Urban Outfitters

[wyatt.]

i like how random urban tshirts are...random that everyone has. gag.

 

[twilight fairy]

yeah, i'm not into those either..since everyone pretty much has them. though i loved the shirt purple posted, with the eiffel tower...

 

[purplelucrezia]

Grease! B)

 

[purplelucrezia]

This shirt is also available on the retrorebels.co.uk/ website, which was where I originally found it.

 

[lmelanie]

I have noticed that over the past year or so that I have been on the board that there has been a lot of slack thrown at Urban Outfitters. I have just started working there this week so I was just curious what the problem is with the store?

I have shopped there for the better part of 10 years for a few things and I have absolutely no complaints with the quality. Nothing has ever fallen apart on me. It seems to me that H&M is much worse when it comes to the quality issue. Is it just that the store is everywhere? Because people still seem to shop there as well as H&M and American Apparel...

I know that they do tend to "copy" trends but so do a lot of other stores like forever 21 but why so much hate towards Urban?


I really like the store and I pick and choose what to buy there like everywhere else but I was just curious...


thanks!

 

[seanutbutter]

My only complaint is that the clothes look too trendy, or rather the store seems to try too hard to be trendy. I own only one item from the store, a tan imitation leather school bag, which I find to be decent quality. The price was decent, too: $15 on sale.

 

[lmelanie]

My only complaint is that the clothes look too trendy, or rather the store seems to try too hard to be trendy. I own only one item from the store, a tan imitation leather school bag, which I find to be decent quality. The price was decent, too: $15 on sale.

yeah, i understand the trend factor..its just that there are so many other stores that are trendy as well..so why does urban get the blame? even though im sure half the people complaining about it still manage to shop there..

 

[pocodolce]

i heard that they had to stop selling keffiyah's coz of people's complaint that it shouldnt be worn as a fashion statement as it is originally worn as a political statement.

 

[kissmesweet]

I think that Urban Outfitters is actually quite a great store... It's a bit like Cheap Monday, really. The quality is good and quite durable... and just like any other store (Zara, H&M, Mango etc.), it tries to be trendy.
That's what sells to people at the end of the day.

 

[snowqueen]

my city is finally getting one with the liverpool one project .. we've waited long enough for one and i dont care what others think im gonna make the most of it ive waited long enough

 

[iLoveCouture]

I don't mind Urban at all...its just a bit messy everytime I visit the store. I actually purchased 2 tops from there last week, and the quality was pretty good.

 

[masquerade]

i heard that they had to stop selling keffiyah's coz of people's complaint that it shouldnt be worn as a fashion statement as it is originally worn as a political statement.

they still have them.


personally, my general distaste for Urban Outfitters has to do with the owner of the companies political leanings, but we really can't go into that here. I also just don't like the "style" of the clothes they sell. I hate scene style, and thats basically what they pander to

 

[Grunged]

I've heard a lot of bad things about the CEO of UO..I'd like to know what that's all about.

Anyway,
i love UO, i just went there today and bought a schoolbag/wristlet/and other things. I like stuff from their "Urban Renewal" collection.

 

[DandyWarhol]

i like UO, if you search a bit you can find good stuff and online theyve got good sales.. plus i looove my new backpack from there..
i can understand why some people woulddnot like it, cause they do overprice some things, but really, its all about what your buying.

my own pickture.

 

[Allius]

Urbanoutfitters to a "lower-end" version of colette.

Their clothes are for teenagers in my opinion.I work there 1 day a week (sunday) and still get 40% off all apparel, so I wind up purchasing only basics there.

 

[bart]

I guess my biggest problem with UO is that I just don't get it, y'know. It's just terribly over-hyped, overly trendy clothing for teen girls (the men's stuff is just embarrassing), they just target girls who are a little left of centre, style wise, instead of the usual American Eagle whatever mall clones. It's just as slavish and unoriginal, but sold under the pretense of autonomous sartorial expression.

And who the hell can shop in those stores? With the dirty carpet and sliver ridden plywood and that whole grotty faux vintage store vibe. They always look a mess.

 

[Licorice]

The only thing I can see myself buying at Urban soon are these,

But only because for some reason I can't find wide neck tees for guys anywhere else.

I don't hate Urban, I just can't find anything I like there. And if I wanted some hipster t-shirt with a funny design on it I could get it for $10 at H&M instead of $28 at Urban tbh.

But that's just me.

But I do love the Cheap Mondays there.

 

[emi25]

Maybe it's different in Europe...but I've noticed that they never change their stuff...everytime I go there (like every 2 months) there are always the same tunics, tennis-sneakers, nu-rave dresses and silvery leggings...

I love their book-departement though...

 

[Rochas]

oh give me a break.

its a HELL of a lot better than abercrombie...

 

[DandyWarhol]

ya they do overprice things.. i could go to h&m and get the same ting for 10x cheaper.