Well, well, Anthropologie’s turning 20 in October and to celebrate they’re re-releasing some of their classic items. A pre-shop page just went up for Anthro members and I’ve got some extra details from the home office.
It’s hard to believe our favorite brand will be 20 this fall. The party’s starting a little bit early and it seems like the community here couldn’t be more delighted! To celebrate its anniversary Anthropologie has recreated 20 of its favorite past pieces in a capsule collection called, appropriately enough, 20 for 20: The Archival Collection. The home office team was kind enough to send along some details about select items. Today & tomorrow only anthro members can shop the collection here. This item will be sold exclusively online and in the Rockefeller Center Anthropologie in NYC ONLY.
A gallery exhibit will be up for this collection at the Rockefeller Center store in NYC starting July 18th and you know I’ll be visiting to take some photos!! I’ll update this post soon with my thoughts, for now what do you think of this archival collection?
I got the heads-up about this capsule collection yesterday (thank you Anthropologie!) and was putting together a post to run later this week. Today’s first dibs caught me totally by surprise! I haven’t had a chance to put together my thoughts in their entirety but I do have some initial reactions.
I think it’s wonderful that Anthropologie has recreated some of the items from its fantastic archive! I hope this ends up being not just a one-off but perhaps a new in-house brand (may I suggest the name archiverie?) where every so often Anthropologie brings back some customer and company-loved classics for a new buying generation.
From this particular capsule my favorite items are the Sightseer Pencil Skirt ($118), the Ruffle Skirt ($188) – an item I know I’ve specifically asked to be brought back in the past!, the Fair Isle Sweater Coat ($248), the Embroidered Sweater Coat ($218) and the Tropics Dress ($188). Most of these items have different names than their first time around; the Beanstalk Skirt for instance is now rekindled the Vine Skirt ($128).
I’m curious how Anthropologie chose the items for this capsule collection. I know that there are items that immediately rush to my mind that it would be cool to see back — the Ferrous Flower Sheath, the Fanned Flames Blouse, the Floe & Current Coat — and that’s just items that start with F!!! I really, really hope that this line is successful enough that Anthropologie continues it. There’s no brand dilution by bringing back rare items that are highly sought after (or impossible to find) on the secondary market. What item would you like to see back for another go-round?
First, let’s get the scoop directly from Anthro on some of the capsule collection items.
Here is the full collection (Note: the photos below will work for USA/Canada customers only. International Anthro lovers click here to view the collection!)
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