the feminely curves. Taking it too far is just that, and is the downfall of todays high school chicas. But whatcanyoudo, the world turns, people are ignorant and greedy, and sex is a lovely craze we can all dig.
Just remember it’s clothes. There are plenty of clothes. They are all expensive. And virtually all of them are made by underpaid, abused, and daily-raped children in IndoChina.
Makes you wonder how it gets so pricey?
Sexy is who you are, not who you wear.
Duh.
Comment by Holier Than Thou — February 10, 2006 @ 11:10 pm
I think you´re a very good model and if you want you can be everythink!! And i want to invite you to Mexico(Where i live) you can contacte. Good Luck!
Comment by Alex Sanchez — February 17, 2006 @ 11:06 am
… your all pathetic, it’s laughable!
Comment by kate — February 18, 2006 @ 12:50 pm
i really think you are hot. i think you need to show off some more legs. maybe shaving or waxing. ya i think that will be the trick. i think you remind me of a dog and monkey mixed! have a good one!
your sexy beast
Comment by sexy beast — February 18, 2006 @ 4:52 pm
I think that all the guys who work at A&F and Hollister are HOTTTTT!!! I love to shop there because I can do 2 things at once buy and look at the hot boyz!!
Keep up the good work you guys!!
Comment by Jessica — February 25, 2006 @ 7:52 pm
they’re all gay/bi/expiremental.
Comment by Anthony — March 1, 2006 @ 11:13 pm
Brittney, how does one work hard to be an A&F model? I thought it all had to do with the casting couch. Oh yeah - hard - that’s right. I would like to tounge wrestle with Max Zagorski. What a hot idea.
Comment by Matt — March 10, 2006 @ 2:21 pm
hey uhmm abercrombmie models are sooo sexxii ♥ lol haha omg haha ♥ i lovee youu and my bestestestestestest friend maria is guna be a model for chanelle lol haha and u girls gotta pay her lots of money … buhhhh byess
Comment by ak — March 17, 2006 @ 10:24 am
I will not lie, i like A&F and Hollister clothing; but i understand where it’s coming from. If people really weren’t that shallow, they’d understand that buying clothes from A&F is only hurting people. Abercrombie and Fitchs’ clothing are made in sweatshops. Ever take a look at the tag? Made in Vietnam. So, while you pay $300 on a jean jacket, the people that made it are paid a whopping 28 cents a day. Most kids though will look past this and conform to society… “abercrombie models are hott, i wanna be just like them!” or “their clothing is expensive, so if i buy it i will have a rich image” or “this outfit is cute, i’ll buy it anyway.” You know, by boycottiing A&F, and sending them mail telling them to pay their workers fairly, you can make a change. Most of their business is pretty sick too.. they make thongs for 10 year old girls.. cmon get real, that’s not necessary. Kids working in their sweatshops are as young as 12 years old. Mostly young girls, do not receive the privelage to get a decent education because they’re trying to make ends meet and help support a family. They’re getting their limbs cut off, and having needles go through their hands yet they must continue working under these harsh circumstances. A&F doesn’t have the decency to pay them fairly though; so why help strengthen them by buying their shit? You can change that. Just at least let them know, bring it up, stir things. Don’t get me wrong and call me some retarded kid who’s probably ugly and jealous. I could get a job at A&F if i pleased and i’ve gotten numerous modeling agencies knocking at my door; but it’s not worth it when other people are barely living because most people won’t help. And you may think that sweatshops are just in third-world countries, but they’re even closer to home than that if you live in the U.S! Over 50% of sweatshops in the United States are in New York and California. You’ll all probably brush this off; but the next time you go to A&F, ask an employee if they even know how their clothing is made.
Comment by sam — March 20, 2006 @ 11:26 am
I am 15 and i have wanted to be an Abercrombie model for some time. I would like to talk to you directly. If that is possible email me. Thanks
Eli
Comment by Eli — March 22, 2006 @ 9:07 pm
well i just have to say that everytime i go into an abercrombie or abercrombie and fitch i’m asked to work there either by the store manager or someone on the floor. i’m always asked “hey,do you work here?” by someone who already works there. sadly, i can’t decide if i want to work there or not. i’d always feel like i’m being compared to prettier girls that come in to buy clothes and i’d always feel insecure about my body, am i too fat to be wearing these outfits? do my hip bones not protrude enough? i just always feel like a&f has a certain type of body structure that their clothes are made for. so is it worth it to work at a popular place then come home feeling worthless? maybe, aslong as i can proudly say “oh, yeah, i work at a&f! worship me, i must have something you don’t because i work there.” about the whole modeling thing, my fiance was asked to model for a&f, they do have a certain look that they want all their guys to have. that i won’t complain about because, they’re gorgeous and they know it. why else would they model?
