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Exhibit 23

                       Acknowledgment of Ernst & Young LLP

The Board of Directors and Stockholders
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

We are aware of the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Forms S-8) of American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. pertaining to the American Eagle
Outfitters, Inc. 1994 Stock Option Plan, the Stock Fund of the American Eagle
Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan, the American Eagle Outfitters,
Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and the American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. 1994
Restricted Stock Plan of our report dated November 20, 1996 relating to the
unaudited consolidated interim financial statements of American Eagle
Outfitters, Inc. which are included in its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
November 2, 1996.

Pursuant to Rule 436(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, our reports are not a
part of the registration statement prepared or certified by accountants within
the meaning of Section 7 or 11 of the Securities Act of 1933.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
November 20, 1996

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