Alison Klayman
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Podcast Appearances
I can't be overstated like this is the guy who ran Abercrombie & Fitch from 1992 until 2014. Then I just want to read this quote from Mike Jeffries. He says in every school there are the cool and popular kids and then there are the not so cool kids. Candidly, we go after the cool kids. We go after the attractive, all American kid with a great attitude and a lot of friends.
I can't be overstated like this is the guy who ran Abercrombie & Fitch from 1992 until 2014. Then I just want to read this quote from Mike Jeffries. He says in every school there are the cool and popular kids and then there are the not so cool kids. Candidly, we go after the cool kids. We go after the attractive, all American kid with a great attitude and a lot of friends.
I can't be overstated like this is the guy who ran Abercrombie & Fitch from 1992 until 2014. Then I just want to read this quote from Mike Jeffries. He says in every school there are the cool and popular kids and then there are the not so cool kids. Candidly, we go after the cool kids. We go after the attractive, all American kid with a great attitude and a lot of friends.
A lot of people don't belong. in our clothes and they can't belong. Are we exclusionary? Absolutely. Those companies that are in trouble are trying to target everybody, young, old, fat, skinny, but then you become totally vanilla. You don't alienate anybody, but you don't excite anybody either.
A lot of people don't belong. in our clothes and they can't belong. Are we exclusionary? Absolutely. Those companies that are in trouble are trying to target everybody, young, old, fat, skinny, but then you become totally vanilla. You don't alienate anybody, but you don't excite anybody either.
A lot of people don't belong. in our clothes and they can't belong. Are we exclusionary? Absolutely. Those companies that are in trouble are trying to target everybody, young, old, fat, skinny, but then you become totally vanilla. You don't alienate anybody, but you don't excite anybody either.
That is such a telling quote because it really reflects this tension within Abercrombie, which is between having a brand and having a fetish and between image creation and being exclusionary.
That is such a telling quote because it really reflects this tension within Abercrombie, which is between having a brand and having a fetish and between image creation and being exclusionary.
That is such a telling quote because it really reflects this tension within Abercrombie, which is between having a brand and having a fetish and between image creation and being exclusionary.
So yeah, let's talk a little bit about the allegations that came up in your documentary. So let's talk about Bruce Weber first.
So yeah, let's talk a little bit about the allegations that came up in your documentary. So let's talk about Bruce Weber first.
So yeah, let's talk a little bit about the allegations that came up in your documentary. So let's talk about Bruce Weber first.
Yeah, that is something that really strikes me and something I've been thinking about related to several different stories, whether it's the Menendez Brothers or Diddy. But yeah, just something I've been thinking about recently is how different it is when men experience sexual assault and how we as a culture are still a little behind
Yeah, that is something that really strikes me and something I've been thinking about related to several different stories, whether it's the Menendez Brothers or Diddy. But yeah, just something I've been thinking about recently is how different it is when men experience sexual assault and how we as a culture are still a little behind
Yeah, that is something that really strikes me and something I've been thinking about related to several different stories, whether it's the Menendez Brothers or Diddy. But yeah, just something I've been thinking about recently is how different it is when men experience sexual assault and how we as a culture are still a little behind
Despite so many public stories about men or boys who've experienced sexual assault, whether it's within the Catholic Church or at Penn State and the football team or within Boy Scouts and yet... dass männliche Gefühle oder Überlebende immer noch eine unglaublich schwierige Arbeit haben, das als das zu identifizieren oder das zu präzisieren.
Despite so many public stories about men or boys who've experienced sexual assault, whether it's within the Catholic Church or at Penn State and the football team or within Boy Scouts and yet... dass männliche Gefühle oder Überlebende immer noch eine unglaublich schwierige Arbeit haben, das als das zu identifizieren oder das zu präzisieren.
Despite so many public stories about men or boys who've experienced sexual assault, whether it's within the Catholic Church or at Penn State and the football team or within Boy Scouts and yet... dass männliche Gefühle oder Überlebende immer noch eine unglaublich schwierige Arbeit haben, das als das zu identifizieren oder das zu präzisieren.
That was how it was being thrown around, you know? And I think that's a really important note there. So, in the documentary, you have this card that says, there are no reports of models alleging any sexual misconduct by Mike Jeffries. Und zwei Jahre nachdem dein Dokumentar rausgekommen ist, wäre es eine sehr andere Geschichte.
That was how it was being thrown around, you know? And I think that's a really important note there. So, in the documentary, you have this card that says, there are no reports of models alleging any sexual misconduct by Mike Jeffries. Und zwei Jahre nachdem dein Dokumentar rausgekommen ist, wäre es eine sehr andere Geschichte.