Comment by Nastassia — March 23, 2006 @ 8:18 pm
Alright, now you’re hearing it from the horse’s mouth. I’ve been working at Abercrombie and Fitch’s Duluth store number 485 since September 11th of last year.
I’m a brand rep there and I did a little bit of modeling with them. We have another guy in the store who goes by the name of Luke who was flown to the British Virgin Islands on a modeling shoot, and nobody at our particular store can touch him. He can’t be fired by any of our managers, and he makes pretty good hours and just comes in to work whenever he feels like it. I can tell you so many hilarious stories about Abercrombie and Fitch, it’s not even funny. (Our C.E.O. Mike Jeffries is a 62 year old guy that bleach blondes his hair and has his own “campus” in Ohio which is kind of reminiscent of a James Bond supervillain lair. The guy is really weird, but he’s made the store VERY successful since 1992.)
ANYWAY, back to the whole modeling thing. Our pictures from modeling that our managers take (they approach us when we are working as brand reps and ask us if we want “to greet.”) Then they take pictures of us up at the front entrance of the store with no top on and the pictures get sent into H.Q. in Ohio for “approval” from either Mike Jeffries or somebody else there before we can “greet/model. I really enjoy working at Abercrombie and Fitch and love the people who I work with. I’d say it’s altogether an awesome place to work at!
Comment by Matthew Denn — March 25, 2006 @ 10:54 am
Britney, you know Maxwell Zagorski?
Comment by Matthew Denn — March 25, 2006 @ 10:56 am
wow abercrombie is 1. an awesome store to shop at it is 2. has good looking guys. no body there is really stuck up so if you want to go pick on someone go pick on someone who really cares.
Comment by lindsey — March 26, 2006 @ 5:50 pm
good grief - this is still going? will this post beat the post with the most comments?
Comment by Kathleen — March 27, 2006 @ 1:17 am
Kathleen - At 48 comments it’s got a long way to beat 150.
Comment by Pauly D — March 27, 2006 @ 5:56 am
i think abercrombie is a racist organization. ever seen anyone of color working there? modelling in their ads? they don’t even want black or hispanic people shopping there. i was in an abercrombie recently, and noticed that no one greeted or offered to help the 2 hispanic women who were browsing there. they are catering to caucasian lemmings who will pay 59.99 plus tax for a hoodie with the a&f logo plastered all over it. what a country we live in.
Comment by Shauna — March 28, 2006 @ 10:38 am
One, worrying about something this unimportant is ridiculous.
Two, I used to work at Abercrombie and yes they do hire based totally on looks, and almost every decision made with regards of where to place Brand Reps is based on their looks. Is this really immoral? Does Hooters only hire girls with big tits? Yes. If bars have the ability to hire an attractive female they do it on the spot. If you need people to fit an image and to run a successful company than that’s how you run a business.
Three, No one here is an Abercrombie model or was asked to model for Abercrombie. Abercrombie books its models from the biggest agencies in the world like Ford, Wilhemnia, Elite. I’m represented but a mid-major agency in New York and I can only dream of booking an Abercrombie campaign. If you aren’t with a huge agency you aren’t an Abercrombie model, nor will you ever be.
Comment by J — March 29, 2006 @ 8:10 pm
J - you are full of it. The most recent A&F face was NOT with a big agency. He was with a small one in Tampa and had only done local ads undtil A&F. Stop making excuses for yourself - you are not in an A&F campaign because you don’t got “it”.
Hooters only hires a certain kind of girl, but tries to serve all types of customers. Image is certainly important. In A&Fs case, however, they do it to attract only a certain type of customer - the high school jock/cheerleader from the in-crowd, or the young gay guy. They don’t want less attractive, overweight females in their stores. The issue isn’t who they hire - rather WHY they hire.
This blog is for gossip. If it is ridiculous, why are you wasting your time reading and responding to it.
