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Abercrombie & Fitch Wants on Its Employees Is Its Image
Riam Dean, 22, a native of the United Kingdom is suing apparel magnate Abercrombie and Fitch for discrimination, and, if the suit goes as planned, it appears she’ll win.

A&F, one of the leading chain retailers in the world, has a very clear-cut, cookie-cutter version of what they want their employees’ appearances to embody, and according to management, Dean did not look like “a girl from abercrombie and Fitch,” as LFO once said so obnoxiously/poetically.
Riam Dean has a prosthetic arm that attaches at the elbow, and she typically wears a sweater to cover the prosthetic. While A&F employees are required to wear jeans and a polo shirt, she was given permission to wear a white cardigan while working on the floor. But only a few days after she started work, the store was paid a visit by the “visual team.” This group’s purpose is to sure the shop and its staff look up to code. One of the members of the team demanded she take off the cardigan, but she insisted she had permission to wear it. Nevertheless, she was asked by management to continue her employment in the stockroom, far out of the public eye. Management claimed that she “violated the ‘Look Policy,” which is an imperative part of working for such a prestigious clothing outlet. As if she could help the fact that she is, unfortunately, missing an arm. Totally her fault, I suppose. The nerve. Pssh.