I hate it when people buy for the brands. I only have 2 shirts from Abercrombie. It's unreasonably expensive there and at Hollister, so it's not really worth it. I agree with Christina: I only buy those clothes if they're on sale.

I love Banana Republic. ^__^ I have a very comfy sweater from there. The money is the same there, but it's actually worth the value.

Then really, what is the definition of preppy? I thought of it as, well, something a prep would wear.

1. a person who is a student at or a graduate of a preparatory school.
2. a person who favors or is viewed as favoring clothing style or behavior associated with traditional preparatory schools.

So, clothes like polos and khakis, and patterns like argyle and plaid.

i dont have a single thing from a&f or hollister in my closet. almost everything is from american eagle because they're
1. good quality [my jeans last a long time]
2. comfortable
3. VERY reasonable price
4. trendy and cute clothes

why buy things for two, maybe three times as more at a&f and hollister? i'm no fool.

I haven't been in those stores in forever. I'm poor
The most expensive pair of jeans I'll buy is like 40 bucks. I don't really care if other people are wearing it, if I feel that I look good in it and it's comfortable I'll buy it but I think it's stupid when the people who dress preppy and don't even pay for their own clothes say crap about other people.

I'll agree with most saying they're overpriced, which is definitely true. But sometimes I like the fashions. I don't own anything from A&F, but I have a bunch from Hollister. Personally, i think Hollister is more worth it than a&f..but i do like American Eagle the most. it has better values and the clothes are better quality.

I WAS GOING TO MENTION THAT!
Why buy A&F jeans at $160 when you could get waaaaaaaay better 7 jeans at like $148+?! Seriously........ some people do not know how to use their money.

I've recently shoped in both stores. Does anyone notice A&F stores smell like their fregrance (like completely... the stores and even the bags smell). And Hollister was so dark I couldn't even see the clothing til I got in the dressing room. lmao.

A&F clothes r really small. a 14 is probably a 6. its crazy in there
And the shirts were so tight...well... i ain't gonna get into that

Then in hollister. There shirts r perfect. regular. But the pants r also on the small side.

and yes both stores r effing expensive. Two shirts form hollister came up to 70 bucks!

Then of course. This is why AE remains my fav preppy store.

Plus 4 years ago, A&F was racist.

haha i work at a&f and the reason it smells like that is because they have like massive bottles of the cologne and spray it everywhere to basically sell more of it and it works cause people come in and are like oh whats that smell? and they buy it =) i personally shop at both because im willing to pay for the brand name, i know the clothes are sh*t but im willing to pay for the name

QUOTE(Statistik @ Dec 20 2006, 5:08 PM)

I never bought clothes from either stores except one time .. I think 4 years ago. I have to be honest, I don't really think it's pure "prep" fashion. It's trash to be honest. American Eagle is nice and it's not as bad and those two stores i've mentioned .. plus their clothes are too expensive .. I can go to Marshall's and buy 4 tees and the final cost would turn out to be the price of 1 pair of jeans at a& f .. I respect A/X, Lacoste, and J.crew even though they're pretty even more expensive because they have a real, authentic "preppy" original look .. but I cannot stand Hollister and A&F ..

I LOVE YOU

i hate hollister and abercrombie. why would you pay for clothing that EVERYONE has?
and about the whole, "preppy" fashion. it really isn't preppy. preppy is like..what royalty wear. sweaters and long skirts.

none of this, "OMG. lets be skanks together micro mini skirts and show your clevage shirts."

I don't know man, I can imagine Hyori in Abercrombie and shit.

Hollister and A&F isn't really garbage... I mean I kind of like girls with that Laguna beach type look :)

I'd still never wear A&F, Hco, or any of those shitty American Eagle, Aeropostale stores. Just a personal preference, no real reason.. except that my main stuff is mostly from RL and high end department stores.

BTW most of the time, when you think about it... everything is overpriced...especially cars, and ipods.

In defense of Banana republic, their shirts are made of REALLY good quality. given, they're not expected to be worn for 10 years, but they're made well, and they could likely be worn for 10 years if they had to be. My boyfriend adores banana republic, so for christmas I got him really nice dress shirt. (originally almost 200, on sale for 85! w00t)

I don't like their style (especially for girls), but Banana republic's quality (especially when it's on sale) gets my thumbs up

you swear? i NEVER see A&F shit at marshalls....like EVER.

i still love abercrombie.
hollister...eh.

Would never shop at either.

Go Target and thrift stores. *hides*

The main reason why both A&F and Hollister is expensive is because they're under the same company.

Uh, i'm gonna mention that AE actually does have some of the best jeans around that i know of. They're good quality and they do last a long time.

