The Abercrombie Guys: 2. Who is Mike Jeffries?

He made Abercrombie and Fitch a millennial megabrand, marketing "sexy clothes on sexy people”, as one former colleague of Mike Jeffries put it. At home he had model-like men washing his cars and staff to chauffeur his dogs around. But what else was going on at his Hamptons mansion? “There was something about it that was strange,” according to a former staffer, “why wouldn’t anyone talk about it?” Rianna decides to investigate. Have you got a story to tell? Email [email protected]. Let us know what you think of the season using the hashtag #WorldofSecrets This podcast refers to sexual abuse and contains interviews that some listeners may find upsetting, as well as some occasional strong language.

If you've been affected by any of the issues in this series, please contact support organisations in your own country. For a list of organisations in the UK that can provide support for survivors of sexual abuse, go to bbc.co.uk/actionline. World of Secrets: Season 1 - The Abercrombie Guys is presented and investigated by Rianna Croxford

Series Producers: Ruth Evans and Alys Harte

Senior Producer: Emma Close

Development Producer: Hannah Livingston

Investigation Editor: Ed Campbell

Podcast Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith

Executive Editor: Emma Rippon

Studio Engineers: Neil Churchill, Andy Fell, Gareth Jones, and Ali Rezakhani

Production Coordinators: Debbie Richford and Sophie Hill

Commissioning Editor: Dylan Haskins

Commissioning Executive: Louise Kattenhorn

Assistant Commissioner: Natasha Johansson Archive:

CBS: Sharon Chin report (9th May 2013)

Warner Bros: Ellen DeGeneres - (May 2013)

BBC: Sophie Hutchison news report (24th Jun 2009)

BBC: Hugh Schofield news report (26 July 2013)

International Business Times: A&F; Company outlook (24th May 2013)

Bloomberg: Report on Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries to Step Down (9th Dec 2014)

Bloomberg: Jeffrey Hayzlett joins Trish Ragen and Adam Johnson on Bloomberg's Street Smart (9th Mar 2013)

NBC: Report on ‘half-naked models’ (30/11/2002)

Fox News: The O’Reilly Factor Report on Abercrombie & Fitch marketing (1st Dec 2015)

BBC: BBC 4- Love Thy Neighbour (14th Oct 2008)

This podcast is made in collaboration with BBC Panorama.

If you are in the UK, you can watch Panorama: The Abercrombie Guys: The Dark Side of Cool on BBC iPlayer now, or on BBC Select if you are in the in the US.

World of Secrets: Season 1 - The Abercrombie Guys is a BBC Long Form Audio production for BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds.