by staats March 20, 2014
Get the Dollister mug.An offshoot of Abercrombie&Fitch, yet much more successful. This is because unlike A&E, Hollister was able to underprice their good somewhat to a level to compete with other contempories for poor suburban white girls like PINK and Forever 21. This is shown in their perpetual denim sale, slashing the original “$54.95” price tag to $25.
Another reason for their success (or “non-failure”) is their ability to service teenage girls without the cognizance of 2000s A&F popularity. Unlike A&F, Hollister made it into the next decade, and due to strategic distancing from A&F. A&F made its money servicing a preppy feeling with shirtless dudes, and women stopped buying into the hype. Hollister is much less obvious. Probably due to the terrible lighting providing a somewhat androgynous feel.
And lastly, Hollister still feels *kinda* cool. Hollister lacks the sweatshop-esque reputation of F21, And people rarely speak of them stealing clothing designs. Teenage girls care a little more, and kinda care about how they feel with cheap clothes. This is where Hollister swoops in. Hollister employs a sort of exclusive reputation from before they became discount retailers ~2006. The hardwood floors, the leather chairs all lend to a feeling of luxury. So, in sum Hollister creates an illusion of the cool and popular girl, without the price and without stigma.
But this will also fade.
Another reason for their success (or “non-failure”) is their ability to service teenage girls without the cognizance of 2000s A&F popularity. Unlike A&F, Hollister made it into the next decade, and due to strategic distancing from A&F. A&F made its money servicing a preppy feeling with shirtless dudes, and women stopped buying into the hype. Hollister is much less obvious. Probably due to the terrible lighting providing a somewhat androgynous feel.
And lastly, Hollister still feels *kinda* cool. Hollister lacks the sweatshop-esque reputation of F21, And people rarely speak of them stealing clothing designs. Teenage girls care a little more, and kinda care about how they feel with cheap clothes. This is where Hollister swoops in. Hollister employs a sort of exclusive reputation from before they became discount retailers ~2006. The hardwood floors, the leather chairs all lend to a feeling of luxury. So, in sum Hollister creates an illusion of the cool and popular girl, without the price and without stigma.
But this will also fade.
Girl 1- Yass, betch, lets get out of Yonkers and get to the city! They have a Hollister, PINK and Forever all within walking distance!
Girl 2- Totally! They have a 50% sale on all of their jeans!
Girl 1- WOW! How lucky are we that such an affordable opportunity pops up when we get there! Fuck Forever, Hollister is where it’s at.
Girl 2- Totally! They have a 50% sale on all of their jeans!
Girl 1- WOW! How lucky are we that such an affordable opportunity pops up when we get there! Fuck Forever, Hollister is where it’s at.
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When a young boy, who is an employee of Hollister, Shows up at a party with the intention of recruiting and possibly hooking up with other boys. Instead, he makes out with several very drunk young ladies, those ladies are the ones who get hollistered.
When a young boy, who is an employee of Hollister, Shows up at a party with the intention of recruiting and possibly hooking up with other boys. Instead, he makes out with several very drunk young ladies, those ladies are the ones who get hollistered.
by EducatedTraveler February 21, 2010
Get the Hollistered mug.Garanimals for teenagers. A dark musky dump you go to to buy pre ripped and patched up jeans and shirts made in a sweat shop out in the middle of nowhere. Commonly found in crappy malls throughout places like Jersey. Hollister is for asshole kids who just want to fit in and look like a smacked ass. Hollister can be smelled before you see it. It is the store that every Non-Suburbanite Citizen avoids passing by so that their eyes don't burn while on the way to do Christmas shopping.
Unfortunately, I had to pass by a Hollister while Chrismas shopping and now my eyes and nose are bleeding because It smells like a cheap Whore.
by FromPhillyWitWizz April 19, 2011
Get the Hollister mug.Hollister is a great store, with really great prices. It mostly caters to teens, but I am 26 years old, and shop there. I never really knew what it had, because I used to have a bad attitude toward it. I would only shop at hot topic. The first time I went into the store, I became hooked. It's not only skinny white people working there. My friend works there, and he is black. It's not really all that preppy. The clothes are fun, and I love the vintage fit shirts, because I am pretty small. I also like that you can get the same shirt in five different colors.
Goths need to step off, and realize that they spend more at hot topic then they would at hollister co. They also should realize hollister clothes are more durable. I have bought shirts at hot topic that have gotten holes in them after a week. I have returned more shirts and lost more money shopping at hot topic, because of their quality. I have never had a bad experiance at hollister. Nothing but quality.
by sugar booger September 23, 2005
Get the hollister co. mug.Hollister Co. is a clothing brand owned by Abercrombie and Fitch. It is basically marketed to young teens, high schoolers, and college jocks, or other groups of people who have not yet developed any sense of fashion. Much like Abercrombie fills an entire store with polo shirts and jeans that all look exactly alike with the exception of stripe width and color, Hollister follows suit only with a West Coast twist. Shirts may have catchy "Californian" sayings on them, so kids in Iowa can pretend they're surfers. The clothing is not as overpriced as Abercrombie, but the price points still remain high enough so that middle class teenagers, who couldn't spell Couture with a dictionary in front of them, can believe they have style.
Hollister fanatic: "I use my mom's money to buy clothes at Hollister that everyone else at my middle school wears. I'm so stylish."
Alternate Hollister Co. fanatic: "I'm a 20 year old college sophomore that shops at Hollister. I have the same fashion sense as the common middle schooler. I'm so pathetic."
Alternate Hollister Co. fanatic: "I'm a 20 year old college sophomore that shops at Hollister. I have the same fashion sense as the common middle schooler. I'm so pathetic."
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