>Proof that a fool and his money are soon parted…
>A few nights ago, my husband and I were having a date night dinner when we remembered that Urban Outfitters had opened its first Nashville location just down the street.
Hubs and I decided to stop in and check the place out. We walked through the double doors and stood for a moment, silent. Mannequins were posed every few feet, wearing outfits much like this picture from Urban Outfitters’ website.
Here we have mom jean shorts rolled up to the crotch, coupled with your childhood piano teacher’s cardigan.
And then there was this one.
A plaid shirtdress reminiscent of the ones your kindergarten teacher used to wear, topped off by the jacket that belonged to that math geek who sat behind you in seventh grade.
“Hubs,” I whispered. “Every single thing in this store is… fugly.”
He laughed.
“It’s saying a lot when even the mannequins look bad,” I said, shuddering. “Who actually puts down money for this stuff? How is Urban Outfitters even in business?”
I mean, really. People are paying to wear what looks like an elderly librarian’s sweater paired with parachute pants?
I think it’s telling that the models’ faces are cut off on the Urban Outfitters website. I’m pretty sure they’d prefer to remain anonymous.
This guy could not look more uncomfortable.
And this? THERE ARE NO WORDS.“Now I know I’m getting old,” I told Hubs. “I’m walking through a trendy store, complaining about how ugly everything is.”
It’s not just me, though, is it?
Is it?
>I agree with you on their clothing, but I really like most of their home furnishings…most, I said. 😉
>You are not alone. Yuck!
>Nope not just you. I haven’t had much luck this spring in the stores. Maybe they are trying to help me out by having stuff in the store that’s uglier than what I already own. Just doing their part to help me pay off my credit cards.
>Um, no. It’s not because you’re old. Unless 23 is old, because I think the stuff is fugly too.
>LOL! My 15 year old LOVES UO and I am like – oh wait, high waisted jeans now? Aren’t those the mom jeans you MOCKED and forbid me to wear in front of your friends?! No peephole stripper wear for her, tho! 🙂
>Oh no, it is not just you. I hated that stuff in the 80s and I hate it now. I judge clothes by how good it looks on the model. If she can’t pull it off then NOBODY CAN.
>I seem to remember that their clothing was super fugly back when I was in college, too.
>what in the world IS that stuff????FUGLY is right!!!yuck yuck yuck!
>It is SOOO not just you… what is wrong with people? Wait – don’t answer that. It would take way to much time.
>Surely these clothes are a joke? You said it best, there are no words.
>Dang – why am I donating all my clothes? I could open up a swanky little store. Though – I'm an eighties girl & even we didn't wear this crap!!
>The photo taken from the back of the girl in the black shirt with the droopy thing… makes me think she should be pulling a carriage, and that the black droopy thing is there to catch something…
>Seriously fugly stuff. Especially that black shirt with the swoopy, droopy thing. Reminds of my 3yo when her diaper is, ahem, full.I remember a few years back they had a few shirts with Asian lettering. The translations were not pretty. Big joke on teenagers, that.
>Nope not just you! I’m 21 and I think that stuff is fugly as… well… what the f in fugly stands for!
>HAHAHAHA!!! I get an UO catalogue (for some unknown reason) and my husband is always like, “you’re not going to BUY any of that are you?” Not because of spending the (outrageous) amounts of money but because he’d be embarassed to be seen in public with me. I don’t know WHAT it is about 80’s gear or wannabe 80’s gear…my 9 year old niece sometimes sports a glove on one hand – a la Michael Jackson in his Pepsi commercial days. OMG.
>Geez Louise!!! Now those are some seriously ugly clothes. And just plain weird.
>so agree!
>They have some cool t-shirts (I’m a t-shirt junkie)….but that’s all I ever find myself liking from their store….and funky little knick knacks.And for thier prices the quality should be better
>Yeah…disturbingly hideous! I’m with MandieGirl on the home furnishings…but they don’t even sell them at the Nashville store! 🙁
>I am 20 and that crap is freaking ugly. Everything is so expensive! Every now and then you were find a gem, but mostly, no
>YEESH! Is the “security feature” at the front door really a time portal to 1980’s BAD FASHION?
>Yeah right those are from some 80s website Right?
>Is it just me or does the second to last outfit remind you of the bags they keep under horses’ butts to catch poop?
>Welcome to 1984!!! There is a reason we burned all of our scrunchies and leggings for God’s sake!!!
>Those outfits are awful, and there is a LOT of awful in the store, but they really do have some cute stuff too.
