Abercrombie & Fitch has landed in hot water again. A month after author Robin Lewis said the company's CEO Mike Jeffries wanted thin, beautiful customers in its stores—and Jeffries responded with a statement saying the company was opposed to discrimination—it appears that the retail giant is getting some negative feedback once more. But this time, it's for a different reason entirely. Abercrombie has pulled a T-shirt that appears to reference the love life of musician Taylor Swift off the shelves, after fans bombarded the chain store with complaints. The controversial top read, "#more boyfriends than t.s."—an apparent joke about the pop singer's love...
- 6/20/2013
- E! Online
You won't spot Kirstie Alley shopping at Abercrombie & Fitch. Ever. The actress put the company on blast after author Robin Lewis claimed that the brand's CEO Mike Jeffries "doesn't want larger people shopping in his store, he wants thin and beautiful people." Lewis also cited a 2006 Salon interview in which Jeffries says: "In every school there are the cool and popular kids, and then there are the not-so-cool kids. Candidly, we go after the cool kids." Kirstie's response? "That would make me never buy anything from Abercrombie," she told Entertainment Tonight. The same goes for her offspring, William True Stevenson, 20, and Lillie Price Stevenson, 18....
- 5/16/2013
- E! Online
Abercrombie & Fitch is known for their risqué and cheeky ad campaigns, but this week, the brand has found itself in hot water with customers and online users for an entirely different reason. When speaking with Business Insider on Friday, Robin Lewis, co-author of The New Rules of Retail, claimed that A&F CEO Mike Jeffries "doesn't want larger people shopping in his store, he wants thin and beautiful people. He doesn't want his core customers to see people who aren't as hot as them wearing his clothing. People who wear his clothing should feel like they're one of the 'cool kids.'" A rep for the company did not immediately respond for comment, but Lewis' interpretation...
- 5/9/2013
- E! Online
Unlike competitors American Eagle and H&M, Abercrombie & Fitch does not carry women's size Xl in its stores. A 2006 interview with the CEO of the clothing company, Mike Jeffries, has recently resurfaced -- in which he explains that he hasn't expanded his sizes like his competitors, because he does not want fat, uncool, or unpopular people wearing the brand.
"In every school there are the cool and popular kids, and then there are the not-so-cool kids," he told Salon.com. "Candidly, we go after the cool kids. We go after the attractive all-American kid with a great attitude and a lot of friends. A lot of people don't belong [in our clothes], and they can't belong."
This recently caught the attention of Robin Lewis, author of "The New Rules of Retail." In a Business Insider interview, Lewis said that Jeffries doesn't want fat people to be seen in his stores, because he feels it'll bring down the brand.
"In every school there are the cool and popular kids, and then there are the not-so-cool kids," he told Salon.com. "Candidly, we go after the cool kids. We go after the attractive all-American kid with a great attitude and a lot of friends. A lot of people don't belong [in our clothes], and they can't belong."
This recently caught the attention of Robin Lewis, author of "The New Rules of Retail." In a Business Insider interview, Lewis said that Jeffries doesn't want fat people to be seen in his stores, because he feels it'll bring down the brand.
- 5/8/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Last weekend, Shock Till You Drop co-hosted a special midnight screening of Re-Animator at the New Beverly theater with costume designer Robin Lewis-West, director Stuart Gordon and star Jeffrey Combs all in attendance! Before the screening, Shock hosted a Q & A session and while we don't have the entire transcript available, we do have have four highlighted clips below, as well as a few pictures for those that couldn't make it down. Check it out! Hit up the New Bev website right here and hope to see you at the next screening! In this clip, Combs and Gordon talk Edgar Allan Poe show Nevermore ! In this clip, Stuart Gordon talks rating issues and costume design. In this clip, Combs talks about playing Herbert West. In...
- 11/18/2009
- shocktillyoudrop.com
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