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A&F Co. uses generative AI tools to help designers create new clothing concepts by feeding in images of past top-selling products and using text prompts to iterate on new styles. Designers use the AI output as a starting point, moving faster and exploring more ideas rather than beginning every collection from scratch.
Details
A&F Co. Chief Digital & Technology Officer Samir Desai described this practice at a 2023 industry event: the team inputs historical product images and uses prompts to guide the AI toward new styles, accelerating creative velocity across all brands including Hollister. The tool is one component of a broader AI technology stack built on Azure AI Foundry, Hugging Face, and Google Vertex AI. It augments human designers rather than replacing them, with human teams making final creative decisions.
Products affected
All A&F Co. brandsHollister Co.
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Other practices by Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
OtherA&F Co. deployed its product catalogue as a purchasable inventory inside AI-powered conversational platforms, starting with Perplexity in November 2025. Shoppers using Perplexity's AI answer engine can find and buy Abercrombie & Fitch products directly within the chat interface without leaving the platform.RecommendationA&F Co. deployed an AI Stylist feature in the Abercrombie brand app that lets shoppers describe what they are looking for in everyday language — such as asking for outfit ideas for a specific occasion — and receive curated product suggestions in return. The feature was confirmed active in the Abercrombie app as of early 2024.Data AnalysisA&F Co. uses AI to predict how much a newly acquired customer is likely to spend over their lifetime as a shopper. Customers predicted to be high-value are automatically routed into more intensive marketing programmes — receiving more personalised emails, push notifications, and promotions.
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