Abercrombie and Millennials: Undressed

The Lo Life

Lo VonRumpf and Podcast Nation

Mental Health, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Comedy

5 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2022

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

You can smell this episode from a mile away. The pungent aroma of FIERCE cologne is in the air. It's time to put on your puka shells and dive into the early 2000's. Lo is joined in LA by two of his closest friends, Jacob and Lexi, to share their take on the latest Netflix documentary "White Hot: The Rise and Fall of Abercrombie and Fitch" From the homoerotic ad campaigns to the shirtless clean shaven jocks greeting you at the front of their stores, this was a brand that personified the notion that sex really does sell. Abercrombie CEO Mike Jeffries and photographer Bruce Weber were at the helm of exclusionary marketing tactics, predatory behavior and toxic work culture that ultimately led to the brands demise. The billion dollar Abercrombie empire was shrouded in discrimination, racism while unapologetically promoting unrealistic beauty standards. The quintessential all American brand was led by a mad genius who's obsession with vanity, youth and perfectionism shaped our culture and left a lasting impact on society today. The three friends reflect on growing up during the era of overpriced polo shirts, low rise jeans and extreme plastic surgery television makeovers. This episode is the perfect cocktail of nostalgia with a splash of corruption. Bottoms up lo-lifers! Is there a documentary or TV show you want Lo to review? Let him know in the review section on Apple Podcast! Please be sure to rate, follow, review, and send to a friend so we can keep this sh!t show on the road, kings and kweens! Follow your host Lo on Instagram @stylelvr and make sure to drink some water... we know you’re thirsty. Put your mental health first- take advantage of online therapy with our discount at Better Help here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:22.0	And so on, Rumpf and I am so happy to be here with you today, there is no place I'd rather be.
1:28.0	Then here, with my low lifers. I hope you're having a great week so far and you're feeling pretty good.
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1:45.0	Before we get into this week's episode, let's talk about mental health.
1:49.0	Nobody asked, but my mental health score on a scale of 1 to 10, I'm looking at a solid 8.8 for myself this week.
1:57.0	Yeah, I'm feeling pretty good. 88%. That's week two consecutive weeks of feeling, okay.
2:04.0	So I'm just going to write it to the wheels fall off as we all know mental health could take a bit of a dip.
2:10.0	But right now, I'm just giving myself a fighting chance. I'm drinking my lemon water in the mornings. I'm journaling. I'm stretching.
2:16.0	I'm trying not to be so hard on myself. That's one thing I'm really working on, especially this week, is not being so critical, not so hard on myself.
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