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                                                                 Exhibit 23.1

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form S-8, relating to The Limited Stock Purchase Plan, of our reports dated
July 11, 1996, on our audits of the balance sheet of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. as
of July 11, 1996, and the consolidated financial statements of the Abercrombie
& Fitch Businesses as of February 3, 1996 and January 28, 1995, and for the
fiscal years ended February 3, 1996, January 28, 1995 and January 29, 1994,
which reports were included in the prospectus contained in the registration
statement on Form S-1 (Reg. No. 333-8231) for Abercrombie & Fitch Co. filed on
September 25, 1996.

                                     /s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
                                     COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

Columbus, Ohio
November 7, 1996