EXHIBIT 24
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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                            OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF
                             ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO.



          The undersigned officer and/or director of Abercrombie & Fitch Co., a
Delaware corporation, which anticipates filing an Annual Report on Form 10-K for
its 2001 fiscal year under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., hereby
constitutes and appoints Michael S. Jeffries and Seth R. Johnson, and each of
them, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, as attorney to sign
for the undersigned in any and all capacities such Annual Report on Form 10-K
and any and all amendments thereto, and any and all applications or other
documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to
such Annual Report on Form 10-K with full power and authority to do and perform
any and all acts and things whatsoever required and necessary to be done in the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do if
personally present. The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.


          EXECUTED as of the 31st day of January, 2002.



                                          /s/ MICHAEL S. JEFFRIES
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                                          Michael S. Jeffries



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                            OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF
                             ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO.



          The undersigned officer and/or director of Abercrombie & Fitch Co., a
Delaware corporation, which anticipates filing an Annual Report on Form 10-K for
its 2001 fiscal year under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., hereby
constitutes and appoints Michael S. Jeffries and Seth R. Johnson, and each of
them, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, as attorney to sign
for the undersigned in any and all capacities such Annual Report on Form 10-K
and any and all amendments thereto, and any and all applications or other
documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to
such Annual Report on Form 10-K with full power and authority to do and perform
any and all acts and things whatsoever required and necessary to be done in the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do if
personally present. The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.


          EXECUTED as of the 31st day of January, 2002.



                                          /s/ SETH R. JOHNSON
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                                          Seth R. Johnson



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                            OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF
                             ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO.



          The undersigned officer and/or director of Abercrombie & Fitch Co., a
Delaware corporation, which anticipates filing an Annual Report on Form 10-K for
its 2001 fiscal year under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., hereby
constitutes and appoints Michael S. Jeffries and Seth R. Johnson, and each of
them, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, as attorney to sign
for the undersigned in any and all capacities such Annual Report on Form 10-K
and any and all amendments thereto, and any and all applications or other
documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to
such Annual Report on Form 10-K with full power and authority to do and perform
any and all acts and things whatsoever required and necessary to be done in the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do if
personally present. The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.


          EXECUTED as of the 31st day of January, 2002.



                                          /s/ RUSSELL M. GERTMENIAN
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                                          Russell M. Gertmenian



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                            OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF
                             ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO.



          The undersigned officer and/or director of Abercrombie & Fitch Co., a
Delaware corporation, which anticipates filing an Annual Report on Form 10-K for
its 2001 fiscal year under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., hereby
constitutes and appoints Michael S. Jeffries and Seth R. Johnson, and each of
them, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, as attorney to sign
for the undersigned in any and all capacities such Annual Report on Form 10-K
and any and all amendments thereto, and any and all applications or other
documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to
such Annual Report on Form 10-K with full power and authority to do and perform
any and all acts and things whatsoever required and necessary to be done in the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do if
personally present. The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.


          EXECUTED as of the 31st day of January, 2002.

                                          /s/ JOHN A. GOLDEN
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                                          John A. Golden



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                            OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF
                             ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO.



          The undersigned officer and/or director of Abercrombie & Fitch Co., a
Delaware corporation, which anticipates filing an Annual Report on Form 10-K for
its 2001 fiscal year under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., hereby
constitutes and appoints Michael S. Jeffries and Seth R. Johnson, and each of
them, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, as attorney to sign
for the undersigned in any and all capacities such Annual Report on Form 10-K
and any and all amendments thereto, and any and all applications or other
documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to
such Annual Report on Form 10-K with full power and authority to do and perform
any and all acts and things whatsoever required and necessary to be done in the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do if
personally present. The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.


          EXECUTED as of the 31st day of January, 2002.



                                          /s/ ARCHIE M. GRIFFIN
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                                          Archie M. Griffin



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                            OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF
                            ABERCROMBIE & FITCH, CO.



          The undersigned officer and/or director of Abercrombie & Fitch Co., a
Delaware corporation, which anticipates filing an Annual Report on Form 10-K for
its 2001 fiscal year under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., hereby
constitutes and appoints Michael S. Jeffries and Seth R. Johnson, and each of
them, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, as attorney to sign
for the undersigned in any and all capacities such Annual Report on Form 10-K
and any and all amendments thereto, and any and all applications or other
documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to
such Annual Report on Form 10-K with full power and authority to do and perform
any and all acts and things whatsoever required and necessary to be done in the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do if
personally present. The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

          EXECUTED as of the 31st day of January, 2002.

                                            /s/ JOHN W. KESSLER
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                                            John W. Kessler



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                            OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF
                            ABERCROMBIE & FITCH, CO.



          The undersigned officer and/or director of Abercrombie & Fitch Co., a
Delaware corporation, which anticipates filing an Annual Report on Form 10-K for
its 2001 fiscal year under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., hereby
constitutes and appoints Michael S. Jeffries and Seth R. Johnson, and each of
them, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, as attorney to sign
for the undersigned in any and all capacities such Annual Report on Form 10-K
and any and all amendments thereto, and any and all applications or other
documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to
such Annual Report on Form 10-K with full power and authority to do and perform
any and all acts and things whatsoever required and necessary to be done in the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do if
personally present. The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.


          EXECUTED as of the 31st day of January, 2002.



                                          /s/ SAM N. SHAHID
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                                          Sam N. Shahid



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                            OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF
                            ABERCROMBIE & FITCH, CO.



          The undersigned officer and/or director of Abercrombie & Fitch Co., a
Delaware corporation, which anticipates filing an Annual Report on Form 10-K for
its 2001 fiscal year under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., hereby
constitutes and appoints Michael S. Jeffries and Seth R. Johnson, and each of
them, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, as attorney to sign
for the undersigned in any and all capacities such Annual Report on Form 10-K
and any and all amendments thereto, and any and all applications or other
documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to
such Annual Report on Form 10-K with full power and authority to do and perform
any and all acts and things whatsoever required and necessary to be done in the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do if
personally present. The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.


          EXECUTED as of the 31st day of January, 2002.



                                          /s/ KATHRYN D. SULLIVAN, Ph.D.
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                                          Kathryn D. Sullivan, Ph.D.