Anthropologie Opens in Penn Quarter

Last Thursday, I had the privilege of attending the store opening party at the new Anthropologie store in Penn Quarter.  I took the Metro in, and it was such a quick walk from the Metro Center stop.  The area is full of great restaurants and shopping already, so it's a wonderful place to put an Anthro store.

I met up with Sara and Rebecca there, which was great as usual.  There were lots of guests there, but it was in no way overcrowded.  There was an employee coming by every few minutes with a cocktail or hors d'oeuvre tray, which was very nice.  Even though there were so many guests picking up and trying on clothing, the store looked great.  I've never seen such a well-organized sale room!

Here are a few scenes from the evening:

I really loved this industrial sculpture in the midst of the most feminine and airy room of clothing.  

I also really loved this "window" with its yellow interior that peeked through to another section of the store.  

This clothing display rocked my world.  I bet it would be hard to maintain beyond opening night, but it's so intriguing!  I wonder if the store will keep doing this beyond the opening. I vote YES!

This is my fitting room roundup.  The line was l-o-n-g and I think I was in it for 30 minutes.  The good thing was that employees kept coming by with drinks for people who were waiting.  The bad was that I was less inhibited while shopping.  Note to self: never shop at Anthro tipsy. 

I'm not used to taking mirror shots with the DSLR, but here's my outfit of the night!  And boy, am I excited about it!

Thank you to Anthropologie for inviting me to the event!  I'll have some fitting room pictures up soon, since I managed to snap a few that evening.  

What do you think of the new store?  Don't you LOVE that commingled clothing display?  Or would it frustrate you too much to have everything mixed up like that?  (My mom's answer would be that she's too Type A for that business.  Right, ma?)