White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch
Selling exclusivity comes at a price.
Documentarypop cultureexclusionracismfashionmale modelclothing storediscriminationwoman director1990sfashion industryretailearly 2000s
A critical examination of how a fashion brand built its empire on exclusion and discrimination, tracing the moral reckoning that followed its cultural dominance.
All the cool kids were wearing it. This documentary explores A&F's pop culture reign in the late '90s and early 2000s and how it thrived on exclusion.
Essence
Ensemble
Benjamin O'Keefe
Self - Activist & Public Speaker
Bobby Blanski
Self - Former A&F Model
Ryan Daharsh
Self - Former A&F Model
Jennifer Sheahan
Self - Former Store Employee
Dr. Anthony Ocampo
Self - Former Store Employee
Sapna Maheshwari
Self - Business Reporter, NY Times
Alan Karo
Self - Fashion Marketing & Advertising Executive
Treva Lindsey
Self - Professor of History, Ohio State University
Carla Barrientos
Self - Former Store Employee
Robin Givhan
Self - Senior Critic-at-Large, Washington Post
Jose Sanchez
Self - Former A&F Recruiter
Moe Tkacik
Self - Journalist
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