Urban Outfitter’s quarterly earnings call was mostly about silver linings. The analysts on the call repeatedly congratulated the UO team for a strong quarter in an otherwise weak economy. I too was happy to see only modest in-store declines for Anthropologie coupled with impressive increases in direct-to-consumer sales. (Result figures in this post.) I suppose we shouldn’t expect analysts to…
Does anyone else think it’s completely unnecessary to revisit clothing trends from the 1980s? And the 1990s for that matter? I’m convinced that 20 years was not all that long ago. I’ve enjoyed the return of the 1940s over the last several months. The only thing more depressing than a recession is having to wear the same clothing as I…
If Scotland were around for ancient Rome the textile exchange might have yielded something like the Draped Plaid Dress ($148). This dress has intrigued me for the better part of a month. It strikes me as kind of punk rock, kind of bagpipe goddess and kind of draped masterpiece. And no lie, the print is really similar to my parents’…
The Brand Sizing Guide in the sidebar is starting to get a little bit long, so I’ve decided to make it into a post instead. Please comment with any brands I’ve missed. For additional comments please see this post. Thanks all! For reference, my sizing: approx. 5’8″, 34-28-39, 155 lbs., curvy pear Inseam: 35″ tops 6/medium :: skirts 10 ::…
Aalto Top ($78) and Conch Shell Pencil Skirt ($288) I know many people are on shopping bans (some for Lent) so it’s a bit sheepishly that I say I splurged a bit this weekend. I ended up further ahead then normal in February and I get free rent this month at my apartment. I put 3/4 of the money away…
Thanks to my friend Grace who shared this tip with me! Some brand searches will work on Anthropologie’s website. This isn’t really groundbreaking functionality here but it’s nice to be able to have all of a label’s products on one handy-dandy page. The thing is the search doesn’t work for every brand. Leifsdottir, Odille, Field of Flowers, Floreat, Frye, Deletta?…
From the official press release: Lifestyle retailer Urban Outfitters Inc. has appointed Andrew McLean to the newly-created position of chief operating officer for the company’s European operating divisions. McLean is coming from Liz Claiborne, where he worked most recently as president of the outlet division. Before that, he was senior director and controller at Gap Inc. In his new position,…