Comment by PJ — March 30, 2006 @ 8:31 am
you need to work to become an abercrobie model everyone is going crazy about this blog there making it sucha big deal. All im saying is that if your modeling agency thinks your good enough and so does abercrombie then you will make it but if you dont then sorry buddy find another agency or keep on trying but dont ever give up until you do
Comment by B- — April 1, 2006 @ 8:51 pm
i don’t understand it these people are only trying to make a living and if modelling is how they do it then that’s fine by me. I mean you spend so long bad mouthing these people but if you were a model for abercrombie would you complain? As for the comments that abercrombie and fitch are racist that is obviously not true because if any of you have bothered to check the website in the gallery there is atleast one image of a model who is from a non white background.
If you think that models are just self centered people who only care about themselves then you are very wrong and complaining about them only brings you down to the same levelas what you see those models as.
Comment by Ashley — April 6, 2006 @ 1:39 pm
Ashley - I think you’ve got it wrong. I don’t think models are self-centered… I don’t care if they are. I just want to figure out how to train myself to become one so A&F will hire me for a photo shoot.
Comment by Pauly D — April 6, 2006 @ 3:39 pm
wow A&F is a big company to start off with maybe you should work your way up lol and yeah to some extent it is true models do love mood lighting but honestly who doesn’t?
Comment by Ashley — April 7, 2006 @ 10:00 am
Ashley - My best side of my face is my left side, with a 60 watt bulb shining right on it. I look like a total model when I have that goin’ on.
Comment by Pauly D — April 7, 2006 @ 10:42 am
lol thats good to know lol but its gonna be very awkward to do a photo shoot with the left side of your face but hey goodluck with it lol and sorry about saying that u thought all models were self centered just it sucks always being singled out =(
Comment by Ashley — April 7, 2006 @ 11:23 am
Ashley - I accept your apology, Ashley. Totally. It’s tough out there, this whole modeling world — you know, there’s a lot of responsibilities models have and I try to accomplish as much as I can while doing so, but sometimes there are haters out there who just don’t understand the levels of complication and the obstacles that the normal, everyday people out there try to put in front of real models (who have great left sides of their faces) and maybe if they watched more 8th and Ocean on MTV they might realize that being attractive without facial boils is a tough thing to live with. It’s just like you always have to be ON and stuff.
I’m sure you know what I mean.
Comment by Pauly D — April 7, 2006 @ 11:34 am
lol gotta hate those facial boils lol i dunno what people have against models lol its not fair like i’m just tryin to make a living and start my own business when im older its not like i annoy you because your a teacher or a banker or whatever you do lol gotta love that MTV though.
Comment by Ashley — April 7, 2006 @ 11:45 am
Ashley - I love me my MTV. Everyone’s so adorable on that channel, anyway — not like the uglies on CBS.
Comment by Pauly D — April 7, 2006 @ 12:00 pm
lol very true i dont watch a lotta T.V but i watch a lotta movies
Comment by Ashley — April 7, 2006 @ 12:01 pm
Ashley - LOL, how attractive are those people in movies!? SO.
Comment by Pauly D — April 7, 2006 @ 12:04 pm
well i mean some of them are attractive but lol they are no abercrombie models hehe
Comment by Ashley — April 7, 2006 @ 12:10 pm
Ashley - Hahaha you are SO right on that one, girl!
Comment by Pauly D — April 7, 2006 @ 12:11 pm
lol i love them all i so wish i could have them all as personal slaves
Comment by Ashley — April 7, 2006 @ 12:18 pm
gold, i tell you.
solid freaking gold.
Comment by heather — April 7, 2006 @ 12:19 pm
Ashley - Slaves? What do you mean “you so wish you could have them all as personal slaves?” Who? The stars? What would you have them do? I don’t know, but you’re scaring me now.
Comment by Pauly D — April 7, 2006 @ 12:21 pm
lol dont worry i would be nice to them hehe i dunno what i’d have them do just be nice to say that i have brad pitt to clean my clothes
Comment by Ashley — April 7, 2006 @ 12:24 pm
You’re right Heather……
Wonder when the light bulb will illuminate? (dimly, of course…………)
Comment by Bruce — April 10, 2006 @ 11:46 pm
well you`re prob really hot but I mean you sound kind of full of yourself and an ass. Just stand and strick a post, maybe a nod or too, sounds uber cool man. WOW if you really care, just lie until you acutally know the person OR just ‘bend the truth’ such as..”Oh Im in fashion” ..”I work for Abercrombie and Fitch” I mean its not that hard to figure out! Sorry to rag on you but come on! Well good luck with your ’sorrows.’
