Abercrombie Fitch Japan

Wanted to focus on this instead - still learning how to use the GF1 with the pancake lens.

Turn left here at the Citibank to see my dads shop ^^;

Department store Matsuzakaya has a load of good food on the basement floor.

Well I also buy my things from Zara, but also I adore New Yorker's shop :3
and Ed Hardy is my fav. trend at this moment :D ( It's like a mash up of Japan + America )

For those of you who watched my live broadcast from the iPhone last Thursday - we parked down here.

Wow. It looks very fun in Ginza. I think I'm done buying A&F clothes since they're a little pricey.

Lol yeah, Otaku people can't afford pricey clothes, Instead we buy pricey Anime figures and DVD/ Blu-ray CDzz :D
Personally I am fine with only anime T-shirts :D I am not into Fashion and Lady gaga thing :P

what it means "neck of the woods"?

That's a long way down...

Haha for some reason I'm suprised the Japanese would be so excited about Abercrombie and Fitch. I shop there and it's okay but a lot of the clothing you can get (exactly the same) at other places...for cheaper haha

細かい話だけど。ガンマン → 我慢(がまん)かと。ガンマンだとGunmanになってしまう。

Never heard of that brand, but I must note that Tokyo looks absolutely lovely in Christmas time!

the one at my mall closed a few months ago. never liked that store anyway :p
it seems like a very lively atmosphere in those pictures though :)

OMG, ALIENS!

A Christmas tree!

I honestly have no idea about fashion, so I couldn't care less if any clothing store openened ^^;

I have yet to enter the Abercrombie and Fitch in London. I hear some interesting stories about the place. The most common is the bare chested (I guess shivering in the winter) men that guard the doors and the good looking female sales assistants that operate within the shop. My first brands for clothing are Zara, Esprit and H&M, and my first choice sportswear brands are Nike and Puma. I guess Danny may remember high street clothing chains such as Topman, River Island and Burtons.

Abercrombie and Fitch = giant fail!!!!!!! no joke they're stuff is way overpriced. and actually that stuff that u smelled Danny i dont think is on sale they have a special one for the rooms which they go around spraying every few hours.not one of the best clothing stores here in my opinion. I usually go for H&M, Urban Outfitters, and PacSun better price range and the clothes is nicer.

Lol! The long queue thing is not a japan only thing...
Here in Singapore,the same thing happens...
I remember on local tv, once the local tv network did some kinda research by forming a completely random queue to find out how many people would join it n to see how many people knew what they were queuing up for...
I think it was like 70% of the people had absolutely no idea what they were queuing up for...

Pockets will be burned.

Oh gosh the smell from that store is really over-powering. The clothes reek of it too. If the clothes didn't say Ambercrombie and Fitch all over them, people would know where you got them from the smell alone!

The half naked men outside Abercrombie isn't a Japan only thing, my little sister dragged my family to the one in london and there were models there as well.

I was there during the Forever21 Harajuku grand opening and that was a huge crowd and long queue!

Such a christmas mood, I wish my city looked like this ^w^

The clothes are OK, but like greenwolf60 said, you could get the exact same style for less at a different place like "Old Navy". By the way, you still have to wait for the "American Eagle" and "Hollister" name brands to make their debut out there. It's what the majority is wearing here in the States.

And yes.....over here you don't see any people waiting in line to go inside the store. Except on the Friday after "Thanksgiving" which is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November and we call "Black Friday". Stores open at 4 or 5AM and people are offered the Biggest discounts of the year. This officially starts the Holiday Shopping season in the U.S.

http://www.hollisterco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/HomePage?langId=-1&storeId=11205&catalogId=10201

http://www.ae.com/web/index.jsp

Happy Holiday Shopping! ^_^

Fashion fashion fashion......A&F is something as ppl would describe as the college wear and its target are those ppl.. i've seen a couple of those apparels and am quite pleased with the quality and one thing the are into right now is the wear and tear plus vintage looks.

