EXHIBIT 99
                       ABERCROMBIE & FITCH ANNOUNCES
                     RESIGNATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER




NEW ALBANY, Ohio / July 22, 2003 - Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) today
announced that Wesley McDonald resigned as the Company's Chief Financial Officer
to become Chief Financial Officer of Kohl's Corporation.

The Company has initiated a search for a successor to Mr. McDonald. In the
interim, Seth Johnson, the Company's Chief Operating Officer will assume Mr.
McDonald's responsibilities. Prior to becoming Chief Operating Officer, Mr.
Johnson served as the Company's Chief Financial Officer for 8 years.

"We appreciate the contributions that Wes has made to A&F and we wish him well
at Kohl's," said Michael Jeffries, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Abercrombie & Fitch.

Abercrombie & Fitch operated a total of 615 stores at the end of June, including
166 abercrombie stores and 104 Hollister Co. stores. The Company operates
e-commerce websites at www.abercrombie.com, www.abercrombiekids.com,
www.hollisterco.com and publishes the A&F Quarterly.



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For further information, call:      Thomas D. Lennox
                                    Director, Investor Relations and Corporate
                                    Communications
                                    (614) 283-6751



SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF
1995: The Company cautions that any forward-looking statements (as such term is
defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) contained in
this Release, the Company's Form 10-K or made by management of the Company
involve risks and uncertainties, and are subject to change based on various
important factors. The following factors, among others, in some cases have
affected and in the future could affect the Company's financial performance and
actual results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed or implied in any such forward-looking statements: change in consumer
spending patterns, consumer preferences and overall economic conditions, the
impact of competition and pricing, changes in weather patterns, political
stability, currency and exchange risks and changes in existing or potential
duties, tariffs or quotas, postal rate increases and charges, paper and printing
costs, availability of suitable store locations at appropriate terms, ability to
develop new merchandise and ability to hire and train associates.