Comment by Tanya — April 11, 2006 @ 10:53 pm
from model 2 model if they think u say something else besides abercrombie model their 2 dumb 2 b with anyways so……..i alwasy say when people ask what i do i say i model for abercrombie so…just wanted 2 share my input with u….
Comment by abercrombie model — April 13, 2006 @ 5:46 am
i think abercrombie and fitch models are soooooooooo hot!!
Comment by andrea — April 16, 2006 @ 11:33 am
That is interesting but it’s not always about looking good. It’s about personality too.
Comment by Aubry Remynse — April 20, 2006 @ 9:25 am
If i was an abercrombie and fitch model i would still have the same friends, but not the same schedule. I would meet many different people and since i love to smile i think that i would be a great model! I also sometimes like to act serious to. I would really want to be an abercrombie model for you! i love your clothes!!!!!
You guys rock!!!!!!
luv pres
Comment by Presley — April 27, 2006 @ 9:13 pm
omfg your soo hott. i have you on mi wall
Comment by ashley — May 3, 2006 @ 8:06 pm
I wholeheartedly agree with heather. In regards to both the post, as well as the delightful and incredibly insightful conversation with “ashley”:
solid freakin gold.
That said, I wish you good luck in the misunderstood world of modelling for Abercrombie. May you perfect the head nod, the general allure of aloof cool and the ability to walk everywhere sans the clothing that you are meant to advertise.
Comment by Ali — May 6, 2006 @ 10:39 am
Ali - Thanks so much for the vote of confidence. *Head Nod*
Comment by Pauly D — May 6, 2006 @ 7:27 pm
Paul… who are you?
Comment by Irene — May 7, 2006 @ 7:48 am
Irene - Um, who am I? I’m me. The writer of this blog. My picture is up there in the top right corner. That’s my good side, by the way. My A&F modeling side.
Comment by Pauly D — May 7, 2006 @ 11:18 am
i dont know where you guys work, or what ur A&F stores are like. but at my A&F we have several black people and one of our managers is black. AND the main female model last season was black.
Comment by erin — May 8, 2006 @ 9:08 pm
OMG you are really selfish sometimes. but so am i so w/e
Comment by Kristen — May 17, 2006 @ 5:39 am
this is the most immature thing to be fighting about. but i still believe that A&F models are hott.
Comment by kirten — May 19, 2006 @ 8:28 pm
I dont think your were a abercrombie model… because I am one, I never have to give a nod or whatever! I pose normally! they wanted us to look natual! we had to abide by all of these things like, we couldnt do our own hair, if we did we had to use small amounts of gel, the girls wernt aloud to use black eyeliner, they could but less as possible, they had to have there hair natural straight, wavy! they they are really stricked but i love it! im proud to say that i am a Abercrombie model! people dont ask twice! they are like that fits you perfect! but yea its not all what he said it is! its cool!
Comment by Matt — May 25, 2006 @ 11:57 pm
I am the sexiest model right now.
Comment by David Shi — June 5, 2006 @ 7:26 am
i’m agree with matt.. oK i’m not a model but i think that all the things that u feel are for your own mind. i have a cosin and she’s a model and she loves her work..maybe u don’t want to be a model or well, sincerally i don’t know what do u want.
a&f its cool! and a&f models are so hot & sexy
Comment by annie — July 19, 2006 @ 8:28 pm
well… i’m 14 and i really luv a & f !!! of course the guys that work there in the stores are so hott!!! but one time that i went to buy in abercrombie i was about to pay the clothes when the guy of the cashier told me that if i wanted to be taken a picture ( he said in low voie at first) but then when i said ” excuse me, what did u just said?” he answered that if wanted to be taken a pic and before i replied he said never mind.
i want to know if that thing that the guy told me if they tell everyone (customers) or not? please answer me! thnx
….. by the way im mexican i think that here where i live many people love a & f!
Comment by Patt* — July 25, 2006 @ 1:08 pm
wow there is at least one black model, so that makes them not racist. Dude come on this is 2006, we are not stupid. Abercrombie is fucking racist and only hires black people as models or brand reps because of the terms of the lawsuit. They were violating civil rights laws and if it werent for the lawsuit, that at least one black model wouldnt even be there.
