tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485264816406368669.post1813554018210081797..comments2023-09-27T03:30:17.677-04:00Comments on Effortlessly with roxy: Year in Review: Trends Anthropologie took on in 2009roxyturtlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175313932217919783noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485264816406368669.post-34607934224675385982010-01-04T20:13:36.182-05:002010-01-04T20:13:36.182-05:00Oh my gosh, did Anthro really try to sell us harem...Oh my gosh, did Anthro really try to sell us harem pants at one point? I must have blocked that out :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485264816406368669.post-85934061604902593782009-12-31T09:41:26.354-05:002009-12-31T09:41:26.354-05:00Blondmoma, I remember laughing when I got that ema...Blondmoma, I remember laughing when I got that email. I love Anthro to death but that was more than a little out of character. <br /><br />Jennifer & Georgine, you ladies are far too kind. Thank you for the lovely compliment. :)<br /><br />Tien - I was so confused by Anthro's spring stuff that I started to question whether I was still going to shop there. (Just for a second.) Luckily they course-corrected nicely.<br /><br />Mirei - I'm pretty sure it was an in-house job. Anthropologie staffs a fantastic design team. Back in April Adobe ran a feature on the team, <a href="http://effortlessanthropologie.blogspot.com/2009/04/anthropologie-featured-in-adobe.html" rel="nofollow">here's</a> the post.<br /><br />Betsy - confession time. I loves me some plaid. Please don't hold it against me!<br /><br />Ali & Maria - Oh, harem pants. Doomed to be repeated. But why?<br /><br />Sydneygirl - I 100% agree. I tried on the coat from the collection and was swimming in a size 4. They need to resolve the fit consistency issues.<br /><br />Lola - I wish they would do a complete sizing guide too. That is one thing the site is sorely missing. <br /><br />Glenda - Thanks for stopping by! Glad you enjoyed the post. :)<br /><br />Miriah - I was a doubter at first but I came around. My Lemon Valley Scoopneck is a favorite among friends.<br /><br />Georgine, that sounds about right. ;)roxyturtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175313932217919783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485264816406368669.post-45524420828525319462009-12-31T08:46:22.430-05:002009-12-31T08:46:22.430-05:00Yahoo has a list of the 11 worst trends of the dec...Yahoo has a list of the 11 worst trends of the decade- number one? Harem pants.Georginehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01700118666406927147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485264816406368669.post-47205888815362100322009-12-30T18:47:15.603-05:002009-12-30T18:47:15.603-05:00I agree: the batwing garments were especially nic...I agree: the batwing garments were especially nice. I bought one of them listed in the picture within your post (the Mothwing Cardigan by Tee Party in brown) and it's absolutely wonderful. It's arty yet casual and so comfortable-- I can dress it up or down.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17271234567763035465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485264816406368669.post-83499620260658783162009-12-30T17:36:01.165-05:002009-12-30T17:36:01.165-05:00Such a funny post! Thanks for the insightful, pit...Such a funny post! Thanks for the insightful, pithy recap...Glendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436479899104555490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485264816406368669.post-26637825228415291432009-12-30T17:27:01.883-05:002009-12-30T17:27:01.883-05:00Hahahaha the HAREM PANTS! I had totally forgot ab...Hahahaha the HAREM PANTS! I had totally forgot about how incredibly awful that was! Let's hope they don't make a return...Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653344327714643606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485264816406368669.post-72714806172844735532009-12-30T16:45:52.133-05:002009-12-30T16:45:52.133-05:00Misses for me? Anything one piece! I can't e...Misses for me? Anything one piece! I can't even wear a one piece bathing suit (long or not), and I hate the feeling of a wedgie. Plus, my ass is not built for it. Besides, I just don't like the look. I never even put my child in one piece rompers. <br /><br />I agree with Jennifer, I love how you write. Honest, never mean and just a pleasure to read. Ooohhh, I sound like a suck-up. Rest assured, unless this baby comes soon, these are the last kind words that will come from my mouth. I am sure my husband will be so happy to know you are the recipient of those last nice words and not him. Of course, you didn't get me into this mess.Georginehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01700118666406927147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485264816406368669.post-53389311948679977312009-12-30T16:40:45.149-05:002009-12-30T16:40:45.149-05:00As a side note, I wish that Anthro would post sizi...As a side note, I wish that Anthro would post sizing info for designers who vary widely from the in-house brands. They already do this for bathing suits, and I think it would help with some of the hassle of constantly removing products from the website and then re-adding them after returns are made.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06982947597242890437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485264816406368669.post-49437144625242679612009-12-30T16:37:29.230-05:002009-12-30T16:37:29.230-05:00Hilarious post! I wholeheartedly agree with many o...Hilarious post! I wholeheartedly agree with many of the points that have been mentioned.