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Not sure if this has been posted here before, but as an Abercrombie & Fitch regular, this video almost made me roll on the floor laughing. If only I lived in New York and shopped there to witness it.

http://improveverywhere.com/2007/10/17/no-shirts/

So what do you think? Funny?

I for one love it. Since I buy from them, I get all the bastard e-mails depicting shirtless guys staring at me sexually while the words say "new summer clothes" or something. Show me the clothes, damnit, not the male models!

Some of those men NEED shirts. Or at least a tan and a can of slim fast.

Well we can't all be models, AK ;)

Not funny. And why spend money on shirts that cost so much? That's plain idiotic.

A&F also has beautiful and often semi-naked women modeling the female line. Hell, that's the sexy models are the number one reason people pay money for that catalogue. I don't see a problem with any of it. That's how A&F markets, that's how they've always done it. If you don't like it, take your money elsewhere. There's other places to buy overpriced tshirts (http://www.diesel.com/home.php).

O nice!

Now they just need to go pantless.

Wow, already a bunch of people aren't taking this as being in good fun.

I personally think it's great. I can't shop at A&F (they outlawed having hips in their women's department, I think...) but I do get a good laugh out of how they try to sell clothing using half-naked people. It works, but it's still funny.

Oh, and? The remark about some of the men "needing" shirts? Loosen up. Obviously all those guys had a good sense of humour, that alone counts for more than physical appearance.

I thought this thread was about "Prison Break"...

Hooray for shirtless men.

I hope nobody takes this seriously as a "protest" or anything, though. Oh gee what an outrage, semi-nude men are being used to sell products! HEAVENS FORFEND! We certainly never see semi-nude women draped over cars, or holding products, or being used to sell clothing that they are scarcely wearing! How dare advertisers use sexually-charged images to sell their products! That's totally new and terrifying!

I think it's awesome to have topless dudes running around. I think it's awesome to poke fun at how "sex" is used to sell things. I only wish we lived in a world where women could do the same sort of "topless" event in the same light-hearted manner. :)

I don't like Abercombrie and Fitch. Unforgivebaly nouveau riche, an lacking in a little class.

O nice!

Now they just need to go pantless.

They do / did. Every year. Check out the "missions" tab at the top of the page linked to in the OP. They do this sort of thing regularly.. and they rock.

Hooray for shirtless men.

I hope nobody takes this seriously as a "protest" or anything, though. Oh gee what an outrage, semi-nude men are being used to sell products! HEAVENS FORFEND! We certainly never see semi-nude women draped over cars, or holding products, or being used to sell clothing that they are scarcely wearing! How dare advertisers use sexually-charged images to sell their products! That's totally new and terrifying!

I think it's awesome to have topless dudes running around. I think it's awesome to poke fun at how "sex" is used to sell things. I only wish we lived in a world where women could do the same sort of "topless" event in the same light-hearted manner. :)

*tackles*

long time no see :)


Anyway, on topic, I think it's great. I don't generally shop there, but do have a few pairs of shorts...I see nothing wrong with a bunch of dudes shopping without shirts on, particularly if it is a company that has made a name for itself by featuring men in said condition.

I wonder who was approached to leave faster/more frequently...the guys who were as or more sculpted than the models used, or those who were a bit less...