Comment by Jess — August 19, 2006 @ 2:06 pm
Do you see white people or Asian people modeling Fubu or South Pole??? The clothing appeals to certain types of people, mostly WASPs (White Anglo-Saxon Protestants). If people want to wear the clothes, then be my guest. As for sweatshop workers, it’s too bad. Many clothing companies use sweatshop labor, and it’s unfortunate. I think that a large portion of the clothes are made in Peru, but I’m not definite. A&F has some good clothes, nice stores, and a good audience. Surely it appeals to particular individuals that want this particular fashion. As for “racist” or choosey modeling, I think that every successful company hires employees based a good presentation of image. Do you think that I, a dirty-blonde haired WASP could model for Fubu ads or greet customers while wearing their particular fashion??? I have still seen black, latino, middle eastern, and asian people that work at the stores. If you like the clothes, then shop there. If you don’t, then just shop somewhere else. No harm done!
Comment by Rob — August 25, 2006 @ 10:56 pm
Hey Im janelle!! Just wanted to Say Ur Like ReaLLy HoTTT!!! i mean im a model but never EVER have seen a HOTTT Guy like u!! WOW!!
Comment by Janelle — September 8, 2006 @ 10:19 pm
hi everyone, i’m a model for Abercrombie and Fitch…..its awsome, i really love my job, and its fun, so seroiusly stop bashing A&F, its fun, and awsome to work there
Comment by Kyle — September 18, 2006 @ 7:31 pm
I don’t think that anyone should be telling people not to bash on A+f because they have a freedom of speech. I like Abercrombie and Fitch too, but they aren’t perfect. Just because you work there doensn’t mean that the store is perfect. Maybe the only reason Abercrombie hires people of color is because they lost 40 million dollars for being sued for being dicriminating. Maybe some of you that think Abercrombie is so fair and equal, you should do some searching from google. I have heard alot of things about Abercrombie. You can’t say that Abercrombie isn’t bad if you haven’t been to every Abercrombie in the world. Why don’t you think outside the box and realize that the Abercrombie you work at, is not the same as every other one!!!
Comment by Niesha — September 30, 2006 @ 1:03 pm
Hey you guys are stooopid! You guys make fun of us Abercrombie Models WHY? Yah we may only look like what we look in the ads through Adobe Photoshop inhansments and not all that great in person but sooo what! I am trying to make a living like you are. Thats all I have to make money so what! I know we take pictures in black and white so that our real defermeties dont show but so what! No One is perfect! I got through hours of preparing to look good and then it all goes away it canbe very stressfool. I am sensitiv to people making fun of me and calling me wimp and doosh bag and I am so fed up with it that I am very needy and jealous of other guys that look better than me and controlling to my gf. Ok so stop the mean remarx!!
Comment by Ryan — October 18, 2006 @ 2:34 am
Oh and Yes for the record I am very good looking I think and I have a hot Girl friend, even though she takes advantage of me, very materialistic, doesn’t respect me and is a total Bitch but she is still HOT! So HA! Maybe if I wasn’t such a wimp I could get respect and lay whoever I want…but I don’t have a backbone and she hits me sometimes too…She makes the decisions too….She is hot but sometimes she holds having sex against me…I don’t like that. She hangs up on me sometimes and I call back…I think she has the hots for my best friend because he is more manly looking and not so boyish or girly looking but whatever!I DONT CARE!! I am bringing her home tonight huh! Haha so take that MEN!!!I am an Abercrombie Model and I have a hot GF!! YEAH!!
Comment by Ryan — October 19, 2006 @ 2:08 am
you guys are so immature. you get all worked up just because you can afford any thing from abercrombie.
i live where a lot of people are rich and live in those big nice house, and all the clothes they buy HAS to be from abercrombie or hollister.
i dont see what the problem is.
it’s just CLOTHES!
like how black ghetto gangstas wear dark baggy clothes.
or how the geeks were short pants with a polo shirt.
people who insults abercrombie models are only jealous.
it’s not up to you to decide what abercrombie does.
the only thing i got pissed at was the Asian Boycott/Protest (I’m asian by the way).
and i know some of the nicest and coolest people (my friends :]) who work at abercrombie.
you guys are all shitheads to talk bad about abrecrombie.
they got great designers :)))
Comment by Brenda — October 20, 2006 @ 3:57 pm
well im 15 & love A&F and your hot….period. so yea i love u to :] cuz ur hot….lol
A&F ROCKS♥
duh
Comment by lexi — October 25, 2006 @ 5:52 pm
wow you guys are really imature and you make abercrombie sound really bad . i’d be embarrasesd to hire some of you people to work for a company .
