Abercrombie & Fitch sued for £27m over employee dress code row

A former transgender employee of international fashion chain Abercrombie & Fitch is suing the company for $35million (£26.7million) over a dress code row.  

The New York Post reports that Maha Shalaby, who worked at the New York City flagship store, claims the company forced him to wear women’s clothes and then fired him when he refused to do so.

The lawsuit claims that he could "only wear a girl’s uniform because that's what customers want to see."

The incident allegedly took place in 2012, and is currently before the courts.