Opening up in Japan is just something that was inevitable. Personally i'd stick with Japanese brands.... hehehehehhe...it's a lot more exclusive :P

Believe it or not Danny, you're a lot better looking than I am. :P

Anyway, ridiculously strong smells aside, Abercrombie isn't a bad retailer, I just think they're a bit expensive.

The Devil wears...

the stairs are very trippy

full of really bad chemicals I suppose. You wouldnt want to know the chemical makeup of a typical perfume. seriously. ^^

The perfume that they "fragrance" the store with makes me keep away from A&F whenever I walk past one.

I've gone into that store (against my will) something like once or twice but can't stay in there for long - the dark lightning and suffocating atmosphere (literally) gives me a horrible headache.

As for the half-naked men, they're not there all the time, I've only seen them there during holidays or special events when there are a lot of people at the mall.

we cover your butt

Hate hate hate A&F... it's all anyone wears, along with all those extremely similar brands like Hollister and AE... :P

I have some Ambercrombie & Fitch shirts, but I bought them from another store like TJ Maxx where they cost 1/10 the original price (^^;) There's no official Ambercrombie & Fitch store close by, only Hollister and American Eagle.

I can't stay long in Hollister because of the fragrances they use on the store...too pungent (xx) American Eagle isn't bad but the prices are killer. A couple of dress shirts ran me up to about $45.

I had a present which was a A&F teeshirt, very nice and soft material, but out cat made a hole in it ^^; so that was the end of the story LOL and strong perfume = BADBAD :P I'll walk right past ^^;

Zara is very famous in Portugal and has quite low prices, it belongs to a spanish group called Inditex Group that owns other brands like Pull & Bear,Oysho,Bershka or Massimo Dutti.
Because Spain is the only bordered country with Portugal we have lots of Inditex Group stores and most prices are much lower than in the rest of the world.

Usually A&F is quite affordable. About half of their stuff is pricey, but the other half is quite reasonable. It doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg to dress well if you know where to look.

The reason the smell is so strong is that is they dump a whole bottle of perfume into their mop water every night. (says my friend who worked their)

Oh jeez A&F is so expensive.Makes my sisters cry.Don't really like the California style of clothes thats been popular.I'm more of a Forever 21 girl.In fact,A majority of my clothes are from there.Well besides the anime shirts.xD

I'm so lucky not to be down there.

"aba kuro" haha

A & F is over worn here in California. I don't know why every one wants to look exactly the same for overpriced clothes =P I have no problem with the price but it just doesn't look THAT good too me. Thats why I stock up on clothes when I go to Japan =D

looks like all people here honest answer the pools ^^;;

Oh god...Abercrombie.
I hate going inside because of the smell, like you said.

Abercrombie is dirty preppy here in America. Only teenage kids wear it, and they eventually grow out of it.

A&F is pretty expensive for what they sell. Pants that you could get elsewhere for $30-40 are $60. Shirts, sweaters, etc... are pretty expensive compared to other places.

As of late, their designers are really not on top of their game. I don't mind paying for good fashion and quality, but when it is ugly you can't charge a premium price.

Lol, have naked men, to much exposure for Japan culutre?

I absolutely LOVE the clothing at A&F. The clothing is very very expensive however--saw some t-shirts for for $90--it's crazy! It's really soft and high quality clothing. Also love the atmosphere of the stores.

you might want to check this out
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2002/04/18/MN109646.DTL&o=0
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/04/18/MN109646.DTL
it was from 2002 but ignorance is ignorance. I remember when this hit the news and it was shameful. They tend to cater to "certain crowd" and yes their perfume is nasty enough to knock a room full of cockroaches out! I used to work in a mall and you could smell the perfume from the other side of the hallway!

guaranteed to knock a room full cockroaches out cold.

The question is, where are the pics of the "very cute looking lady shop assistants too - without oppai hanging out"???

I'd probably choke walking into that building. I can't stand heavy scents of anything, of anything artificial.
The outside of the building looks very impressive though at night time.

Hey,whats that,up in the sky?