Comment by ali . — November 7, 2006 @ 2:41 pm
Hey. All i can say is that you can’t really care about what others might say. It is just part of life, and you do what you love. A&F is made for a long time and just cuz many people are haters it ain’t gonna stop. Do what you want.live youre life(even though that phrase is from american eagle).lol. Have fun and don’t regret A&F. Much love
Comment by Lilit — November 7, 2006 @ 2:59 pm
I am an A&F model and have been for 1 year now, and I am very offended by this! Yeah, that may be the stereotypical model, but hey not all of them are like that okay! so before you go & judge them, get to know a guy, an ABERCROMBIE guy! & then you can say what you want, but not with out knowing us first! GOT IT?
Comment by Brad — November 22, 2006 @ 12:15 am
I grew up with Maxwell Zagorski the A&F model. We played basketball together all through middle school and high school and I would go over to his house all the time to play ball with him and Mark who lived next door. I don’t appreciate what a lot if you all are saying about A&F models. Max is a great kid and is definetly not how you all stereotype them. He his just a normal kid that likes to hang out and act stupid with his friends. And Max if you ever read this, you deserve it man!
Comment by Brian — December 11, 2006 @ 1:39 am
Well the thing about saying “I am an Abercrombie model” correctly without saying it wrong, (or the people just won’t listen), try and say it more clearly! I have a boyfriend who’s an abercrombie model. He’s so hot!!! You’d get a lot of girls that way too! =)
Comment by Diana — December 30, 2006 @ 4:55 pm
Hm this article seems very odd. i dont really understand what you are trying to point out here. All your making me think is that your extremly conceded. There is no “A&F” way to do things. So i really dont know what your on about saying you dont go under florescent lighting. Abercrombie is just another label. Just because you wear their clothing line doesnt make you a different person.
Comment by Gee — January 7, 2007 @ 7:30 am
hey i wana be a model of abercrombie and fitch
Comment by jorge — January 15, 2007 @ 11:55 am
ok.. this is getting a little out of control. this blog thing started on june 2nd of 2005 and today is january 15th [[i think]] get over it people. abercrombie models are hot and if you arent good looking then dont bash the people that are good looking to make them feel worse about themselves. im sure they have their own problems just like you do so i dont unerstand how making fun of A&F models is going to help anyone. i love abercrombie and they are mainly all i wear. and no i am not rich. yeah i am pretty and no im not poor. but people are saying only rich people can buy or wear abercrombie and thats not true.
well anyway. today i just went to take some modeling pictures and i really want to get into modeling. and reading some of these comments it seems hard and you need to have confidence and even tho you may get rejected once just keep on trying. it seems like a really fun thing to do so i hope that i can make it far =]
this is kind of getting outrageos tho
Comment by ang — January 16, 2007 @ 4:19 pm
Im 17 and i luv A&F they have awesome clothes ! and the way that their stores are are so kool , A&F sell more than clothes they sell a lifestyle . They are the only store that i know that you can hear their music and smell them from three stores away . and yea the majority of the people that work their or model for them are whit but thats because not alot of other races are attracted to that type of lifestyle jsut how not alot of whites are attracted to an urban lifestyle its all about how the person is . To me a girl who is balck hispanic that wears A&F is sooo hott cause u have to have confidence to wear that clothes . Most people bad talk A&F because they dont fit the ” look” they try to sell so they fell beter to make fun of it .
if you like A&F wear it if u dont DONT AND LEAVE PEOPLE ALONE !
Comment by Juan — January 18, 2007 @ 4:29 pm
“the majority of the people that work their or model for them are whit but thats because not alot of other races are attracted to that type of lifestyle jsut how not alot of whites are attracted to an urban lifestyle its all about how the person is”
I don’t know, I see plenty of white people of all classes emulating “urban” (read black) style. Your comment makes no sense. “Urban” styles certainly influence the shit they put out at A&F.
I think people badmouth A&F because of the way the company makes kids think that they have to spend a lot of money on clothes before they can live a certain “lifestyle”.
I hope that one day you will be free of this delusion Juan.
Comment by Art Dodds — January 20, 2007 @ 6:29 pm
Hey!!!your a really good model,And to be in fact an Abercrombie and Fitch model!!!I just love A&F clothes they make me look really good. About my hole wardrobe is all Abercrombie, hollister, american eagle, lacoste, polo, ed hardy, armani, D&G, and Gucci. People really want the job you have!to be a model. If I were you I wouldn’t care what people thought about A&F and how the models are half naked!I would just give it my best and do what it takes to be an A&F model!!!