>You are not alone….I am here with you….Scary, scary, scary.
>Ugh, no! You are NOT alone… all that stuff is terrible. I’m beginning to dread shopping now.
>That stuff is UGLY as #&@*!
>My daughter is 19 and she thinks their clothes are “fugly” too. I’m glad it’s not just me!!
>I have nothing positive to say about any of those “fashionable outfits”…..really, fugly is the nicest thing I can think of right now.
>dude. I know. UGH.
>nope
>28 years old here and I think that stuff is Fugly – yes capitalize that F and throw in some WTFWereTheyThinking with a dash of OMGTACKY on the side. 😉
>Yup. Quoting myself here from an entry in March – “Maybe it is recession chic. You can obviously make these with some baggy jeans swiped from your Dad and a sharp razor blade. Still, this stuff was cool in the 80’s, only because it was an ironic rebellion against the materialism my childhood was known for. These days, your ripped up jeans cost $300.”
>Yeah, uhm, I’m 23… and… wow, that stuff is absolutely rediculous. I dare someone to wear those clothes when they’re not getting paid to do so.
>ha ha ha ha haha! Awesome – love your descriptions and HATE all the clothes.
>It is not just you.These clothes are terrifying.
>Oh man, those are the ugliest clothes ever! And certainly nothing like the stuff Nic Cage and his partner picked up in “National Treasure”. yikes.
>24 here and registering my vote for FUGLY.
>Definitely not just you. These clothes don’t make no sense! (In my best “back woods, not urban vernacular)!
>Oh, and also, we were about the only people in the store and when I went to the sales person up front and asked where to find a pair of tights on one of the mannequins, she pointed vaguely toward the back and said, “I’m not allowed to walk back there with you.”So apparently, customer service is non-existent, too. And yet, people shop there. Weird.
>What the hell is the black shirt with the hole in the back? Seriously? It’s purpose is…Every single item you showed is fugly. Agreed.
>That last outfit looks like something I wouldn’t even wear on laundry day! I agree: fugly across the board.
>OH. MY. GAWD.Awful!
>Girl I almost peed my pants right.at.my.desk. Those clothes are horrible!! I think my favorite has to be the poop cathcher shirt. Seriously!?!
>Wow. That stuff is Hideous!!! Definitely what Fashion is NOT about. Who are they paying to design such trash?
>No, it’s not just you. Ewww.
>I like Urban Outfitters, namely for their jewelry and the home decor…but I agree…ALL of those ensembles are HIDEOUS (and I’m 22).
>I hate that store. I couldn’t believe how many people were in that store buying those heinous clothes! The picture you have labeled “there are no words” reminds me of the weird bags they put around a carriage horse’s tail so it won’t crap on the street. Yikes.
>Oh God no… it’s not just you. All I can think of is how HUGE that second to the last one would make my butt look! Best, K
>What are you talking about, these are gorgeous!…I’m 22, and I wouldn’t be caught dead in any of those outfits.
>As a 20 year old female, I have the (frightening) feeling that these clothes are meant to appeal to me. Oh, darling…where have all the real people pants gone?
>At 42, am I allowed to say that the clothes are ugly, ridiculous and Goodwill bound?I often laugh at some of the stuff donated to Goodwill, etc wondering who bought it the first time around!
>I agree that those clothes aren’t for me, but then again none of the 80s crapola. My theory is if you were old enough to remember the trend the first time around you should let it pass each subsequent time. Therefore you won’t see me rocking parachute pants, hole ridden jeans, scrunches, leggings, or “I love my bad attitude” t-shirts ever again in my lifetime.
>yes, Fugly with a capital F… it’s not just you.
>do I even need to say it, too… not just you… those are BAD.
>Did a moth eat through that last one? YUCK!
>Ewwww, just ewww. My fourteen year old Daughter agrees with me.
>Definitely NOT just you.The whole time I was looking at these pictures, my mind was playing “It’s Hip to Be Square” on an endless loop.
>Nope. It’s hideous.All through College girls raved about Urban Outfitters, but I’ve never caved. I know they’ll look back on pics of themselves someday and cringe…
>I think I’m all about Urban Outfitters IN MY WAY. Not in UO’s way.
