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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
abercrombie and fitch history
Abercrombie & Fitch is a retailer of casual clothing and accessories including cologne and perfume for men and women targeting the collegiate demographic. The company operates over 300 stores including "abercrombie" stores for children and teenagers; and also publishes a quarterly combination magazine/catalog.
The brand was established in 1892 and became known as a supplier of rugged, outdoor gear. It was acquired by The Limited Inc. in 1988 and in 1992 was repositioned as a more fashion-oriented casual apparel business. An initial public offering was held in 1996, where The Limited retained 84 percent of the company. It became independent in June 1998, when the remainder of the company was spun off to Limited shareholders.
In 1892 Abercrombie & Fitch began under the name David T. Abercrombie Co., a small waterfront shop and factory in downtown New York City owned by David Abercrombie.
David Abercrombie, born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, was a former trapper, prospector, topographer and railroad surveyor. He was also an inventor, an ingenious designer of tents, rucksacks and other camping equipment. It was his love of the great outdoors that inspired him to begin Abercrombie & Co., a shop dedicated to selling only the highest-quality camping, fishing and hunting gear. His clientele consisted mostly of professional hunters, explorers and trappers. And a man named Ezra Fitch.
Ezra Fitch was a successful lawyer in Kingston, New York. Restless and thoroughly bored with his life of law, Fitch spent all of his free time trekking the slopes of the Adirondacks and casting flies into the streams of the Catskill. In his search for exceptional outdoor gear, he had come to rely upon David Abercrombie's shop, becoming one of its most devoted customers.
He was so devoted, in fact, that in 1900 he had convinced David Abercrombie to let him buy into the business and become a partner. By 1904, the shop (which by now had moved to 314 Broadway) was incorporated and the name was officially changed to Abercrombie & Fitch.
Both David Abercrombie and Ezra Fitch were stubborn, hot-tempered men, and they had vastly different views about the future of their business. Abercrombie was more conservative, content to continue the store as it was, selling professional gear to professional outdoorsmen. Fitch, on the other hand, was more of a visionary. He was positive that the future of the business lay in expansion, selling the outdoors and its delights to more of the general public. Long arguments between the two men ensued. Inevitably, the partnership came to an end, and David Abercrombie resigned in 1907.
In the meantime, the store continued to expand. Ezra Fitch was a determined innovator. As a result of his imagination, hard work and sheer force of will, what he created was no ordinary sporting goods shop. Fitch was determined that the store have an outdoor feeling. Stock was not hidden behind glass cabinets. Instead, it was displayed as if in use. He set up a tent and equipped it as if it were out in the middle of the wilds of the Adirondacks. A campfire blazed in one corner, where an experienced guide was always in attendance, imparting valuable information to interested customers.
The clerks hired at A&F were not professional salesmen, but true rugged outdoorsmen. Talking was their pleasure and selling was performed only at the customers' insistence. By 1913, the store moved to a more fashionable and easily accessible midtown address just off Fifth Avenue, expanding its inventory to include sport clothing. A&F became the first store in New York to supply such clothing to women as well as men.
Shortly after Abercrombie's resignation from the company, A&F began publishing a catalog. This impressive book featured 456 pages of outdoor gear and clothing as well as sage camping, hunting and fishing advice to 50,000 prospective customers around the world. Orders soon began to flood in from around the globe, bringing international status to the ever-expanding store.
By 1917, Abercrombie & Fitch moved to Madison Avenue and 45th Street, where it occupied an entire twelve story building. Outside a sign proclaimed "Where the Blazed Trail Crosses the Boulevard." Abercrombie & Fitch had become the largest sporting goods store in the world, as well as the most impressive. A log cabin was built on the roof, which Fitch used as a townhouse. Next to it he had a casting pool installed, where serious fishermen could sample the store's impressive collection of rods and flies. In the basement, an armored rifle range was set up. There was also a golf school, a floor dedicated solely to completely set-up camps, and a dog and cat kennel. In addition to the more standard types of outdoor goods, A&F had a selection of exotic sporting equipment that would make the imagination reel: hot air balloons, yachting pennants, portable trampolines, treadmills for exercising dogs, throwing knives, shirts of chainmail, leopard collars, and everything a person could possibly need for falconry.
