Thursday Styles has a piece on the Theory store in the Meatpacking District. Normally the “gee-whiz, we’ve never been in a store before� column is kind of trying, but today’s article is actually kind of true.
“For me, high prices are justified if I can fool myself into thinking that something is a luxury brand or created by some mastermind with a unique vision of the world. The clothes here do not offer as much wit, passion or unity of theme as could be had for the same amount at, say, Marc by Marc or John Varvatos.�
This got us thinking about other stores that seem overly expensive, considering the quality and the cachet of the brand. And we thought of a serious offender….
Anthropologie.
OK, yes, they usually have cute stuff, but why is it so expensive? It’s basically a more floral Urban Outfitters (owned by the same company), but everything costs five times as much.
A few weeks ago, we stopped by the Fifth Avenue store, and they had the nerve to charge a sale price of $60 for a patterned canvas sundress.
It was nice and everything, except that it was completely ripped along the hem on one side! (All of them were, I think it was some kind of design flaw). Sixty dollars for a torn-up dress? Come on.
Faran thinks Banana Republic’s accessories are shamefully overpriced - you could get a bag at the Prada outlet for less than what they charge! What other stores do you think are fleecing?
—ALISON COOL
posted by michope
Jun 14, 2007 10:00AM
j. crew. some of their pricing is hilarious. oh, and aldo got in the habit of selling $400-500 shoes a couple of seasons ago. I can not imagine buying a pair of Aldo shoes overa pair of Miu Miu's or Jimmy Choos at that price.