I've been receiving Anthropologie catalogs since 2005. That's eight years worth of catalogs. Eight years is a long time, people. It's a relationship. To put things in perspective, my son was being potty trained the year I discovered Anthropologie. He's now going into fifth grade! You'd think, nothing can shake a relationship that has lasted this long. Well, I didn't think so either. Then, something strange happened. One month past after another without any Anthropologie catalogs arriving at my door. At first, I thought it was a fluke. Maybe one got lost in the mail. Maybe, the neighbor's son decided that Anthropologie catalogs are much more exciting than playboy and snatched a few. However, after three catalog-less months, I started to worry. I called Anthropologie and asked them why my catalogs stopped coming. They didn't know, but promised to send them out to me. I waited patiently. Nothing. I called again. The friendly customer service rep promised me they will surely add me to the mailing list...for the third time. She even promised to send me the back catalogs that I was missing. It's been a few weeks. Guess if anything came in the mail? I'm starting to wonder if it's a conspiracy. Either Anthropologie really doesn't want me to have those darn catalogs or the mail man is keeping them for himself. Either scenario is pretty disturbing. Are any of you Anthro customers also missing your catalogs?
This is the most exciting news Anthro has presented us with in a while! In honor of Anthropologie's 20th Anniversary, they are bringing back 20 classics from the past, entitled the Archival Collection. Anthro members can pre-shop this collection now.
So how do I really feel about the Archival Collection? On one hand, it's pretty awesome of Anthropologie to bring back some beloved old styles. Most of these were and I'm sure will be again, quite a hit. I'm pretty certain they will sell out like hot cakes. On the other hand, if I was already bringing back past hits, I could think of so many other ones I'd rather see back instead of a few of the not-so-exciting ones. Overall, this is a great step in the right direction and I do hope Anthro might surprise us with more revived classics in the future.