Abercrombie is simply a clothing store for privileged teens. The people who wear clothes from Abercrombie are generally rich and extremely good-looking. This clothing line is heavily worn in the Northeast and particulary graces the shores of Long Island and
Connecticut, from the ultra-affluent and ultra-posh towns of Garden City and Manhasset on Long Island to the towns of Greenwich and Westport in
Connecticut.
People who wear Abercrombie generally think they are better than everyone else, not because they are wearing Abercrombie , but because they simply are rich.
Abercrombie is certainly a target of controversy, particulary because of its lack of racial diversity and the price of its clothes. There definitely are more expensive brands such as Lacoste, Burberry and Ralph
Lauren that grace the very same shores of Long Island and
Connecticut, but Abercrombie is the only
one that gets criticized because of its extrememly in your face advertising. Everyone who wears Abercrombie is advertising for them. Abercrombie is an easy target for criticism, from those who either cannot afford to shop there or those who don't have the body type to look good in their skimpy clothes.
While some people
may feel that paying $198 for special "Ezra
Fitch" jeans from Abercrombie, or $40 for a t-shirt, or $70 for a button down shirt is completely insane, there are enough people from the Northeast (mostly Long Island and
Connecticut) that can afford to pay these prices and do simply to flaunt their wealth, myself being one of these people.
Teen #
1 says: Look at that
guy all dressed in Abercrombie. My God, his outfit must add up to close to $800 dollars with his $400 jacket, $200 jeans, $70 collared shirt with the collar
popped, and $150 cashmere sweater over the shirt.
Teen #2 says: You are mistaken. That shirt is from the "Ezra
Fitch" line at Abercrombie. The shirt is not $70, it is $130. Now the outfit is officially close to $1000.
Teen # 1 says: Garden City, definitely lives in Garden City.
