Hot property: a New York flagship by Annabelle Selldorf sets the sexy-preppy Abercrombie & Fitch image to a throbbing beat.
Interior Design, April, 2006 by Barreneche, Raul
On a frigid winter morning, shoppers strolling the icy sidewalks of New York are all but hidden from view behind layers of scarves and hats. But inside Abercrombie & Fitch, it might as well be summer. Fresh-faced hunks are working the registers--wearing flip-flops, cargo shorts, and short-sleeve polo shirts that reveal muscled biceps. Outside the store, the sunshine is almost blinding. Inside, the lights are turned down low, except for discreet spotlights on the distressed jeans and pre-weathered T-shirts in glass display cases. And the thumping dance music is cranked up to nightclub level.
Aside from the clothes, your eyes are drawn to a four-story mural in a style best described as WPA meets Thomas Eakins meets Chariots of Fire: Muscular, rosy-cheeked,...
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