Abercrombie & Fitch outfitted many great hunting and exploration expeditions, like Theodore Roosevelt's trips to Africa and the Amazon and Robert Peary's expedition to the North Pole. Ernest Hemingway bought his guns there. Presidents Hoover and Einsenhower relied on A&F for the best fishing equipment. Other famous clients included Amelia Earhart, Presidents Taft, Harding and Kennedy, the Duke of Windsor, Bing Crosby, Howard Hughes, Katharine Hepburn, Greta Garbo and Clark Gable. And there was more: Cole Porter ordered his evening clothes from Abercrombie & Fitch. During Prohibition, A&F was the place to buy hip flasks.
By 1928, Ezra Fitch retired from the business to enjoy his remaining few years in the great outdoors that he loved so much.
Abercrombie & Fitch continued to grow, with stores opening up in Chicago and San Francisco. But by the late '60s the store hit upon hard times and went bankrupt in 1977. Oshman's Sporting Goods, based in Houston, Texas, bought the company. Business wasn't good. The Limited Inc. bought Abercrombie & Fitch in 1988.
And today, Abercrombie & Fitch thrives as a publicly held company. A powerful lifestyle brand, business is thriving at Abercrombie & Fitch with hundreds of stores. See All products by Abercrombie & Fitch
The brand was established in 1892 and became known as a supplier of rugged, outdoor gear. It was acquired by The Limited Inc. in 1988 and in 1992 was repositioned as a more fashion-oriented casual apparel business. An initial public offering was held in 1996, where The Limited retained 84 percent of the company. It became independent in June 1998, when the remainder of the company was spun off to Limited shareholders.
In 1892 Abercrombie & Fitch began under the name David T. Abercrombie Co., a small waterfront shop and factory in downtown New York City owned by David Abercrombie.
David Abercrombie, born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, was a former trapper, prospector, topographer and railroad surveyor. He was also an inventor, an ingenious designer of tents, rucksacks and other camping equipment. It was his love of the great outdoors that inspired him to begin Abercrombie & Co., a shop dedicated to selling only the highest-quality camping, fishing and hunting gear. His clientele consisted mostly of professional hunters, explorers and trappers. And a man named Ezra Fitch.
Ezra Fitch was a successful lawyer in Kingston, New York. Restless and thoroughly bored with his life of law, Fitch spent all of his free time trekking the slopes of the Adirondacks and casting flies into the streams of the Catskill. In his search for exceptional outdoor gear, he had come to rely upon David Abercrombie's shop, becoming one of its most devoted customers.
He was so devoted, in fact, that in 1900 he had convinced David Abercrombie to let him buy into the business and become a partner. By 1904, the shop (which by now had moved to 314 Broadway) was incorporated and the name was officially changed to Abercrombie & Fitch.
Both David Abercrombie and Ezra Fitch were stubborn, hot-tempered men, and they had vastly different views about the future of their business. Abercrombie was more conservative, content to continue the store as it was, selling professional gear to professional outdoorsmen. Fitch, on the other hand, was more of a visionary. He was positive that the future of the business lay in expansion, selling the outdoors and its delights to more of the general public. Long arguments between the two men ensued. Inevitably, the partnership came to an end, and David Abercrombie resigned in 1907.
In the meantime, the store continued to expand. Ezra Fitch was a determined innovator. As a result of his imagination, hard work and sheer force of will, what he created was no ordinary sporting goods shop. Fitch was determined that the store have an outdoor feeling. Stock was not hidden behind glass cabinets. Instead, it was displayed as if in use. He set up a tent and equipped it as if it were out in the middle of the wilds of the Adirondacks. A campfire blazed in one corner, where an experienced guide was always in attendance, imparting valuable information to interested customers.