What a brilliant idea! Turn out all the lights so people can't see what they're buying or read the price tags clearly!

People in Japan will line up without knowing why they're lining up?! Oh man, I can't wait to go visit Japan! Haha!~

Abercrombie is a terrible place, just passing by the store in the mall reeks of perfume.

Yup Abercrombie And Fitch is hot in London and America. I quite like the fashion some is a bit expensive. I went to London Branch and queues outside were long. Queuing to pay took 20-30 minutes for some. My auntie, uncle and I manage to get through the back door.

I have no fashion sense, so I usually stay away from these kinds of things...I was once dragged to an apparel outlet that was like an hours ride...ended up only getting a pair of jeans...

they have men with oppai out here in NY, improv everywhere played on that concept a little
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdeBp8J0rqs

Interesting choice in fashion.

Brad Pitt???

I have a friend who works there, surprisingly he says that there's a lot of people from our school (Temple University Japan) that works there. Odd, but makes sense I guess, since half or more of the students there are American or can speak english.
Anyway, I bought stuff from A&E in high school, but they're just overpriced stuff you can get from Uniqlo and whatnot. Actually, I really wish there's a Uniqlo in my neck of the woods too. :/

Yeah they are all like that, can never bring my self to enter. Heavily perfumed, giant pictures of naked men, club music blaring, dark lights... not the environment that makes me want to buy a sweater.. or shop... or be within 100ft.

OMG, IT FINALLY OPENED. When I was there this summer, they were still under construction. I can't believe that it looks so popular and crazy. It is just a preppy brand with all the polos and jackets. Things are overpriced and only the best time to buy it is when they go on sale.

Love Abercrombie and Fitch <3

Interesting note, abercrombie is a cheaper related shop, that is cheaper since it only uses one designer xD

Non-sense!!! The devil wears red. Wait? What?

The exterior shot of the store looks just like the one on 5th ave in Manhattan! Tho all A&F (and Hollister Co.) shops seem to get the same treatment in design and aesthetic. All A&F stores are dark, loud, maze like, and heavily saturated with the scent of perfume. I think it's their strategy to confound people into making purchases. Generally walk out smelling like the stores as well. The smell amazingly lingers for quite a while especially on any merchandise purchased... Not my fav place to shop at but I have found occasional steals and have to admit some Hollister stuff is super soft.

A&F and Hollister seems to do very well in the states. Hollister Co. is their more affordable and younger line while Abercrombie & Fitch is priced higher. So if you can't afford A&F, Hollister is the place to go. Not too many apparel stores in NY have a queue line just to get in but I have seen A&F to be the exception. In the summer I sometimes walk by to sneak a peak at the guys by the door, lol. Men are topless as well providing the weather is hot enough.

OMG!!! A Gundam !!!! lol

Not a big fan of A&F and all those other similar stores. Don't people feel like a walking billboard wearing a shirt with ABERCROMBIE written in big letters on the front?

The good looking well toned men that stand around is a A&F thing. The hiring process here in Canada at a A&F store is: you don't look for a job there, they'll go around and pick people they think 'look good'

Speaking of, with all these american chains going over to the Land of the rising sun, we could use a few more japanese retailers over here...in Canada esp.

Never really got into fashion and wouldn't know the first thing about what's good or not. I mostly wear Wrangler jeans and a T-shirt that I got at Wal-Mart. The savings I can use for my anime habits.

I did see one of these A&F stores in Houston, but loud music and buff/naked men. Not interested.

I'm not heavily interested in fashion, if the clothes look good to me, are comfortable and priced well its fits my criteria lol.

abercrombie and fitch stores are always like that. the ones i've seen in toronto are also dark and have loud music. Maybe the poor lighting is to hide how tacky their clothes are?

In all honesty, I don't see the appeal of it. It seems that they take run of the mill styles and shirts that are dull, then just stick their name in big letters across it.

I am not that crazy for A&F's clothes. First, it is waaaaaaaaaaaay, way too expensive and their lowest price is probably ... the underwear or maybe the sale items.

