Abercrombie athletics and you
Ryan Hecht
Issue date: 4/22/08 Section: Life
During these complicated weeks in which North Carolina struggles to break up with winter, and summer is previewed on every third day, only one thing is certain: this can only be Abercrombie season. It's that time of the year where you'll wear your new skirt and blouse combo on a blistery morning because "It was hot yesterday!?" You will shiver proudly because nothing feels better than liberating yourself of all those winter layers so you can sport the new Abercrombie outfit before someone else.
Some confusing staples of the Abercrombie season are the T-shirts featuring Abercrombie athletic teams with generic mascots like "The Tigers." I see these shirts and I wonder if team Abercrombie is any good. What sports do they play? Do they play other clothing stores, and if so, how does Abercrombie's team match up with, say, team Old Navy?
Perhaps you're looking down at your shirt right now and also thinking, "Who are the Abercrombie Eagles?" I don't know about you, but in this important fashion season, I don't want to be advertising a team that may just be the worst in the league. Therefore, I have decided to go scout each clothing store's athletic team so we don't all end up making a fool of ourselves.
I could hear the techno music miles before I reached the Abercrombie & Fitch practice facility in eastern Oregon. I arrived to find a group of half-naked white guys participating in various activities around a lake. There was a lot of hugging and tackling. I spoke with their blonde captain and he informed me that Abercrombie excels at wrestling, football and rugby, and that they always play "skins." He also said they win most of their contact sports by way of forfeit.
My next stop, Hollister, Calif. was not quite the place I expected from the clothing line's image. It's actually an old agricultural town a ways off the coast. Hollister is in no way a surfer's paradise; in fact, there are probably more fruit stands than surfboards. Ironically, Hollister's team is better at skateboarding and soccer.
Some confusing staples of the Abercrombie season are the T-shirts featuring Abercrombie athletic teams with generic mascots like "The Tigers." I see these shirts and I wonder if team Abercrombie is any good. What sports do they play? Do they play other clothing stores, and if so, how does Abercrombie's team match up with, say, team Old Navy?
Perhaps you're looking down at your shirt right now and also thinking, "Who are the Abercrombie Eagles?" I don't know about you, but in this important fashion season, I don't want to be advertising a team that may just be the worst in the league. Therefore, I have decided to go scout each clothing store's athletic team so we don't all end up making a fool of ourselves.
I could hear the techno music miles before I reached the Abercrombie & Fitch practice facility in eastern Oregon. I arrived to find a group of half-naked white guys participating in various activities around a lake. There was a lot of hugging and tackling. I spoke with their blonde captain and he informed me that Abercrombie excels at wrestling, football and rugby, and that they always play "skins." He also said they win most of their contact sports by way of forfeit.
My next stop, Hollister, Calif. was not quite the place I expected from the clothing line's image. It's actually an old agricultural town a ways off the coast. Hollister is in no way a surfer's paradise; in fact, there are probably more fruit stands than surfboards. Ironically, Hollister's team is better at skateboarding and soccer.
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