Comment by david — January 21, 2007 @ 2:03 am
you’re obviously not an abercrombie and fitch model, or employee. i am, and all of you bitching about it are probably just bitter because you can’t afford to even step foot into the store and hang out with all of the people you wish you could look like.
Comment by allison — February 6, 2007 @ 2:17 pm
I am a former professional & international model, and I can say that it is a bit dissapointing to hear all the snotty, vain, and self centered attitudes coming from you younger models, and people who want to be models. Thats not what modeling is all about. It’s important to be just as beautiful inside as it is outside. Stop being so superficial. Your attitudes, and fake personification is not good for making contacts, or landing contracts. A&F is nothing, it’s like bubble gum. It’s like having a K-mart on Rodeo drive. The best thing about them is that they have great photographs in their stores. Once you get some real work under your belt you’ll see what I mean. I’m sure this might be a big deal to first timers.
Some of these people are right. Just because someone let you get you foot in the door doesn’t mean that they are great… or that their company is on the up and up. Facts are that A&F over charge for low quality crappy clothing that should be in the bottom of a waste recptacle. Yes … it’s trendy why?.. because everybody wants to be like somebody else, and they would sell their grandmas if it made them popular by doing so.
So beautiful people… stop flaunting what others don’t have off camera, and ugly people stop being so jealous… and learn to appreciate the beauty of others. Stop focusing on what you don’t have, and focus on other things that make you who you are. Looks fade… and then what?. Models… you can’t model forever so you better have a back up plan. By the way… to the ugly people out there. I have modeled with some very ugly people, it’s amazing what lights, stylists, makeup, and a good photographer can do for a person. Not everyone is looking for picture perfect people either.
Okay … I’ve had my say, and by the way…I prefer Armani.
~Jinzee
Comment by Jinzee — February 7, 2007 @ 7:06 am
I’m a model for abercrombie kids. What people say can be right and wrong aoout the people who work there, just depends on who your talking about. And you dont have to be over 18. I was 16.
Comment by J — February 18, 2007 @ 10:11 am
i think abercrombie and fitch models are fucKING HOT ! you guys keep on doing what your doing cauuse your the most fucking hot guys ive ever seen *
Comment by Alexis — March 11, 2007 @ 8:16 am
hey j
I wanna know how is it like being an abercrombie model?
did you have to move to a different state to model for them??
thanks so much !
Comment by Nana — March 16, 2007 @ 12:39 pm
Your sooo hawt! lol
You have to model… I model for the Kids.
Comment by Lora — April 14, 2007 @ 11:23 am
wow, you guys are all retarded. A&F or not, its where the hypermaterialistic shop.
Comment by Nadia — August 8, 2007 @ 6:22 pm
A&F is obvisouly racist…it dosnt mean I still don’t shop there…it is what it is…and there are so many other issues in the world that I could worry myself with other than abercombies need to tell me I’m not perfect unless I’m blonde. And someone said that there was at least ONE minority in there ads……whhoopppeee! Fucking ONE!…omg you know..you all know!..that if in the whole world if there where other races in a ad and only ONE white person represented and it was a major company all hell would break loose. But I’m not saying that other minorities don’t act crazily in the same situation as we’ll….I’m just saying I’m not going to have some idiot tell me they arnt racist….they are…its just a plain fact that they want to sell the image of rich attractive white kids who “surf” and “lounge at the beach and frolic in HOllISTER/AF clothing”. I mean the whole thing is messed up. Only carrying up to a size 9?…wooww…that’s…that’s kind of mean. I can only go there with my friends that are under that size, if they wanted somthing. I’m not telling AF or HCO to change there sizes….because they would have a heap load of other things to change first….but I’m saying its kinda sad that, that is what is being marketed to young children…this idea that the whiter and more bleached and skinny you are the better.
Comment by Hazel — October 11, 2007 @ 5:37 pm
this is silly…abercrombie and fitch is not racist…im only 15 but im very tall with long legs about 5ft9.5…very old looking also…ive been asked to model for a+f like everytime i go to a store there and ive been to a feww…ive just turned 15 aswell so this all happened when i was 14 in america in the summer and that was texas which is considered to be very racist…and im mixed raced..white and black sooo i dont know what you guys are on about…ive seen many people of non cacausion background work there…i live in london and there are people of every colour who work there…get your facts right people…a+f is hooooooooot!
Comment by a+f model — October 18, 2007 @ 2:05 pm
Sooo ,I thought this was about sweatshops . I roll my eyes in your general direction ..