But, yeah they what's up with all the American chain stores popping up in Japan?

OH! About the perfume. They have one person who runs around spraying the A&F cologne/perfume in the store...yeah...the people who are hired to work their are model-esque types...you don't see any non-model-esque types.

You should take a look at their catalog. Lots of naked O_o kinda.

looks difficult to walk

That's interesting, I didn't expect Abercrombie to make a stop into Japan like that.

That's how the Abercrombie store on 5th Ave looks here. Dark, insanely filled with perfume/cologne and loud music. Though, at the entrance there's a shirtless model at the entrance whom you can freely take pictures with or of. Obviously, shirtless model is usually a guy but once a while I see a girl model in front with a wife beater.

Only in the larger stores can you get the 1/2 Nakend Men Danny~ And the loud music and atmosphere is the usual here in America~

-_-
I'm a geek, I can't understand that fashion craziness.
Wondering if those clothes can give extra power or more intelligence or something different than not having to do the laundry. =P
Thought I saw a familiar face in the video. I may ask.
=P Sex sells doesn't it?

Abercombie sux, mall stuff is garbage.

I HATE Abercrombie stores with a passion. I find them to be very obnoxious. Just like you mentioned, they are dark and the music is deafeningly loud. I can't peacefully examine the clothes I want to shop for. Can't comment on their quality of clothes since I never bought anything there.

Looks like Singapore is not the only nation that has citizens who join queues without knowing what the queue is for.

I usually get all my clothes from overseas because its cheaper ^^. If I had money though I'd be getting my clothing from General Pants which is a Australian store. They sell mostly street/casual wear which is my type of fashion ^^.

ah, f**bercrombie and *itch.. i wonder if they have the racist shirts in japan, too..

Wow there's one in Tokyo too O.o
The one here in London is always packed and as soon as you get throught the door you're assaulted by topless men dancing around to loud music and loads of screaming girls taking pics with the assistants.
Personally I prefer to go to less crowded shops like Uniqlio and GAP but I try not to waste my money on clothes and instead save it for figures.

Not that anyone asked, but Hollister belongs to A&F. Only difference being Hollister's prices are a bit more reasonable and it's styling is suppose to reflect South California's beach culture. As for American Eagle, they came in later to cash in on the popularity of the style at a much lower price point. At one point I believe there was even a lawsuit between the two companies claiming fashion plagiarism. ~_~

I graduated from all the labels mentioned above the moment I graduated from college. I buy want I think looks good, unique, and are quality made (although not always all of the above, sometimes I settle for 2 out of 3 ^_^; ). Lately though I have been buying a lot at Urban Outfitters, loving some the independent/random labels they carry.

LOL we're the same! Everytime I buy clothes, they're almost always black. I do, however, prefer if it had a military theme to it but I can't seem to find any good ones here. As for Abercrombie, I don't really like the style of their clothes. Like I said, all I buy is either black shirts, anything with a military or anime theme.

I consider myself to be average looking. I've noticed a few girls steal a look from me from time to time although I'm not sure if it's because they're attracted to me or they noticed me stealing a look from them! I usually go for the latter though~

It's odd how there's greenery in all this club style chaos...

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A&F and Hollister both have the no lights except on clothes only with loud music. They're just catering to the younger demographics, since that is where they make their money. I know of several A&F where I live, and everytime I walk in one, there's never anything I want, so I walk out after strolling in lol. They're other retail stores that offer similar clothing for much less.

I remember breaking my Abercrombie & fitch eyeglasses when i was about to take it off my head..