If anything I like AE. The things at AE have more style. The only thing I like about Hollister is the fact that the store smells good.

its not trash because its not "preppy" or whatever. its trash because their shirts are paper thin and made out of cheap material. i honestly do not know why you would pay 30 bucks for a skimpy little see through tee. people only shop there because they thing "omG if I weAr hOlLister clOthes PeoPle wiLl thinK im Cool!!"

and the definition of preppy isnt hollister and af, preppy is plaid, school girl type clothing. oh, and why would you buy clothes from a store that a billion other people have so you wind up wearing the same shirt as 4 other girls on the same day???

seriously, my shirts AND jeans never go over 20 dollars. i still get pretty nice quality clothing.

The quality at AF has improved a hundredfold since 4 years ago.

Uh huh. Whenever I go to Marshall's, there's like a whole load of A&F and AE jeans. Sometimes they have A&F shirts but they more often have AE shirts.

My closet is almost all AE. But either I got smaller or the sizes got bigger because I don't fit into the shirts anymore. (I NEVER fit into the pants... size 0 was still too big.) So I rarely buy anything there anymore.

And A&F is too expensive and I can't fit into the jeans anyways... so I now shop at abercrombie. Cheaper than A&F but basically the same thing and fits me sooo good. I wear a size 12 and either medium or large shirts from abercrombie. But when I do buy anything, it's almost always on sale. The only things I've bought that weren't on sale was my jacket ($128) and polos and a pair of jeans.

But AE is where you'll get the best for your money. And the AE All Access Pass program is super. If abercrombie had something like that, I'd die.

yeah Hollister and A&F have outrageous prices, and their clothes don't keep their shape after they are washed. especialy those paper thin skin tight tees.

xgdkjsgj. If I hear that A&F or Hollister is preppy one more time I swear I'm going to slap someone. It is most definitely not preppy. Prep is a classic look, and it does not consist of disgusting ripped jeans and too-tight tshirts with HOLLISTER plastered over the chest.

When I feel like dressing preppy, Lacoste, RL, J.Crew and BR are the brands that immediately come to mind.

yea i did. lol thats why i didnt like working there, but working was hardly the matter there, there would be like 50 people working at a time, and its not that much work. it was fun working there though. but i quit after like 3-4 months.

it sucks cause i got paid 6.15 an hour yea i know low isnt it, but hollister makes so much money its crazy, we made 60,000 on our first day of opening. then around 30 the next week.

yea a&f & hCO have the same exact clothes because they are the same company, a&f owns hollister, abercrombie, and ruehl 925 (which will mostlikley the upcoming store but the target market is 22-30ish.)

duude.. i love their clothes. not only for the way they look, but for the way they feel and the smell of the stores xD

Pandamonium - Woah... What state do you live in? I live in California and minimum wage is currently $7, which is going to raise to $7.50 sometime in 2007. $6.15 is pretty low, for a company that makes $60,000 in a day!

I work at Express (Design Studio NYC) and I would say that we make quite a bit of money as well -- I'm not even sure how much it is, but yea I would say it's about the same. The quota, that is. $30,000, maybe? Regardless, starting pay is $8.50/hour.

I mean, A&F, Ruehl, and Hollister are all under the same line (what is it called, anyway? A&F?). Same for Banana Republic, which owns Gap and Old Navy. This goes for Express as well, since Express is a Limited Brand, joint with: The Limited, Express for Men, Victoria's Secret, Bath and Body Works, and White Candle Barn (something like that ). I mean, I thought that at the very least A&F co.'s pay would be at least competitive with other companies. Guess not. ^______^;;

I think the reason why I get paid more, though, is because while working under The Limited Brand, we are required to act like "fashion experts" to customers, assisting them with finding just the right clothes for special occassions. We make it a rule to get to know our customers because if they're frequent ones, they're important clients to us. I mean, when I walk in A&F or Hollister, they just say "welcome to ______" and that's about it. There's hardly any (or none at all) customer service. But I'm basing this on the ones that I've been to, in So. California. :P

lovefooled - I'm the same as you. I was never able to fit into size 0 AE jeans. I usually wear a size 12 slim in Abercrombie (kids) as well. In fact, Abercrombie jeans are actually okay, but I'm not into the really vintage-y, ripped ones. I also wear size medium shirts from there as well. :D I usually buy things on sale there as well. ;] I'm a killer for sales. But then again, I have very few clothes from Hollister and Abercrombie. I never really liked AE. A few of their clothes are okay, but I guess I just never really got into their clothing. ^_^;;


mai_z - But, I was defending Banan Republic as well. I don't know if you're agreeing with me or not. lol :P But it's true, Banana Republic's clothes are made of realllly good material. Pssh, I would've applied to work there, but then again, I can HARDLY fit the clothes from Express, which means nothing would fit me at BR, so working there would be a lost cause. =X

Preppy clothes consist of more upscale labels, imo. A&F is not very "upscale", when compared to Lacoste, J. Crew, Ralph Lauren, BanRep, etc.


Plus, judging a label just by the way the store "smells" is kinda.. weird. o_____O"