Here in NYC, dogs are a polarizing topic. There is the crowd that believes dogs have no place in the city — they do their business where we walk, they are sometimes noisy neighbors, and they are cramped in the same tight quarters as their humans. The other crowd believes that a well-trained, stimulated dog is happy no matter where s/he calls home. (I fall into the latter group, though are certainly some owners who drive me nuts.)
So the latest anthro: in our own words newsletter tugs at my little heart. It tells the story of the Good Dog Tee ($58):
The Good Dog Tee began as a lighthearted gift that designer Hani M. gave to her manager Carrie S. during fall finalization. Hani hand-painted Carrie’s beloved Yorkie mix Roscoe on a t-shirt. The tee was so well-received internally that we decided to offer Roscoe – along with Henry the Welsh Terrier, Bear the Labradoodle, Waffle the Chihuahua, Arthur the Sheltie, T-Rex the Pomeranian mix, Willy & Lexi the French Bulldogs and Norm the Pug – to our customers.
Aww! The newsletter also tells us that Anthropologie’s headquarters are dog friendly, which having seen photos and read stories about their headquarters, doesn’t surprise me. I’m totally jealous. My previous job had an office dog and my current job’s owner sneaks his dog in every so often. Part of the reason why I don’t have a dog is because I wouldn’t be around enough to care for it as a single gal. Someday.
In honor of our canine friends Anthropologie will be making October a doggy dog month:
This October, we’ll amp up our doggie-loving ways, as 70 stores hold pet adoptions, food drives and yappy hour parties. See your store for details, or you can always keep up with what’s happening via Facebook Events.
The newsletter doesn’t mention whether any proceeds from the tee are going to an animal charity but there are thousands of great organizations nationwide devoted to the cause. In this rough economy animal welfare groups are hurting as donations and in some cases volunteerism drop. I volunteer for the NYC Shiba Rescue and was actively involved in FFA and with the ASPCA as a youngin. I think it’s great that Anthro is getting involved.
I sorta want that pug shirt. I love my pug (Doug), but $58 for a Tee? And, that is a pretty ugly pug.
LOL! I love the pug tee too (I think he's cute), and the french bulldog as well.
Hey not sure if there's similar events for Man Shops Globe in NYC but it looks like Anthropologie is sending out email invites to customers: posted the pics here:http://sweetarchivia.blogspot.com/2009/09/anthropologie-sf-tv-series-debut-event.html
Thanks for the heads up sweet archivia. I haven't received an email for any events in NYC — but I will be traveling so I wouldn't be able to attend anyway. I'm going to DVR the show. Are you going to the SF event?
I am thinking about attending the SF event, but given it's a weekday I'm not 100% sure I'll make it, yet. *fingers crossed*Btw… the weird thing is I haven't seen any pet adoption events or newsletters via email here. So perhaps each region is hosting various special events of its own at the stores? Those doggie tees sure look cute!
It doesn't look like San Fran made the list. Not sure if they're doing emails for this, I think they're doing a social media campaign test. Check out this event page in their Facebook account for a list of stores & dates.
Thanks for the link! Interesting that SF would be left out, although other California stores seemed to make the cut. Perhaps they weren't able to get clearance from the city since the store does have a bit of a funky layout (lots of stairs/small spaces). Or they thought SF folks hated dogs (lol).
If indeed proceeds from these events will go towards dog charities, then I will be completely unable to stop myself from putting a serious dent in my wishlist. My mom loves dogs as much as I do, so I'm going to try to get her to go and hope that she's feeling. . . charitable.