Wednesday, February 6, 2008

abercrombie and fitch clothes

The Associated Press VIRGINIA BEACH -- Police plan to drop a
misdemeanor obscenity charge filed against the manager of an
Abercrombie & Fitch clothing store that displayed two photos of
scantily clad men and a woman, a city attorney
Posters of scantily
clad youths that were seized by police at an Abercrombie & Fitch
store in a Virginia mall this weekend may be inappropriate for young
children, but they are not obscene, according to legal experts.
From
the Wall Street Journal Law Blog: Abercrombie & Fitch, the
115-year-old clothing company that's gained notoriety for its risque
advertisements showcasing scantily-clad youngsters, has run up
against more, um, image problems.
Police confiscated two display
photos of scantily clad men and a woman from an Abercrombie &
Fitch store and cited the manager on a misdemeanor obscenity charge,
authorities said.
Abercrombie & Fitch, the 115-year-old clothing
company that's gained notoriety for its risque advertisements
showcasing scantily-clad youngsters, has run up against more, um,
image problems. On Saturday, police in Virginia carted away
When
Abercrombie & Fitch showed up in our hot searches today, I had a
flash back to my teen years. I remember my girlfriends and I going to
this store to not only shop for the coolest clothes, but also to check
out the cute guys that
And really, what are these guys selling
anyway, clothing? I don't think so, there's little clothing in
evidence in the photos seen in the Abercrombie & Fitch photo
gallery. (Warning, these photos may offend some, although now that I

The clothing company said authorities overreacted when they
confiscated two display photos and cited the manager on a misdemeanor
obscenity charge.
Police plan to drop a misdemeanor obscenity charge
filed against the manager of an Abercrombie & Fitch clothing
store that displayed two photos of scantily clad men and a woman, a
city attorney said yesterday.
This weekend, Virginia Beach police
commandeered giant photographs in a local Abercrombie & Fitch
clothing store. City Code Section 22.31, makes it a crime to display
'obscene materials in a business [[ This is a content summary only

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. said Monday authorities overreacted when
they confiscated two display photos of scantily clad men and a woman
from a Virginia clothing store and cited the manager on a
misdemeanour obscenity charge.
Last weekend, a Beach police officer
at Lynnhaven Mall gave Abercrombie & Fitch thousands - maybe
millions - of dollars worth of publicity by seizing two sexy posters
and slapping an obscenity charge on the hapless store manager.

Abercrombie & Fitch says it will vigorously defend its right to
display photos of bare-chested men and a partially exposed woman.
dropping charges against the clothing company The window displays
went up in 363 stores across the country in mid-January. Locally, the
retailer has stores in Carousel Mall, Ithaca and New Hartford.
Abercrombie & Fitch says it will
Abercrombie & Fitch, which
has four locations in Orange County, said Monday authorities
overreacted when they confiscated two display photos of scantily clad
men and a woman from a clothing store and cited the manager on a
misdemeanor
Virginia Beach police confiscated two black-and-white
display photos from an Abercrombie & Fitch store at Lynnhaven
Mall and cited the manager on a misdemeanor obscenity charge after
some customers complained.
Police confiscated two display photos of
scantily clad men and a woman from an Abercrombie & Fitch store
and cited the manager on a misdemeanor obscenity charge, authorities
said. The police issued the summons Saturday after Abercrombie
Teens
literally can walk into the shop with a bag of their used clothes and
walk out with cash in hand. Popular brands bought back from the store
include Abercrombie & Fitch, Express, American Eagle, Gap,
Hollister and more.
Stores like Hollister, American Eagle, Gap,
Abercrombie & Fitch, make millions of dollars from teens and
their clothing choices. And these companies spend tons of money on
research into advertising, store appearance, and the shopping

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