The clerks hired at A&F were not professional salesmen, but true rugged outdoorsmen. Talking was their pleasure and selling was performed only at the customers' insistence. By 1913, the store moved to a more fashionable and easily accessible midtown address just off Fifth Avenue, expanding its inventory to include sport clothing. A&F became the first store in New York to supply such clothing to women as well as men.
Shortly after Abercrombie's resignation from the company, A&F began publishing a catalog. This impressive book featured 456 pages of outdoor gear and clothing as well as sage camping, hunting and fishing advice to 50,000 prospective customers around the world. Orders soon began to flood in from around the globe, bringing international status to the ever-expanding store.
By 1917, Abercrombie & Fitch moved to Madison Avenue and 45th Street, where it occupied an entire twelve story building. Outside a sign proclaimed "Where the Blazed Trail Crosses the Boulevard." Abercrombie & Fitch had become the largest sporting goods store in the world, as well as the most impressive. A log cabin was built on the roof, which Fitch used as a townhouse. Next to it he had a casting pool installed, where serious fishermen could sample the store's impressive collection of rods and flies. In the basement, an armored rifle range was set up. There was also a golf school, a floor dedicated solely to completely set-up camps, and a dog and cat kennel. In addition to the more standard types of outdoor goods, A&F had a selection of exotic sporting equipment that would make the imagination reel: hot air balloons, yachting pennants, portable trampolines, treadmills for exercising dogs, throwing knives, shirts of chainmail, leopard collars, and everything a person could possibly need for falconry.
Abercrombie & Fitch outfitted many great hunting and exploration expeditions, like Theodore Roosevelt's trips to Africa and the Amazon and Robert Peary's expedition to the North Pole. Ernest Hemingway bought his guns there. Presidents Hoover and Einsenhower relied on A&F for the best fishing equipment. Other famous clients included Amelia Earhart, Presidents Taft, Harding and Kennedy, the Duke of Windsor, Bing Crosby, Howard Hughes, Katharine Hepburn, Greta Garbo and Clark Gable. And there was more: Cole Porter ordered his evening clothes from Abercrombie & Fitch. During Prohibition, A&F was the place to buy hip flasks.
By 1928, Ezra Fitch retired from the business to enjoy his remaining few years in the great outdoors that he loved so much.
Abercrombie & Fitch continued to grow, with stores opening up in Chicago and San Francisco. But by the late '60s the store hit upon hard times and went bankrupt in 1977. Oshman's Sporting Goods, based in Houston, Texas, bought the company. Business wasn't good. The Limited Inc. bought Abercrombie & Fitch in 1988.
And today, Abercrombie & Fitch thrives as a publicly held company. A powerful lifestyle brand, business is thriving at Abercrombie & Fitch with hundreds of stores. See All products by Abercrombie & Fitch
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Friday, May 11, 2007
History of jeans---bumdek
Jeans were invented a little over a century ago; jeans are the world’s most popular, versatile garment, crossing boundaries of class, age and nationality. From their origins as pure workwear, they have spread through every level of the fashion spectrum, embraced internationally for their unmatched comfort and appeal. Constantly in demand, they have survived the passing of both trends and time, capturing the ethos of each succeeding decade. While their charisma springs from their legendary American roots, their commercial strength rests on innovation and interpretation in the hands of jeanswear makers around the world.
1940
In the mid ’40s, the Second World War came to an end, and denim blue jeans, previously worn almost exclusively as workwear, gained new status in the U.S. and Europe. Rugged but relaxed, they stood for freedom and a bright future. Sported by both men, women and sharp teenagers, they seemed as clean and strong as the people who choose to wear them. In Europe, surplus Levi’s were left behind by American armed forces and were available in limited supplies. It’s the population’s first introduction to the denim (bumdek)legend. Workwear manufacturers tried to copy the U.S. originals, but those in the know insisted on the real thing.
