Sunday, March 27, 2011
Abercrombie & Fitch?
Abercrombie & Fitch sold thongs for 10-year-olds with "eye candy" and "wink wink" printed on the front. (by commercialfreechildhood)
Abercrombie Wants Your 7-Year-Old To Wear A Push-Up Bikini (by styleite)
Abercrombie criticized for selling push-up tops to little girls. (by CNN Staff)
Abercrombie & Fitch Resurrects Its Softcore Gay Porn Magazine (by queerty)
Abercrombie & Fitch: The Altering of Cultural Norms (by the Communication Studies Department, California Polytechnic State University)
(Excerpt): Abercrombie and Fitch was established by David T. Abercrombie in 1892 as a highend outfitter of sporting and excursion goods. The store began going downhill in 1960 and was bought by Michael S. Jeffries in 1988. Since 1988, Abercrombie and Fitch has created a body culture that implies and promotes sexual and erotic lifestyles. It is a store capable of keeping up with the highly demanding fashion culture. However, Abercrombie and Fitch’s implied lifestyle has its repercussions. The store can be seen as too provocative and even offensive. According to Forbes Magazine, Abercrombie and Fitch “generated controversy with its sexually suggestive catalogs, faced a protest from parent and Christian groups for marketing children's thong underwear with the words "kiss me" and "wink wink” (Reuters). CBS News reported in 2003 that, “Youth wear retailer Abercrombie & Fitch has agreed to pay $2.2 million to settle a suit with California labor regulators over allegations it forced its employees to buy and wear its clothes while on the job” (AP).
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