>It is so difficult ,as a middle school teacher, to stay on top of these “trends” that are so fugly or beyond revealing. Why parents allow their kids to buy these things, let alone wear them, especially the short, tight revealing things, is beyond me. Besides being ugly or inappropriate, as my husband used to say to our daughter before she was to sent to change her clothes, “You are showing your secrets.Get upstairs and change.” Do the kids even have “secrets” any more? Am I old or just believe in some modesty?Sue
>No… it’s not just you… those clothes really are fugly! It looks like someone went thru their Mom’s old trunk in the attic and tried to remake them. I lived through most all of those fashion seasons… they were much better the first time around, but not by much!
>It’s not just you. I don’t think I would have worn these clothes when I was younger and stupid and wore anything.
>It looks like their buyers and merchandisers have all received their proficiency certificates in L.A. (I live out here and see shite like this all the time.)I hated Urban Outfitters when it first opened, and I still hate it.They needed to have modeled their ’80s look on a John Hughes film, like the Breakfast Club.
>It is not just you.YUCK.That first cardigan reminded me of curtains that are hanging in my Grandma’s house. Yikes.
>I witnessed my first pair of acid wash MOM jeans since 1991 on the zoo today. It was beyond hideous, but I COULD. NOT. DIVERT. MY. EYES.
>Oh that makes me SO sad. They used to have super cute stuff. I still wear a belt and shirt I bought there in 1998. (Um.)Also, every time I visit this blog I am BLOWN AWAY by how awesome the picture on your header is. I think it’s my favorite picture ever.
>Hideous!
>Oh. My. God. I had often though UO was trendy. Now I know it should be named Ugly Outfits. That is horrible.
>I’m in 100% agreeance with you too. YUCK!!
>Okay that last one? The t-shirt dress full of holes? I totally have something just like that.. except its not a dress and the holes came from my dog chewing on it. I’m so urban!!
>Egads, those outfits are pretty Whore-rendous!!(snicker):o)
>OH MY GOSH – Laugh out friggin LOUD!! That is just too funny for words! Could “designers” be any more out of touch with the real world? I LOVE to hear that others have the same reactions me and my boys do!
>You are not even kidding! Awful!
>It is absolutely NOT just you. I am SICKENED that 80’s fashions are coming back. I have seen several teens wearing neon recently; it truly is sad.
>definitely not just you….trust me. Either that or I’m getting old. Is 24 the new old?
>I was laughing as I read your descriptions of the clothing. Too funny!You are not alone. The clothes are fugly.
>NO! Those are fugly! Who wears that stuff?! Glad I didn’t waste my time when I saw one in Seattle! Truly those are bad! If a 21 year old says “HELL NO!” I think you’re in the clear for the old card. lol
>Wow. I can now “go shopping” in my closet and be so stylish. Heretofore, I thought my extensive collection of old, holey t-shirts were only for yard work and painting.
>I think the in the last picture they were trying to capture the homeless streetwalker look. So chic.
>those particular pics are not the best Urban has to offer, believe me.And actually, I LOVE Urban Outfitters–it is one of my favorite places to shop…;-/
>You have me ROLLING laughing. So funny. It’s not just you, unless it’s just me too. GREAT POST!
>Nope. Totally not just you. I’ve been in there and everytime I look at the clothes all I can think is WTF?! Who’s buying this crap?I may be getting old, but I still know ugly clothes when I see them, even if they’re selling them to teenagers.
>What IS that crap?! And why don’t people just go to the thrift store and closer their eyes and grab? It would make the same kind of outfits.
>I reckon the mannequins will be filing a class action lawsuit for being subjected to public humiliation like this by UO.I’d rename the store Grundge Leftovers.
>This stuff is just terrible….that is all I can say! LOL
>I couldn’t agree more! I don’t know how they expect us to buy clothes these days…or maybe they’re helping us save money by making clothes we wouldn’t buy anyway. 🙂
>Nope, not just you. Those outfits are truly hideous!
>It’s not just you… I think they’re fugly and I’m 24.
>P.S. The UO mannequins need to take some cues from their counterparts at Old Navy.
>Dude, that last one takes the crappy cake.
>I don’t think you’re old, you just have good taste. 🙂 (At least in this instance.)
>It is so not you. That is awful. Thanks for the warning.I don’t think I’ll be shopping there.
>Not just you.
>24 Year old agrees, FUGLYNo one would buy those as outfits and very few of the items should be on sale at all.
>My husband and I go to UO often…I try so desperately to like their clothes, I want to be a fashionable mother, but I just can’t force myself to do it. And the only thing my husband buys there are t shirts or hats. But it is getiing worse lately. I sometimes find great things for the house, but rarely!