The Grand Discovery of Anthropologie

I first saw an Anthropologie catalog recently, and I loved it.  My mom showed it to me and thought I'd appreciate the graphics and photography in the catalog.  I sure did!  I also decided that I really like the actual things that Anthropologie sells, too.

For those of you who don't, Anthropologie is a store that sells ladies' clothing and accesories as well as housewares.  It has a vintage, creative edge to it.  Here are a few things they sell that I like.  They're very overpriced in my opinion, but fun to look at all the same.

Tour De Jewels Necklace: click here.

Tethered Jersey Bag: click here.

Pleated D'Orsay Flats: click here.

That only scratches the surface on fun things at Anthropologie.  If you like looking at cool vintage apparel and accessories, I'm sure you'd enjoy browing the Anthropologie website.  And the website itself has some very nice graphics!  Here's the homepage.


I really like the simple-but-unique font choices.  The distressed title font is great: it looks almost like a stamp to me.  Also, the sewn font adds a cute touch to the site without looking "cutesy."  The typewriter font is a cool addition as well...I like how Anthropologie put the default 1990's computer font to use for stylistic purposes.

The photos with equal white borders around are a great eye-catcher because of the simple way they're arranged.  The borders provide a little resting place for the eye, but the bold colors of the photographs prevent the homepage from looking dull or boring.

Perhaps the best part of the entire homepage is the wide margins on either side.  They provide helpful white space while still being interesting with the fun texture.  The other pages on the site are also very well-designed.  Here's one page in particular I really like, the page you get to when you click "see what's new" on the homepage.

The whole "new stuff" section is designed the same way, in a continuous line of photos and cool vintage label descriptions.  I really like the layout, and how the designer managed to create such a funky style while keeping a simplistic layout design.

So even though Anthropologie isn't a store I'd buy stuff from regularly, it's so fun to look around and gain inspiration from all the neat vintage-ness that's all over their site and their catalog, too.  I hope you like it as much as I do.