1950
Europe was exposed to a daring new style in music and movies and jeans took on an aura7of sex and rebellion. When Elvis Presley sang in “Jailhouse Rock,” his denim prison uniform carried a potent virile image. Girls swooned8 and guys were quick to copy the King. In movies like “The Wild One” and “Rebel Without a Cause,” cult figures Marlon Brando and James Dean portrayed tough anti-heroes in jeans and T-shirt. Adults spurned the look; teenagers, even those who only wanted to look like rebels, embraced it.
1960
By the beginning of the ’60s, slim jeans became a leisurewear staple, as teens began to have real fun, forgetting the almost desperate energy of the previous decade, cocooned in wealth and security. But the seeds of change had been sown, and by the mid ’60s jeans had acquired yet another social connotation—as the uniform of the budding social and sexual revolution. Jeans were the great equalizer, the perfect all-purpose garment for the classless society sought by the hippy generation. In the fight for civil (bumdek)rights, at anti-war demonstrations on the streets of Paris, at sit-ins and love-ins everywhere, the battle cried was heard above a sea of blue.
1970
Bell-bottoms hit their peak and creativity flourished. Customized denim—embroidered, studded and patched—became all the rage in fashionable St. Tropez, giving jeans a new glamorous profile. Gradually, the outward symbol of the alternative culture was integrated into mainstream society. Even “respectable” adults accepted denim in their wardrobe. The jeans culture had become associated with youth, and everybody wanted to remain young. Disco reigned, and denim dressed up for night. The ultimate sign of the appropriation of denim by the establishment was the designer jeans wave, which swept America just as the decade came to a close.
1980
Designer jeans took hold in Europe, a sign of the rejection of the utopian ideals of the ’70s and a return to affluence and status. A backlash surfaced in the form of “destroyed” denim, meant as the ultimate in anti-fashion but instantly a major trend. Riding the extremes of boom and bust, labels flooded the market, and then retrenched, as consumers got weary. Acid wash debuted in ’86 and revitalized the scene. In the midst of it all, Levi’s launched its “back to basics” campaign.
1990
The high living and conspicuous consumption of the ’80s proved to many to be an empty pursuit, and the beginning of the ’90s saw a widespread reevaluation of priorities. Facing the next millennium, people became more concerned with the environment, family life and old-fashioned values. This search for quality and authenticity helped to perpetuate the basics boom of the late ’80s, leading to an interest in period originals and in newer lines that recaptured the details and fabrics of the past. Once again adapting to the spirit of the times, jeans represented an old friend, practical and modern yet linked to the purer, simpler life of days gone by.
1940
In the mid ’40s, the Second World War came to an end, and denim blue jeans, previously worn almost exclusively as workwear, gained new status in the U.S. and Europe. Rugged but relaxed, they stood for freedom and a bright future. Sported by both men, women and sharp teenagers, they seemed as clean and strong as the people who choose to wear them. In Europe, surplus Levi’s were left behind by American armed forces and were available in limited supplies. It’s the population’s first introduction to the denim (bumdek)legend. Workwear manufacturers tried to copy the U.S. originals, but those in the know insisted on the real thing.
1950
Europe was exposed to a daring new style in music and movies and jeans took on an aura7of sex and rebellion. When Elvis Presley sang in “Jailhouse Rock,” his denim prison uniform carried a potent virile image. Girls swooned8 and guys were quick to copy the King. In movies like “The Wild One” and “Rebel Without a Cause,” cult figures Marlon Brando and James Dean portrayed tough anti-heroes in jeans and T-shirt. Adults spurned the look; teenagers, even those who only wanted to look like rebels, embraced it.
