Abercrombie & Fitch revived?
 

Well....I doubt they'll start selling Parkers any time soon but here's an interesting article from this month's Esquire magazine....hope you can see it well enough to read it.

Still a bunch of made in China crap though.

DuxBak is set for a return to the market.

And early reports are it's all going to be Made in the USA.

I'll give more information as I get it.

Destry -- that will be a classic if they can do it

as for A&F - its a start - but after the years of trashy clothes for spoiled brats- it may be too big a leap

What was apparently the last Duxback factory was here in Maryland. There was an attached outlet/closeout store where local people could buy the best outdoor clothes at about a third of retail.

The new incarnation is a group out of Arkansas. Apparently some of the same folks who did the original McAlister line a few years ago. They've licensed the name from Dickies who's actually the current owner.

The new target market A&F is aiming for with the re-styling of their clothing line..... The 'outdoorsy' type.

They are only addressing 'style' and not utility at all... so they can't claim to be going back to their roots nor can they even compare themselves to what "Abercrombie & Fitch" once stood for.

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can it sharpen the knife too ?:)

I agree Dean. Sort of like what happened to LL Bean and Eddie Bauer.
That guy in the picture is one disturbed individual for sure.

I appreciate the photo of that modern day warrior....but I think the A&F crowd is more the 14-17 year old under 120lbs male who is prettier than any girl in his class and remains unsure of which restroom to use when he's not crashed out on his parents' sofa.

:rotf::rotf:

That may be true of LL Bean, but they still offer some decent quality stuff at decent prices, including traditionally-styled clothes that a guy my age isn't embarrassed to be seen in. As for Eddie Bauer, I bought a nice heavy vest (supposedly a reproduction of their vintage gear) that I absolutely love, and one of their lightweight microfiber vests that I like a lot too.

Eddie B's still turns out something of a decent style occasionally, but it's all strictly Chinese made sadly.

What do you think that guy's chances are on his next job interview.

I guess that doesn't bother me as much as it does some folks; it's a world economy, like it or not. Would I rather it was made here? Sure. But I'll be the first to admit I know nothing about trade balances and stuff like that except that it matters. As long as the quality is there I'll live with it.

'It's a world economy' is a sound bite that's been fed to Americans (and Europeans) far too long. It's been fed by those who stand to benefit financially from the selling out of our country.

It's a world economy? I'm an American way before I'm an Earthling.

I have a dream. I dream that when I'm 90 years old, my 50 year old grandson won't rush home to tell his family that he was deeply honored that day at work, for he was selected above all others to wash and wax Mr. Wu's Mercedes.

I agree, it allows us be able to purchase some higher quality products we might not be able to otherwise. My Parker Reproductions were made in Japan, they seem to be good quality. A current Parker Reproduction of the same quality but made in the US? I doubt I could afford it. SXS shotguns really cannot be built in the US anymore unless they're higher priced or boutique guns.

A specialty shotgun like a Parker is far, far different than a pair of socks. No one is suggesting we become a walled-off economy.

I just hope we are never at war with China. They won't bomb us, or attack us. They'll just let us starve to death slowly by refusing to ship us any spoons or forks.

He did not know that Phineas Taylor Barnum has passed from this earth.

So just so I understand: it's OK to buy some things from overseas, just not others. Got it.

YUK!
 

Dean, don't do that again.....:rotf: