Abercrombie & Fitch Catalog Nudity

Cultural conservatives and anti-porn feminists are calling for a boycott of Abercrombie & Fitch over the summer 2001 issue A&F Quarterly, which depicts groups of naked and near-naked young people frolicking on the beach. The head of Concerned Christians of America says, "The exploitation of sex and young people in A&F’s catalog is not only atrocious but also a psychological molestation of their teen-age customers." The president of NOW's Chicago chapter criticizes the catalog for promoting "unrealistic body types" and displaying images that evoke group sex. An Abercrombie & Fitch spokesman responds, "You have to be true to your customers -- and their response is overwhelmingly positive. There’s nothing in it you don't see on any public beach in Miami. It's the Norman Rockwell of 2001 -- wholesome images of kids having the time of their lives." Or as A&F's web site says, "We've let the pleasure principle be our guide and filled our pages with wet 'n' wild summer fun."
MSNBC | Abercrombie & Fitch

The boycott's leader, Illinois Lt. Gov. Corinne Wood, posts a thumbnailed gallery of totally hot, albeit clumsily censored, photos on her official web page.
Lt. Gov. Corinne Wood

William F. Buckley denounces the notorious Abercrombie & Fitch catalog. So how did he hear about it? "I tend to lose my cell phone and so noticed a display ad for khaki pants with a compartment just below the right knee that is perfect for keeping electronic equipment, and that led me to Abercrombie & Fitch."
Town Hall

Yet another tiff over bare breasts and butts in the Abercrombie & Fitch summer catalog. Pretty much the same as last year's tiff.
Chicago Sun-Times (Apr 2002)

The new issue of Abercrombie & Fitch's quarterly catalog/magazine offers more playful sleaze and gauzy softcore. The cover tagline reads, "180 pages of sex and Xmas fun! Heidi Klum adds inches, Spike Lee catches it on tape, Larry Flynt breaks tapes, Heidi Fleiss gets what she wants, street corner Santa brawls and more!" (Sep 2002)