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Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each director and/or officer of American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (The
"Corporation") whose signature appears below hereby appoints Laura Weil or Dale
E. Clifton as his or her attorneys or any of them individually as his or her
attorney, to sign, in his or her name and behalf and in any and all capacities
stated below, and to cause to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the"Commission"), the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K (the
"Form 10-K") for the year ended January 30, 1999, and likewise to sign and file
with the Commission any and all amendments to the Form 10-K, and the Corporation
hereby appoints such persons as its attorneys-in-fact and each of them as its
attorney-in-fact with like authority to sign and file the Form 10-K and any
amendments thereto granting to each such attorney-in-fact full power of
substitution and revocation, and hereby ratifying all that any such
attorney-in-fact or his substitute may do by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands as of April 21,
1999.
Signature Title
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/s/ Jay L. Schottenstein Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
- --------------------------------- (Principal Executive Officer)
Jay L. Schottenstein
/s/ Saul Schottenstein Vice Chairman and Director
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Saul Schottenstein
/s/ George Kolber Vice Chairman, Chief Operating Officer and Director
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George Kolber
/s/ Roger S. Markfield President, Chief Merchandising Officer and Director
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Roger S. Markfield
/s/ Laura Weil Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
- --------------------------------- (Principal Financial Officer)
Laura Weil
/s/ Dale E. Clifton Vice President, Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer
- --------------------------------- (Principal Accounting Officer)
Dale E. Clifton
/s/ Ari Deshe Director
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Ari Deshe
/s/ Jon P. Diamond Director
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Jon P. Diamond
/s/ Martin P. Doolan Director
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Martin P. Doolan
/s/ Gilbert W. Harrison Director
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Gilbert W. Harrison
/s/ Michael G. Jesselson Director
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Michael G. Jesselson
/s/ Thomas R. Ketteler Director
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Thomas R. Ketteler
/s/ John L. Marakas Director
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John L. Marakas
/s/ David W. Thompson Director
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David W. Thompson
/s/ Gerald E. Wedren Director
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Gerald E. Wedren