Anthropologie

Anthropologie is an American clothing chain that currently operates over 200 stores worldwide featuring a curated assortment of women's apparel and accessories, home furnishings, décor, gifts and found objects.

Anthropologie is part of the URBN family of brands that includes Urban Outfitters, Free People, BHLDN and Terrain.

History

Founded by the current URBN chairman and president Richard Hayne, Anthropologie opened its first store in the autumn of 1992 in Wayne, Pennsylvania. In 1998, the brand launched a mail-order catalog and website. In April 2009, Anthropologie opened its first international store in Toronto, followed by subsequent storefronts in Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver and Winnipeg.

October 2009 marked the unveiling of the brand's first European store, located on Regent Street in London. It was followed by additional UK outposts in England and Scotland.

In September 2015, Anthropologie opened a boutique on the ground floor of the historic Paris department store, Bazar de l'Hôtel de Ville (BHV).