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Tuesday, January 24, 2006 12:00 AM

The man behind Abercrombie & Fitch

Mike Jeffries turned a moribund company into a multibillion-dollar brand by selling youth, sex and casual superiority. Not bad for a 61-year-old in flip-flops.

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  • Tuesday, January 24, 2006 07:30 AM

    When I saw his picture

    all I could think is "He looks like a Nazi dream come true - no wonder his store discriminates against minorities".

    A & F is the only store is the only store in our local mall that I have never set foot in. Coming from a shopoholic like me, that's saying something. When I came across an article about their racist hiring practices a couple of years ago, I e-mailed it to my husband and then 12-year-old daughter. I'm glad I did because I learned that my daughter is wise beyond her years. She replied by saying "They're mean", and she has not stepped into A & F either. She is more the Hot Topic heavy metal type, and for that I will be eternally grateful, even if it does piss off her grandparents. Metal has its share of offensiveness, but it's honest, and therefore far superior to the phony and racist A & F world.

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