I'm not "into" fashion but I still like to look nice, though I've never been to an Abercrombie & Fitch, it's a rule of mine. lol Last time I went clothes shopping it was at a store called Buckle, I got a couple of awesome dress shirts & a nice tie. (^_^)

lol good to know that A&Fs are exactly the same internationally.
The headquarters of abercrambie is here in Columbus. I have to keep a 3 foot distance from the stores because that smell is so strong and makes me ill. I can't help but bust a move out side every time I pass tho w/ that crazy loud dance music.
This is perfect for Japan, all A&Fs clothes are so teeney tiny!! [the girls stuff anyway]

This is somewhat surprising because A&F has been accused of being discriminatory against non-White people back here in the states... I think a while back a girl (who was either Southeast Asian or Asian) sued A&F because they refused to hire her based on her ethnicity. Not to mention A&F has also made racist T-shirts that said "Two Wongs Can't Make A White" and another logo that said "Wong Laundry Services." Obviously, as an Asian American I am conflicted about A&F in general. D:

But like you said though, A&F has refused to lower their prices during this recession and thus their profits are in the toilet. Nothing surprising though, considering their overpriced conventional clothing which never changes, save for a few logos and satin trims. I can never shop there though because of their intoxicating scent in the store, and the fact that it's so dark, I can't even see what I'm buying.

But the Japanese love American stuff! You can bet they'll eat it up like candy.

BleH. I wouldn't wanna go there. What the hell are those girls getting excited for getting a pic with some random half naked guys? I'm a girl too but I'd say No thanks.
And the perfume thing seems ridiculous.
Sorry >-< Actually I don't like to buy clothes, it's quite boring and I always get headaches at cloth stores.
Here H&M doesn't have a good reputation but many still go there xD It's cheap and the clothes looks okay. I think Zara is okay.
Lately people go to UFF which is a hmm.. a flea market for clothes? Yea.. I try to go there more often. Easy place for getting cheap shirts..
Oh and here we HATE waiting in lines.. :P or at least we avoid them?

Nice staircase pattern here. Like the lighting coming through. Did anyone say "no photos" to you or were you in stealth mode?

Abercrombie and Fitch?? People line up for A&F?? What about Hollister and American Eagle Outfitters? Are they in Jpn yet?

That "perfume" odor that you described is the smell that prevails in all abercrombie stores. I can't stand it. XD

Their clothes are ok, but I love Abercrombie & Fitch because the store has great music, a good smell, good looking ppl, and a laid back sexy atmosphere.

they do have some pretty nice stuff, but then again if i'd shop there regularly i'd be broke. i walked in one time and saw a long sleeve shirt for 70 real dollars, and thought that i could buy at least 4 or more t shirts from some place like pac-sun for the same price....(for those of you who know what pac-sun is). for 70 dollars spend it on something better...like children's trading cards(yugioh abridged anyone?)

A&F is a brand that tries very hard to be the snobbish, turn their nose up at the "ugly" people type, and thinking that it is the coolest thing in town, when it is not.
It tries to be the representation of jock and the cheerleader types in your typical American high school. If you have ever watched any American teen movies the likes of mean girl, bring it on 1 2 3 4 5, etc, you'll get the drift.
They are being make fun of in satire on TV. There has been report that the store only hire "good looking" young men and women, and was told to be rude and unhelpful to customer to play up its snobbish image.
If you think you are average, then you will probably not welcome to work there, and get less customer service.
I know there was some complaints when it decided to open a shop in Savor Row in London, in the US, it is really an average brand, in term of the design and the quality of their product, in fact its common t-shirt design is downright uncomfortable, with the protruding brand name at your chase level.
Anyway, now you know I don't like this brand, because its trying to be something its not, and its quality in product design, store layout, customer service suck big time!
Sad to see how people can be so blind to be so called "trendy" and "fashionable".

Wait, wasn't A&F that snobbish, racist company that didn't like Asians in particular?　Major dislike. Expanding to Japan was totally for business reasons. D:

Although i have one shirt from there. But it was free so bah.

Yeaaa the smell is worse when they had just sprayed the store :P
But idk, I like the store xD
I suppose that here in the US, its considered top-of-the-line when it comes to preppy brand named clothing

I was surprised they used Japanese store models too haha

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I have to say, I'm into my Abercrombie & Fitch clothing. Most of my friends know me for that, then again Apple Geek too. Guess its handy when you have friends whom work at A&F London, whilst another is actually a designer for them too.

After all it's casual wear, if you have what it takes...

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