Exhibit 99


                           ABERCROMBIE & FITCH REPORTS
                           MAY SALES INCREASE OF 43%;
                       COMPARABLE STORE SALES INCREASE 29%

New Albany, Ohio, June 2, 2005: Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) today
reported net sales of $159.0 million for the four-week period ended May 28,
2005, a 43% increase over last year's net sales of $111.5 million for the
four-week period ended May 29, 2004. May comparable store sales increased 29%
over the same period last year.

Year-to-date, the Company reported a net sales increase of 35% to $705.8 million
from $523.4 million last year. Comparable store sales increased 21% for the
year-to-date period.

MAY 2005 HIGHLIGHTS

     o    Total Company net sales increased 43%

     o    Total Company comparable store sales increased 29%

     o    Abercrombie & Fitch comparable store sales increased 28%

     o    Hollister Co. comparable store sales increased 24%

     o    abercrombie comparable store sales increased 48%

     o    Total Company denim sales increased 166%

The Company operated 351 Abercrombie & Fitch stores, 167 abercrombie stores, 271
Hollister Co. stores and 5 RUEHL stores at the end of fiscal May. The Company
operates e-commerce websites at www.abercrombie.com, www.abercrombiekids.com,
and www.hollisterco.com.

To hear Abercrombie & Fitch's prerecorded May sales message, please dial (800)
395-0662, or internationally dial (402) 220-1262.

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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


A&F CAUTIONS THAT ANY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS (AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN THE
PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995) CONTAINED IN THIS PRESS
RELEASE, A&F'S FORM 10-K OR MADE BY MANAGEMENT OF A&F INVOLVE RISKS AND
UNCERTAINTIES AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON VARIOUS IMPORTANT FACTORS, MANY
OF WHICH MAY BE BEYOND THE COMPANY'S CONTROL. WORDS SUCH AS "ESTIMATE,"
"PROJECT," "PLAN," "BELIEVE," "EXPECT," "ANTICIPATE," "INTEND," AND SIMILAR
EXPRESSIONS MAY IDENTIFY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. THE FOLLOWING FACTORS, IN
ADDITION TO THOSE INCLUDED IN THE DISCLOSURE UNDER THE HEADING "FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS AND RISK FACTORS" IN "ITEM 1. BUSINESS" OF A&F'S ANNUAL REPORT ON
FORM 10-K FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JANUARY 29, 2005, IN SOME CASES HAVE
AFFECTED AND IN THE FUTURE COULD AFFECT THE COMPANY'S FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE AND
COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS FOR THE 2005 FISCAL YEAR AND BEYOND TO DIFFER
MATERIALLY FROM THOSE EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED IN ANY OF THE FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS PRESS RELEASE OR OTHERWISE MADE BY MANAGEMENT:
CHANGES IN CONSUMER SPENDING PATTERNS AND CONSUMER PREFERENCES; THE EFFECTS OF
POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC EVENTS AND CONDITIONS DOMESTICALLY AND IN FOREIGN
JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THE COMPANY OPERATES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ACTS
OF TERRORISM OR WAR; THE IMPACT OF COMPETITION AND PRICING; CHANGES IN WEATHER
PATTERNS; POSTAL RATE INCREASES AND CHANGES; PAPER AND PRINTING COSTS; MARKET
PRICE OF KEY RAW MATERIALS; ABILITY TO SOURCE PRODUCT FROM ITS GLOBAL SUPPLIER
BASE; POLITICAL STABILITY; CURRENCY AND EXCHANGE RISKS AND CHANGES IN EXISTING
OR POTENTIAL DUTIES, TARIFFS OR QUOTAS; AVAILABILITY OF SUITABLE STORE LOCATIONS
AT APPROPRIATE TERMS; ABILITY TO DEVELOP NEW MERCHANDISE; AND ABILITY TO HIRE,
TRAIN AND RETAIN ASSOCIATES, AND THE OUTCOME OF PENDING LITIGATION. FUTURE
ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRY TRENDS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY IMPACT REVENUE AND
PROFITABILITY ARE DIFFICULT TO PREDICT. THEREFORE, THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE
THAT THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS PRESS RELEASE WILL PROVE TO
BE ACCURATE. IN LIGHT OF THE SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS INCLUDED HEREIN, THE INCLUSION OF SUCH INFORMATION SHOULD NOT BE
REGARDED AS A REPRESENTATION BY THE COMPANY, OR ANY OTHER PERSON, THAT THE
OBJECTIVES OF THE COMPANY WILL BE ACHIEVED. THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
HEREIN ARE BASED ON INFORMATION PRESENTLY AVAILABLE TO THE MANAGEMENT OF THE
COMPANY. EXCEPT AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE COMPANY ASSUMES NO
OBLIGATION TO PUBLICLY UPDATE OR REVISE ITS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS EVEN IF
EXPERIENCE OR FUTURE CHANGES MAKE IT CLEAR THAT ANY PROJECTED RESULTS EXPRESSED
OR IMPLIED THEREIN WILL NOT BE REALIZED.