It’s finally here! Anthropologie – the female-focused retailer “with a love for making things that inspire the imagination” – is coming to Canada and has chosen Shops at Don Mills as its first national stop.
With more than 100 stores in the U.S., Anthropologie is looking forward to getting up close and personal with its Canadian customers. Over the years, the division of Urban Outfitter’s, Inc. has developed wonderful relationships with Canadians through its website, which offers shipping to Canada. Nothing, however, can replace the relationships that come from personal interaction.
“We are thrilled to open at Shops at Don Mills, which with its rich sense of community provides the ideal setting for meeting our customers and sharing our distinct shopping experience,” says Wendy Brown, Anthropologie’s Chief Operating Officer. “We hope that Anthropologie’s unique store environment will serve as an escape from the pressures of their daily lives, as well as a source of creative inspiration.”
In addition to the visual artistry of the store windows and store display, Canadian customers will enjoy Anthropologie’s full array of merchandise that includes women’s apparel, accessories, beauty, books, home décor, decorative antiques and found objects.
In addition to Anthropologie’s own apparel labels such as Allihop, Bica Chia, Elevenses, Floreat, Maeve, Moulinette Soeurs, Odille and Taikonhu, the store will have an assortment by emerging and established designers including Anna Sui for Anthropologie, Corey Lynn Calter, Plenty by Tracy Reese and Yoana Barashi.
Anthropologie will also carry its Vera collection, created in partnership with The Vera Company to honour designer, artist and early feminist icon Vera Neumann. With the Vera collection, Anthropologie strives to reacquaint customers with the achievements and qualities that earned Vera the highest admiration from the art and design communities, as well as everyday women.
Anthropologie at Shops at Don Mills opens on Earth Day. To celebrate, the store will debut two, 100% organic cotton t-shirts designed by Anthropologie in collaboration with Edun. They are a special part of Anthropologie’s efforts to draw attention to the plight of honey bees and the organizations dedicated to saving them.
Photo credit: Georgia Kokolis