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                                                                       Exhibit 1



                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 333-60203) pertaining to the Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Savings and Retirement
Plan of our report dated June 26, 2001, with respect to the financial statements
and supplemental schedules of the Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Savings and Retirement
Plan included in this annual report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31,
2000.


/S/ ARY & ROEPCKE


Columbus, Ohio
July 10, 2001







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