1960
By the beginning of the ’60s, slim jeans became a leisurewear staple, as teens began to have real fun, forgetting the almost desperate energy of the previous decade, cocooned in wealth and security. But the seeds of change had been sown, and by the mid ’60s jeans had acquired yet another social connotation—as the uniform of the budding social and sexual revolution. Jeans were the great equalizer, the perfect all-purpose garment for the classless society sought by the hippy generation. In the fight for civil (bumdek)rights, at anti-war demonstrations on the streets of Paris, at sit-ins and love-ins everywhere, the battle cried was heard above a sea of blue.
1970
Bell-bottoms hit their peak and creativity flourished. Customized denim—embroidered, studded and patched—became all the rage in fashionable St. Tropez, giving jeans a new glamorous profile. Gradually, the outward symbol of the alternative culture was integrated into mainstream society. Even “respectable” adults accepted denim in their wardrobe. The jeans culture had become associated with youth, and everybody wanted to remain young. Disco reigned, and denim dressed up for night. The ultimate sign of the appropriation of denim by the establishment was the designer jeans wave, which swept America just as the decade came to a close.
1980
Designer jeans took hold in Europe, a sign of the rejection of the utopian ideals of the ’70s and a return to affluence and status. A backlash surfaced in the form of “destroyed” denim, meant as the ultimate in anti-fashion but instantly a major trend. Riding the extremes of boom and bust, labels flooded the market, and then retrenched, as consumers got weary. Acid wash debuted in ’86 and revitalized the scene. In the midst of it all, Levi’s launched its “back to basics” campaign.
1990
The high living and conspicuous consumption of the ’80s proved to many to be an empty pursuit, and the beginning of the ’90s saw a widespread reevaluation of priorities. Facing the next millennium, people became more concerned with the environment, family life and old-fashioned values. This search for quality and authenticity helped to perpetuate the basics boom of the late ’80s, leading to an interest in period originals and in newer lines that recaptured the details and fabrics of the past. Once again adapting to the spirit of the times, jeans represented an old friend, practical and modern yet linked to the purer, simpler life of days gone by.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
wholesaler ---bumdek.com
Wholesaling consists of the sale of goods/merchandise to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional, or other professional business users or to other wholesalers and related subordinated services.
According to the United Nations Statistics Division,Wholesaleis the resale (sale without transformation) of new and used goods to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional or professional users, or to other wholesalers, or involves acting as an agent or broker in buying merchandise for, or selling merchandise, to such persons or companies. Wholesalers frequently physically assemble, sort and grade goods in large lots, break bulk bumdek, repack and redistribute in smaller lots.[bumdek.com]According to the United Nations Statistics Div ision, Wholesale is the resale (sale without transformation) of new and used goods to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional or professional users, or to other wholesalers. or involves acting as an agent or broker in buyin g merchandise for, or selling merchandise. to such persons or companies. Wholesalers freq uently physically assemble. sort and grade goods in large lots, break bulk, repack and redistribute in smaller lots.
Wholesale Abercrombie,juicy couture,Seven Jeans Wholesale Rock and Republic jeans,True Religion,Hollister Wholesale D&G jeans.copyright @2007 Bumdek.com
According to the United Nations Statistics Division,Wholesaleis the resale (sale without transformation) of new and used goods to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional or professional users, or to other wholesalers, or involves acting as an agent or broker in buying merchandise for, or selling merchandise, to such persons or companies. Wholesalers frequently physically assemble, sort and grade goods in large lots, break bulk bumdek, repack and redistribute in smaller lots.[bumdek.com]According to the United Nations Statistics Div ision, Wholesale is the resale (sale without transformation) of new and used goods to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional or professional users, or to other wholesalers. or involves acting as an agent or broker in buyin g merchandise for, or selling merchandise. to such persons or companies. Wholesalers freq uently physically assemble. sort and grade goods in large lots, break bulk, repack and redistribute in smaller lots.
Wholesale Abercrombie,juicy couture,Seven Jeans Wholesale Rock and Republic jeans,True Religion,Hollister Wholesale D&G jeans.copyright @2007 Bumdek.com
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