Comment by Syd . — December 9, 2007 @ 1:09 pm
ummm i am an A&F model and i take all the mean stuff u guys say about me to offense why would u insult what a photographer tells you to do its not our fault i happen to be a straight A student and a very active person so maybe i jsut dont fit the stereotype
Comment by Aj — December 29, 2007 @ 12:38 pm
too bad the people that work there make like 5 bucks an hour.
and i just want to know why the models are half naked. i thought they were advertising clothes?
whatever. there clothes are overpriced & american eagle is better.
Comment by rachel — December 29, 2007 @ 11:11 pm
Um, I’d have to disagree with all of this “racism” talk about abercrombie and fitch, I work with one black guy, 2 black girls, 2 asian guys, 1 asian girl, and 1 hispanic girl, i am actually the only white person that works at my store, so I don’t see where this is coming from, Abercrombie is a nice store to work at, although id have to say folding clothes is not fun, but hey, fun parties, hot girls, nothing to complain about being 18 years old, making pretty good money.
Comment by Tony — January 21, 2008 @ 7:39 pm
Abercrombie and Hollister = the same store
Comment by ben — March 2, 2008 @ 7:39 am
I don’t know why anyone cares to wear a brand that is overpriced and has had discrimination suits against them. There are plenty of other brand name clothing that are less priced. The young people who demand Abercrombie are followers that think they are cool because they wear clothes modeled by young good-looking white people. well, that may be true to the whites, but for the rest of the world, these models aren’t the only good looking people. there are good-looking models of all races so their standards are a bit biased and off.
Comment by camgirl — March 8, 2008 @ 7:06 am
u guys r bitches. A&F is an awesome store i <3 it there. i listen 2 there music all the time, and ehmagawd, i htink there models r HAWTTTTT. btw, im 12 and i kick ass at lax!!! also, codename ali is really hawtt megers
Comment by belly — April 11, 2008 @ 12:29 pm
Hey! I love Hollister sooooooooooooooooooooooo much! Thir clothes are pretty, sexy, and an amazing fit. However, I just found out about the sweatshop thing, how hollister is one.
I’d like to know ur opinions on it… before u say “o who cares, their clothes r nice n thats all that counts” I want you to research what they do to the children in those sweatshops. i’v already done it and im stumped. I dont know what to do about it. I love Hollister, but the things they do makes me want to cry. Most of u models will probably say who cares n im gonna ignore those. But seriously, should we change this store so that it is sweatshop free? If we do, it will not change the clothing or anything, but it will make ppls lives easier and they will thank us. Imagine being chained to a sewing machine all day, working on clothes that r not 4 u but for some rich folk. u get a needle in ur hand…but nobody cares! u must still work w/ only 2 washroom breaks throughout the day. Now, if that were you, and you somehow managed 2 escape, wud u still say “What the hell, who cares?” I no i wudnt, but i want to know what u think about it. So if ur a stuck up, snobbish bitch, then im sure your just going to skip over this like it doesnt matter. But it does. Lives are killed. 250 million kids are put 2 work. Little food, no family, abuse. How would you like it? I once met a child from the other side of the world… it was the worst thing i ever saw. She had no right arm from her elbow to her hand, her good arm was covered in blisters, and she was bruised, skinny, and pale, so pale. But she still smiled, happy, fighting her past; forgetting. If you want to help these helpless children forget, instead of remember, do some research, donate,get others aware. One day, if that happens to you, and you need a friend, they will be there for you, helping you through every litte thing you need. Why? Because you would be their hero.
>>> Help now… you can make a difference… tell these sweatshops that you dont like what theyre doing. You dont have 2 quit shopping there. Just make sure theyre aware, and maybe, just maybe, we can save a life, and become a hero.
Comment by anonomous — April 30, 2008 @ 3:19 pm
PLZ DO NOT SKIP WHAT IS ABOVE IT IS VERY VERY VERY VERY IMPORTANT!!! IF YOU CARE THEN PLZ HELP!
Comment by anonomous — April 30, 2008 @ 3:22 pm
I’m an Abercrombie and Fitch “model”…. did you ever stop and think that those people may just be college students trying to make it through? Did you ever stop and think that I could be your son’s lacrosse coach, or your daughter’s church group leader? I can’t speak for all of us, but i’m here for one reason and one reason only: money. All of those gay taglines that are said to you before 15 seconds in the store are predetermined and not optional. We don’t have a choice.
Comment by Nicholas — November 23, 2008 @ 9:57 am