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    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Other Assets, Noncurrent</link:label>
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    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwillAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Intangible Assets, Net (Including Goodwill) [Abstract]</link:label>
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    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_RestructuringCostsAndAssetImpairmentCharges_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Total impairment, restructuring and other charges</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_RestructuringCostsAndAssetImpairmentCharges_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Restructuring Costs and Asset Impairment Charges</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_RestructuringCostsAndAssetImpairmentCharges_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Impairment and restructuring charges</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_NumberOfStores_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Number of retail stores</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_NumberOfStores_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Number of Stores</link:label>
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    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateTerms_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Debt instrument, interest terms</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateTerms_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="aeo_CreditCardRewardProgramDescription_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Credit Card Reward Program Description</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="aeo_CreditCardRewardProgramDescription_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Credit Card Reward Program Description</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="aeo_CreditCardRewardProgramDescription_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Credit card reward program description.</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_StockholdersEquityAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Stockholders&#8217; equity:</link:label>
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    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Loans and letters of credit maximum borrowing capacity</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Cost of Goods and Services Sold, Total</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Cost of sales, including certain buying, occupancy and warehousing expenses</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Cost of Goods and Services Sold</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_EarningsPerShareAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Earnings Per Share [Abstract]</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DividendsCommonStock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Dividends, Common Stock, Total</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DividendsCommonStock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Dividends, Common Stock</link:label>
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    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountingPoliciesAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Accounting Policies [Abstract]</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SegmentDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Segments</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SegmentDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Segments [Domain]</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="aeo_Asc47020Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">ASC 470-20.</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="aeo_Asc47020Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">ASC 470-20 [Member]</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="aeo_Asc47020Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">ASC 470-20</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Debt instrument, effective interest rate</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityExpirationPeriod_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Line of credit facility, expiration period</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityExpirationPeriod_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Period</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Revolving Credit Facility</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Revolving Credit Facility</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Revolving Credit Facility [Member]</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Earnings Per Share, Basic, Total</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Earnings Per Share, Basic</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Basic net income per common share</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Basic net income (loss) per common share</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CommitmentsAndContingencies_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Commitments and contingencies</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CommitmentsAndContingencies_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Commitments and Contingencies</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Capital expenditures</link:label>
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    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncomeStatementAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Income Statement [Abstract]</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentDisclosureTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]</link:label>
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    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Selling, General and Administrative Expenses</link:label>
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    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Vested and expected to vest - end of period</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Number</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_RangeMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Statistical Measurement</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_RangeMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Statistical Measurement [Domain]</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities</link:label>
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    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Additions</link:label>
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    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="aeo_AcceleratedShareRepurchase_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Accelerated share repurchase.</link:label>
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    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Document Period End Date</link:label>
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    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_RangeAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Statistical Measurement</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_RangeAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Statistical Measurement [Axis]</link:label>
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    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Earnings Per Share, Diluted</link:label>
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    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShortTermInvestmentsAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Short-Term Investments [Abstract]</link:label>
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