EXHIBIT 99.1


                  CERTIFICATIONS OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND
              CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO TITLE 18, UNITED
                 STATES CODE, SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT
                TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

             In connection with the Annual Report of Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
(the "Company") on Form 10-K for the period ended February 1, 2003 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
Michael S. Jeffries, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
certify, pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of
my knowledge:

             (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
                  13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

             (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
                  all material respects, the financial condition and results of
                  operations of the Company.


                               /s/ Michael S. Jeffries *
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                               Print Name:  Michael S. Jeffries
                               Title:  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
                               Date:  April 17, 2003



             In connection with the Annual Report of Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
(the "Company") on Form 10-K for the period ended February 1, 2003 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
Wesley S. McDonald, Vice President - Chief Financial Officer of the Company,
certify, pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of
my knowledge:

             (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
                  13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

             (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
                  all material respects, the financial condition and results of
                  operations of the Company.


                               /s/ Wesley S. McDonald *
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                               Print Name:  Wesley S. McDonald
                               Title:  Vice President - Chief Financial Officer
                               Date:  April 17, 2003


* A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and will be retained by Abercrombie & Fitch
Co. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon
request.