<br /><br />May catalog - the underwater shots were an interesting concept, but they really didn't make me want to buy any of Anthro's products (plus, as others have mentioned, I cringed at the thought of such beautiful items being ruined!). <br /><br />I also wasn't a huge fan of the July catalog. The shadow puppets were an interesting idea but, once again, they didn't really make me want to purchase anything. <br /><br />The catalogs that I most like are the really fantastical ones (ex. November 2009) or the ones shot in exotic locations (ex. January 2009).Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06982947597242890437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485264816406368669.post-14767951700871308272009-12-30T16:15:23.232-05:002009-12-30T16:15:23.232-05:00I agree that the Ruffian designer collaboration wa...I agree that the Ruffian designer collaboration was a hit overall, the pieces were beautiful quality and the designs fit with Anthropologie's aesthetic. The disappointment for me was that the sizing was not typical for Anthro in that they fit pretty large overall, particularly the coats and jackets. I don't find this a problem with most of the in house lines that Anthro carries and wish this hadn't been the case for the Ruffian pieces...I do look forward to more of this type of thing though as you say :)<br />Thanks for the great insightful, interesting and fun blog. Happy New Year.SashaLilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08160376256423534148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485264816406368669.post-17230157606424521042009-12-30T15:34:46.080-05:002009-12-30T15:34:46.080-05:00love the comment about the signs of the apocalypse...love the comment about the signs of the apocalypse.<br />I also hated the harem pants, too mc hammer for me.<br />Thanks for the funny postAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485264816406368669.post-61879065175950137862009-12-30T14:50:54.974-05:002009-12-30T14:50:54.974-05:00Jennifer, love everything you said! I really, rea...Jennifer, love everything you said! I really, really don't understand the plaid thing. In particular there were a couple of plaid flannel-ish shirts with tiebacks that seriously looked like they came straight out of an early 90s made for TV teen movie. I could picture Shannon Doherty wearing them with Doc Martens and burgundy lipstick!<br /><br />I didn't understand the catalog where they took underwater pictures of everything. I know it was meant to be artsy and creative but all I could do was cringe as I thought about how the water must have ruined those pieces. "I know! Let's dump this $400 leather bag in a swimming pool to take its picture!" Riiiiight. <br /><br />The catalog with the blurry/grainy pictures also did me in. What's the point of a catalog if not to show off the clothes? Showing them as far away, out-of-focus blurs does not help your cause.Betsynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485264816406368669.post-18769506155679440012009-12-30T14:49:23.838-05:002009-12-30T14:49:23.838-05:00have to disagree about the website -- i love the r...have to disagree about the website -- i love the reviews, but i do not love the strange things that happen when i click shopping back or the numerous js alerts complaining about coremetrics or arcsniff. <br /><br />amen on the jumper/romper thing though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485264816406368669.post-6403183873970211062009-12-30T14:35:44.046-05:002009-12-30T14:35:44.046-05:00I love anthro's web design as well! Do you kno...I love anthro's web design as well! Do you know who these designers are??Mireinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485264816406368669.post-6774549193764415102009-12-30T14:04:52.285-05:002009-12-30T14:04:52.285-05:00Oh my, I forgot about the harem pants! That was d...Oh my, I forgot about the harem pants! That was definitely a low point for Anthro. I think after that, I didn't even bother looking at their stuff for weeks. Not until the fall catalog touched my hands anyway.Tienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12751589705234621798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485264816406368669.post-80011578062515409432009-12-30T14:02:58.323-05:002009-12-30T14:02:58.323-05:00Love your blog, Roxy, because you put an analytica...Love your blog, Roxy, because you put an analytical spin on our admittedly frivolous obsession! I so appreciate the creative energy and professionalism you bring to this - such a pleasure to read.<br /><br />Your take on the trends Anthro indulged in during 2009 was right on! I never got the concept of harem pants...<br />Two popular trends that I was surprised to see at Anthro were/are the boyfriend jeans (ill-fitting, ugly, beaten up) and plaid shirts (the lumberjack variety). How do these "styles" fit in with Anthro's aesthetic? They seem to be a vast digression from the pieces Anthro customers usually look for (vintage, unique, feminine...).Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06712279024317796985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485264816406368669.post-89446510466321705212009-12-30T13:23:23.880-05:002009-12-30T13:23:23.880-05:00Love the "Crap under $50" paragraph. Co...Love the "Crap under $50" paragraph. Come on, really Anthro.! So funny.Blondmomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09515959391462282587noreply@blogger.com