EXHIBIT 24.1

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and director
of ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration
Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities for
offering and sale pursuant to the Abercrombie & Fitch Co. 2003 Stock Plan for
Non-Associate Directors, hereby constitutes and appoints Seth R. Johnson and
Wesley S. McDonald, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact
and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration
Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, granting
unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requested and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or
their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 4th day
of August, 2003.




                                          /s/ Michael S. Jeffries
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          Michael S. Jeffries







                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and director
of ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration
Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities for
offering and sale pursuant to the Abercrombie & Fitch Co. 2003 Stock Plan for
Non-Associate Directors, hereby constitutes and appoints Michael S. Jeffries and
Wesley S. McDonald, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact
and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration
Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, granting
unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requested and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or
their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 4th day
of August, 2003.




                                          /s/ Seth R. Johnson
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          Seth R. Johnson








                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which is about
to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement
on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities for offering and
sale pursuant to the Abercrombie & Fitch Co. 2003 Stock Plan for Non-Associate
Directors, hereby constitutes and appoints Michael S. Jeffries, Seth R. Johnson
and Wesley S. McDonald, and each of them, as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
such Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange,
granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or
substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requested and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or
their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 18th
day of July, 2003.




                                          /s/ James B. Bachmann
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          James B. Bachmann








                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which is about
to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement
on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities for offering and
sale pursuant to the Abercrombie & Fitch Co. 2003 Stock Plan for Non-Associate
Directors, hereby constitutes and appoints Michael S. Jeffries, Seth R. Johnson
and Wesley S. McDonald, and each of them, as her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for her and in her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
such Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange,
granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or
substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requested and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
and confirming all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his
or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set her hand this 18th
day of July, 2003.




                                          /s/ Lauren J. Brisky
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          Lauren J. Brisky








                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which is about
to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement
on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities for offering and
sale pursuant to the Abercrombie & Fitch Co. 2003 Stock Plan for Non-Associate
Directors, hereby constitutes and appoints Michael S. Jeffries, Seth R. Johnson
and Wesley S. McDonald, and each of them, as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
such Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange,
granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or
substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requested and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or
their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 18th
day of July, 2003.




                                          /s/ Russell M. Gertmenian
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          Russell M. Gertmenian








                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which is about
to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement
on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities for offering and
sale pursuant to the Abercrombie & Fitch Co. 2003 Stock Plan for Non-Associate
Directors, hereby constitutes and appoints Michael S. Jeffries, Seth R. Johnson
and Wesley S. McDonald, and each of them, as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
such Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange,
granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or
substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requested and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or
their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 22nd
day of July, 2003.




                                          /s/ John A. Golden
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          John A. Golden








                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which is about
to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement
on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities for offering and
sale pursuant to the Abercrombie & Fitch Co. 2003 Stock Plan for Non-Associate
Directors, hereby constitutes and appoints Michael S. Jeffries, Seth R. Johnson
and Wesley S. McDonald, and each of them, as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
such Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange,
granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or
substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requested and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or
their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 17th
day of July, 2003.




                                          /s/ Archie M. Griffin
                                          ------------------------------------
                                          Archie M. Griffin








                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which is about
to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement
on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities for offering and
sale pursuant to the Abercrombie & Fitch Co. 2003 Stock Plan for Non-Associate
Directors, hereby constitutes and appoints Michael S. Jeffries, Seth R. Johnson
and Wesley S. McDonald, and each of them, as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
such Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange,
granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or
substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requested and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or
their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 18th
day of July, 2003.




                                          /s/ John W. Kessler
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          John W. Kessler








                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which is about
to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement
on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities for offering and
sale pursuant to the Abercrombie & Fitch Co. 2003 Stock Plan for Non-Associate
Directors, hereby constitutes and appoints Michael S. Jeffries, Seth R. Johnson
and Wesley S. McDonald, and each of them, as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
such Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange,
granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or
substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requested and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or
their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 17th
day of July, 2003.




                                          /s/ Sam N. Shahid, Jr.
                                          ------------------------------------
                                          Sam N. Shahid, Jr.








                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which is about
to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement
on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities for offering and
sale pursuant to the Abercrombie & Fitch Co. 2003 Stock Plan for Non-Associate
Directors, hereby constitutes and appoints Michael S. Jeffries, Seth R. Johnson
and Wesley S. McDonald, and each of them, as her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for her and in her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
such Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange,
granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or
substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requested and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
and confirming all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his
or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set her hand this 23rd
day of July, 2003.




                                          /s/ Kathryn D. Sullivan, Ph.D
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          Kathryn D. Sullivan, Ph.D.