Anthropologie double-dosed us with emails yesterday. First up was a tease to their latest set of outfits devoted to menswear as womenswear. I like most of the outfits. The Francie/Frank one above is my favorite though I really enjoy the Pickford Cloche ($48) on the first outfit. But I think it’s weird how they gave the outfits both male and…
I love stumbling across do-it-yourself projects related to Anthropologie. A couple of days ago I came across a top rework on Happy Together. The Tigerlily Top (now $40) was the original inspiration. I love both the end result and how easy the overall project seems to duplicate. photo from Happy Together blog I think the end result pretty much speaks…
Strange Closets has posted an excellent interview with Kristin Norris, Anthropologie’s Executive Creative Director. It’s a long article but well worth the read. Ms. Norris gives some compelling insight into the brand ideals that Anthropologie upholds. It reads as statement of fact rather than corporate lip service. Her personal rise within the company is also a really fun story —…
In 2007, Urban Outfitters moved their corporate headquarters from Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia to a decommissioned Navy Yard south of the city proper. Part of the interview with Anthropologie’s Executive Creative Director touched on the campus, which houses Urban Outfitters, Free People, Anthropologie, the administrative team and (from the sound of it) a few unrelated businesses. The interview also linked…
First and foremost: congrats to everyone behind the redesign! I’m sure this was no small undertaking and it looks like much of the site has been rebuilt (both front-end and back-end). The CSS in particular looks like it’s been overhauled and that will help a lot with SEO. Hooray to you all! I have been poking around the site for…
Many thanks to cpeck, who drew my attention to a new version of Anthropologie‘s website that is loading only on Macs using Safari. On every other combination I’ve tried…from my iPhone to Safari on PC to Firefox on Mac to IE on Windows I don’t see the new version. I’m not sure if this is some ingenious multivariate test on…
I know this sounds terribly greedy since there are already 3 Anthropologies on Manhattan Island proper but I really want a 4th! Both the New York Observer and The Real Deal are reporting that Anthropologie is working on a ground floor retail deal in Hearst Tower (West 57th/8th Ave). Sure 57th Street is a prestigious shopping strip with luxury brands…
