http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-18/models-on-abercrombie-jet-had-rules-on-proper-underwear.html
Clean-shaven males had to wear a uniform of Abercrombie polo shirts,
boxer briefs, flip-flops and a “spritz” of the retailer’s cologne,
according to an “Aircraft Standards” manual, disclosed in an
age-discrimination lawsuit brought by a former pilot. Among the 40-plus
pages of detailed instructions: black gloves had to be used when
handling silverware and white gloves to lay the table, the song “Take Me
Home” had to be played when passengers entered the cabin on return
flights and Jeffries’s dogs -- identified in the document as Ruby,
Trouble and Sammy -- had different seating arrangements based on which
ones were traveling.
The document has come to light at a time
when Jeffries’s management style is being questioned. Abercrombie’s
shares have erased half their value
in the past year, and activist investor Ralph Whitworth is pressing for
changes, according to a person familiar with the matter. While
Jeffries’s penchant for details helped turn Abercrombie into a global
brand, the 68-year-old CEO is struggling to reverse falling same-store
sales as shoppers grow weary of the fashions and risqué marketing.
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