Posts with tag Urban Outfitters

Sometimes you just don't want to deal with a jacket. You simply want to add some small (i.e. easy to pack in a purse) accessories to what you have on and head out the door. While a scarf and hat immediately come to mind, don't forget armwarmers.

You've seen one striped tee, you've seen them all, right? Think again! Quirky Altru Apparel's best selling PEEK shirt adds a twist to the stripped t-shirt tradition. What is that creepy person peeking at? Are the stripes blinds or are they just stripes on the tee? What does this guy see out there? The peculiar style will leave you asking for more!

We're all a little strapped for cash these days but that doesn't mean you find some killer holiday gifts under 20 dollars. The trick is to shop retailers you know go low, have funky finds and offer useful, unisex gifts. Let's take a look at some gifts we've gathered from stores like Urban Outfitters, Sephora, American Apparel, and Target.

One of the fastest, easiest, and most effective ways to create a good waistline is by using a belt, especially a big, thick one that's really noticeable. We've seen some of the major corset belts around, and, while we like the look, we're a little concerned about whether we'd be able to sit in them.

This Corset with Buckle Belt, $24 at Urban Outfitters, looks like it would actually be wearable. It's wide, but not so enormous that it would interfere in our daily activities.

We know, we know -- you probably don't need to wear a watch anymore because you can always check the time on your cell. However, we still love them as a fashion accessory, if nothing else. And, maybe we're a tiny bit old fashioned, but it seems a lot more ladylike to subtly glance at your wrist for the time, rather than hauling out your BlackBerry.

That being said, if you're going to get a watch, but not need to wear it with everything, look for something you really love. We, personally, really love this La Mer Paris Charm Watch, available at Urban Outfitters (online only -- don't go to the brick and mortar!) for $95.

With cooler weather coming just around the corner, we've noticed that all of the conditions are right for a sweaterific fall and winter for men's fashion. Cardigans, turtlenecks, and yes, even the nerdiest of all -- sweater vests -- seem to be turning up in all sorts of fall collections. While the sweater vest is an easy way to add some colorful layers to your wardrobe, we kinda have to wonder if men are really going to embrace the sweater vest this season -- or if that's just wishful thinking.

From what we've gathered, this year's sweater vest look is all about the pattern -- and the nerdier the better. Forget solids or pinstripes, its all about checks, argyles, or a bold houndstooth. Basically, anything reminiscent of an ugly retro sweater that your parents dressed you in as a toddler. We like the depth that a SV can bring to an outfit, but we don't expect to see many on the street. What do you think? Is the sweater vest going to be a hot item this fall?

His wildly eccentric personality and ultra confident belief in his own skills have launched Karl Lagerfeld -- fingerless gloves and all -- into rockstar status in the world of pop culture. He's appearing on t-shirts, videogames, etc. It's a good thing that he's not letting it all go to his head.

Nope, according to this article in fashionologie, Karl's still his same old humble and gracious self. You know, the guy who designs a $1,500 teddy bear. They were able to score an interview with the busy man, who of course made them wait forever, but they got a few interestingly candid quotes from the genius mind of Lagerfeld. Let's see what we can learn from a trip inside Karl's brain -- after the break.

For Fall '08, Brooklyn designer Samantha Pleet, 27, showed a fun and flirty collection called "Rapscallion." It's about women who are super-badd and girlie-hott... at the same time. She revisits and diffuses the theme for a new collection that hits Urban Outfitters, exclusively, in October. New pieces will roll out every 2 months for the upcoming year.

During September's New York Fashion Week, S/S '09, Pleet plans a video installation of her Samantha Pleet woman's wear collection, with select men's wear looks by Patrick Pleet. According to a recent release, "Samantha has a surprise or two up her sleeve." Great. We like surprises.

Check out the entire collection for Urban.

The epic fashion wars between America and the UK have just gotten a little more heated -- or at least they have in our imaginative little minds.

Much like our Urban Outfitters stateside, the British operation is beginning to carry designer's lines that our exclusive to their store. While Luella Bartley can be found on the backs of every French Vogue guest editor and party blogger darling, the punky-princess whimsical pieces are usually hard to track down in the stores.


So imagine how jealous we were when we first heard that the UK's Urban Outfitters stores would be selling Luella's bewitching checkered tops and party girl dresses exclusively on their side of the pond. We were bitter, to say the least.

But thank god for the internet, because all of us high fashion fiends in America can now purchase Luella's pieces on the UK's Urban site. Everyone now: Yes! There's a couple of cheeky graphic tees, a sleek bomber jacket, and few other swoon-worthy items.

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Whit Honea is a slacker, a borderline degenerate, and a daydream believer. He's also our resident expert on casual chic. If it's comfortable, and not heinous, he's all over it. He's quite charming, really.

Worn any good books lately? Want to accessorize your book report? Do you like people to think that you are well read, literate and intelligent, not to mention fashionable? Then here are the shirts for you.

When you're making an attempt to look somewhat professional, do you pay attention to details? For example, you could be wearing the most responsible looking ensemble, but if your purse is a cacophony of pinks and greens and metallics, it will throw off the entire effect. Don't ask how we know this.

The Urban Outfitters' one-off mini collections are kind of confusing. Firstly, they really aren't that much affordable than the hip indie designer's main lines. Also, all of the pieces from the dreamy look books aren't always available for purchase online, which sucks for anyone who doesn't reside in a city where the hipster oasis has set-up shop.

But we're hoping the mega store will come through for us when they drop their lines with Grey Ant and Spring & Clifton. If not, we may just, well, won't be in a very good mood!

When you've got a pair of old jeans that have gone out of style, but you can't make yourself to throw them out -- there's still a way to breathe new life into them: turn them into shorts. You know, get after them with a pair of scissors just above the knee. At least, that's the way we thought that cutoffs were made.

Now that men's cutoffs are finding their way back into all sorts of fall collections, the cutting has apparently been done for you. Does that kill the whole über-casual, granola vibe for anybody else?

Don't get us wrong -- we love us some cut-off shorts. The fit is slimmer than with regular shorts, and somehow they look more comfy and more refined. It's just that buying a pair of pre-chopped designer cutoffs just seems like a waste. Is the sustainable clothing trend already over? Guess we can chalk it up to another fashion statement hijacked by savvy hipster retailers. Oh well, they still look cool.

[via SeeJackShop]

If Urban Outfitters could talk to us, we know the secrets coming from its mouth would be something about how it's always wanted be Topshop. For reals, though, we're almost 100% sure that if Urban Outfitters could take anyone out it would be the British mega retailer. The tension between the two companies is thick and its only going to get more stifling with Topshop landing on our shores this fall. The battle for American fast fashion hearts will be an intense one.

For people who want show their appreciation for Karl Lagerfeld's contributions to the world of fashion, but can't afford any of his designs, you can at least get his Cartman-esque cartoon image plastered on a t-shirt. After breaking into the video gamer demographic with his cameo in Grand Theft Auto IV, now Karl's being immortalized in graphic tee form by Urban Outfitters. He's really on a roll.

Somehow the fashion guru has managed to end up in an UO exclusive collection called Beautiful Ones alongside David Bowie and the King of Pop himself. We're not sure we get the connection -- stylized androgyny? Maybe it just means that he's reached a place in pop culture where his only peers are rock stars. We cant help but point out that Karl and Michael are both competing over who can claim the award for 'Most Notable Gloved Celebrity.'

Aside from the line he did for H&M, this has got to be the least expensive market that he's ever appealed to.

[via BlackBook]