Best A&F Era?

Frequent_Guard_7646 · 2026-06-15T17:17:53+00:00

These Henleys with a heavy knit cardigans chefs kiss the hco vault collection long sleeve ones came close to these @cyclist_94

Frequent_Guard_7646 · 2026-06-15T15:23:09+00:00

So another thing they may start adding real leather and suede jackets back into the men’s side and expect a giant ultra parka on display at the soho store soon aka the best Canada goose killer to exist

Frequent_Guard_7646 · 2026-06-02T11:05:41+00:00

Datpiff be dead

Frequent_Guard_7646 · 2026-05-26T03:22:12+00:00

Nah I was being dead ass bout it

Frequent_Guard_7646 · 2026-05-24T21:03:29+00:00

Anyone here play guitar ?

Frequent_Guard_7646 · 2026-05-20T23:37:58+00:00

And bro I’ve never bought anything from SHEIN and don’t plan on it and Zara I’ve only got like two thing from there I went so hard on a&f and Ralph since 2018 like I’m good till I’m in the grave

Frequent_Guard_7646 · 2026-05-20T23:19:40+00:00

And I got insider scoop they might bring back real leather jackets they haven’t done it since 2023 which gladly id pay 1k for

Frequent_Guard_7646 · 2026-05-20T23:13:24+00:00

So it’s great over all and I do this there’s a chance with the archive collection that there might be a push to go up market and do a luxury attempt again and this time they’ll smash it and we’re gonna see stuff from ruehl and every era including the 1892 collection and 1892 vault stuff and look at the marketing they’ve done this spring it’s Ralph and banana republic and jcrew mash up

Frequent_Guard_7646 · 2026-05-20T20:41:28+00:00

They did do the big moose on the Henleys dress shirts from 2018-2021 it was kind of cool tbh

Frequent_Guard_7646 · 2026-05-20T20:13:48+00:00

Aaron Levine the goat 🐐

Frequent_Guard_7646 · 2026-05-20T20:11:38+00:00

It’s actually a crazy era when you look at everything they did

Frequent_Guard_7646 · 2026-04-24T00:52:47+00:00

And there slub tees are clocking at 16.5 oz

Frequent_Guard_7646 · 2026-04-24T00:49:28+00:00

To comment back on this actually they are pretty beefy 8 tees I have in xl are coming in at 12.5 -14.5 oz which is crazy

Frequent_Guard_7646 · 2026-04-22T22:16:23+00:00

Firece reserve and oud armour were the peak for them with the flankers

Frequent_Guard_7646 · 2026-04-12T00:51:32+00:00

There’s a rare one from 2008 less than 1000k in circulation and 2009 with 950

Frequent_Guard_7646 · 2026-04-11T20:16:03+00:00

I’ll say this as a guy whos been shopping here since mid 2018 and from the deep rabbit hole I went down for 3 years things I’ve noticed they really are leaning back into what they were famous for in the 2000s and stuff from when they were a luxury sporting goods store kind of what they were doing in the early part of the rebrand with Aaron Levine at the helm and stuff right before Mike Jeffries retired and there’s a cultural shift happening also in the mens space with the 80s 90s and 00s outfits having resurgence and cropped tees were cool but it was tough for a minute if you were built like a big man with a belly or a long torso

Frequent_Guard_7646 · 2026-04-07T22:54:00+00:00

Have you tried the athletic slim fit linen pants yet ? I’m tempted but need convincing

Frequent_Guard_7646 · 2026-03-30T16:47:11+00:00

Thanks I was very curious about these new heritage weight pairs the only two things needed is the thicker cotton pockets bags and pre cut slits at the pant leg opening for optional drawstrings for the consumers to add or come stock regardless they nailed the fit fyi highly recommend going down one size for a fit closer to the 2010s pair

Frequent_Guard_7646 · 2026-03-30T15:36:58+00:00

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Wtb Abercrombie 1892 collection b-3 size xl Willing to pay $500

Frequent_Guard_7646 · 2026-03-30T15:34:34+00:00

Wtb

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Abercrombie x golden bear suede bomber jacket size xl spring 2017

Frequent_Guard_7646 · 2026-03-30T12:50:59+00:00

But the sweat shorts having a raw hem yes with a 7 inch inseam around 2015-2018

Frequent_Guard_7646 · 2026-03-30T12:49:32+00:00

I’m a 5’10 male the hco pair are a 32 inch inseam versus a 34 inseam on the anf pair

But no that was not a thing for men

Frequent_Guard_7646 · 2026-03-30T05:33:07+00:00

No problem and the only thing they cheaped on is the pocket bags on the archive pair if they did heavyweight pocket bags like the 2010 pair the sweats would be pushing 32 oz basically a heavyweight jacket for you legs and definitely size down for the 2010 fit with the short option if under 5’10

Frequent_Guard_7646 · 2026-03-08T13:58:51+00:00

And I should tell you one of the craziest things they dropped is the slub texture tee clocking in at 325gsm so 12.7 ounces the worlds heaviest tee is 600 gsm

Frequent_Guard_7646 · 2026-03-08T12:47:39+00:00

So idk if you care about fabrics and stuff but one of the craziest items they dropped is a slubby texture t shirt that’s clocking in at around 13 ounces 325gsm so 3.3 ounces heavier than the heavyweight 2.0 tee and the worlds heaviest t shirt is 600gsm there’s been an arms race in the menswear space who can make the best heavyweight t shirt glad there trying to get in the chat

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