Abercrombie & Fitch?

[Safari Dave]

I think the iconic store in New York City closed by the time I was in middle school.

Did anyone on the forum have the pleasure of visiting it?

 

[Safari Dave]

Oshman's bought the name and opened a few stores (that had classy gun rooms and sold safari clothes) in the early 80's.

I went to the ones in Atlanta and Dallas.

My great aunt bought me an autographed Peter Capstick book at the one it Dallas in 1983 for a high school graduation gift.



The current A&F is a joke and the people who shop there don't have a clue about the real company's history.

 

[wesheltonj]

Oshman’s went on a buying spree back then. They also bought Cullum & Boren Sporting goods a Dallas based “chain” owned by Zales. Unfortunately, they all went away. Retail is a tuff business.

 

[Safari Dave]

I would have loved to have visited that New York store.

 

[Finprof]

In 1972 I was working in New York at 110 Wall Street and living at 48th and Lexington. A&F was not far away so I had lots of opportunities to visit but didn’t buy much, My interest was particularly in double shotguns so I remember them well. The most expensive was a Boss over and under at $6000. The side by side doubles were typically in the $3500-$4000 range. These were Purdy and Holland and Holland doubles.
I had the money to buy one but didn’t, much to my regret.

 

[Firebird]

I wear A & F cologne because my wife buys it for me but would otherwise not have a reason to go to that store. You were spot on about not knowing any history of that chain, had never even heard of Oshmans.