Abercrombie sizes

Sparky__H · 1 Jul 2010 at 19:07

hurfdurf said:
It's hardly pretentious for good looking healthy people to want clothes designed for them instead of with your average fat person in mind.

Did you type that then just click "Submit Reply" without reading back to yourself?

hurfdurf · 1 Jul 2010 at 19:11

I get around said:
Lol, abercrombie and fitch, I wouldn't go in that shop except to slap the fake tan off the sales assistants. And for that matter, most of the people who shop there.

Generally all these fancy shops are built for anorexic people though, look at the sizes in somewhere like ralph lauren or calvin klein. A large is like a small everywhere else. Tailored for skinny indie kids.

Fat person spotted. You need a chest and some tri/biceps to make an Abercrombie t shirt look good, anorexic hipsters have neither and are found at American Apparel.

mr tommo · 1 Jul 2010 at 19:11

I get around said:
Lol, abercrombie and fitch, I wouldn't go in that shop except to slap the fake tan off the sales assistants. And for that matter, most of the people who shop there.

Generally all these fancy shops are built for anorexic people though, look at the sizes in somewhere like ralph lauren or calvin klein. A large is like a small everywhere else. Tailored for skinny indie kids.

Hardly. I'm neither ultra-skinny, nor overweight. Medium fits me perfectly everywhere. I've not bought a Small or Large for a good few years. (When I was a teenager)

Schism · 1 Jul 2010 at 19:13

hurfdurf said:
It's hardly pretentious for good looking healthy people to want clothes designed for them instead of with your average fat person in mind.

Eh?

So for clothes to look good they have to be labelled?

Well thanks for proving my point for me! Haha.

hurfdurf · 1 Jul 2010 at 19:14

Sparky__H said:
Did you type that then just click "Submit Reply" without reading back to yourself?

It is not "unjustified or excessive, unwarranted, or with exaggerated importance, worth, or stature" to want clothes designed for better looking people with decent healthy body's instead of compensating for fat people.

hurfdurf · 1 Jul 2010 at 19:15

Schism said:
Eh?

So for clothes to look good they have to be labelled?

Well thanks for proving my point for me! Haha.

Who said anything about the labels? :confused:

Its the size and fit that we are discussing.

I get around · 1 Jul 2010 at 19:17

hurfdurf said:
Fat person spotted. You need a chest and some tri/biceps to make an Abercrombie t shirt look good, anorexic hipsters have neither and are found at American Apparel.

I'm not fat, just not anorexic and pretentious. Their stuff doesn't fit tall people anyway.
I'm 6'6" and average build.

Their clothes aren't styled for men anyway, it's very metrosexual.

hurfdurf · 1 Jul 2010 at 19:19

I get around said:
I'm not fat, just not anorexic and pretentious. Their stuff doesn't fit tall people anyway.

How tall are you? I'm 6'0 with a longer body and their M t shirts are plenty long enough for me.

TS7 · 1 Jul 2010 at 19:25

The A&F US and UK sites are exactly the same and the stock comes from the same warehouse. All they have done is change the $ to £. So download a free IP hider and order from the US site and you can save yourself a fair bit (so long as you're buying a few items).

Begbie · 1 Jul 2010 at 19:28

lol @ the abuse for A&F!

The quality of the stuff is awesome, fits well and the design holds well.

Just had a look at the American Eagle stuff, how cheap is it! Is the quality up there with A&F stuff?

Infact $50 shipping - OUCH

mr tommo · 1 Jul 2010 at 20:05

It's certainly up there with the A&F stuff. I bought a couple of polo tops which are quite a thick material but fit nice. Got a couple of
big zip up hoodies, infac my gf has nicked one
because of how comfy it is. I couldn't believe thr price either.

The quality of the American eagle shirts are the best thing though.

Yeah the shipping is quite costly

wish I would have bought more!

Westyfield2 · 1 Jul 2010 at 20:21

I love my Abercrombie stuff and American Eagle stuff too! Need to go and get myself some more really!

What's with all the A&F hate? :confused:

BaZ87 · 1 Jul 2010 at 20:38

TS7 said:
The A&F US and UK sites are exactly the same and the stock comes from the same warehouse. All they have done is change the $ to £. So download a free IP hider and order from the US site and you can save yourself a fair bit (so long as you're buying a few items).

Knowing that would have came in handy a couple of weeks back. I just got a pair of $90 jeans for £110 including delivery

wozza2k · 1 Jul 2010 at 20:58

TS7 said:
The A&F US and UK sites are exactly the same and the stock comes from the same warehouse. All they have done is change the $ to £. So download a free IP hider and order from the US site and you can save yourself a fair bit (so long as you're buying a few items).

Does this work? And what with customs charges if you do this?

Qdos · 1 Jul 2010 at 21:41

Was in New York last month and did find the A&F stuff a little on the tight side - but I am a fulltime pieman.
American Eagle is a little bit more relaxed - the quality of the stuff is excellent, I spent a bit there but got an absolute mountain of clothes. Fantastic quality for the price.

TS7 · 1 Jul 2010 at 22:09

BaZ87 said:
Knowing that would have came in handy a couple of weeks back. I just got a pair of $90 jeans for £110 including delivery

The US site also has a clearance section with some excellent prices eg hoodies for $29.

wozza2k said:
Does this work? And what with customs charges if you do this?

It certainly works. You have to pay import tax which FedEx will pay for you. You then have to pay FedEx plus an additional £10. So if you want just a jacket, you won't save much, if anything. The real savings come if you're buying a number of items.

ie a member on another forum I use ordered $149 worth of stuff and paid £18 overall for import and fedex charges.

genan · 1 Jul 2010 at 23:23

shifty_uk said:
Just bought it. Weird, it took me to some coolnetstore transaction thing and I've had no email confirmation from A&F with tracking number etc?

You get a confirmation mail right away :confused:

TS7 · 1 Jul 2010 at 23:42

genan said:
You get a confirmation mail right away

I really hope you haven't ordered from the dodgy, but professional looking fake A&F site.

This is the real site: http://www.abercrombie.co.uk/webapp...ePage?langId=-1&storeId=12406&catalogId=10901

All the others aren't official.

arknor · 2 Jul 2010 at 00:21

hurfdurf said:
It's hardly pretentious for good looking healthy people to want clothes designed for them instead of with your average fat person in mind.

dont there trousers for men only go upto a 28inch waist?......

my son has some A&F stuff from london i think one of his shirts cost £80 while the material feels nice for the same money i could get better elsewhere and have it properly fitted.

nick1988 · 2 Jul 2010 at 00:31

arknor said:
dont there trousers for men only go upto a 28inch waist?......

Most of the trousers as far as im aware go up to 36, dont think they would get much business in America if they only did skinny waists!

Going to CA in the summer going to grab some A&F Polo's and whatever i find in AE!

love American prices!