Urban Outfitters’ Nuuly Is Launching A Thrift Store App

Thanks to the resale boom, there’s no lack of options when it comes to thrifting these days. Now Urban Outfitters is getting into the secondhand game by offering a new marketplace. 

On Tuesday, Urban Outfitters’ parent company, URBN, announced Nuuly Thrift. The app will be a sister platform to the company’s already existing rental program Nuuly and offer men’s, women’s, and kids apparel, as well as accessories. 

While the new platform is owned by URBN, Nuuly Thrift will let users shop and sell pieces from any brand outside of the company’s portfolio which includes Anthropologie, Free People, Urban Outfitters, BHLDN, and Terrain. And it comes with its own currency: Nuuly Cash. When users sell their items, they can receive credits — worth 10% more than the cash buyout — to be used for future purchases on the platform, as well as other URBN brands. 

“URBN has been in the vintage renewal business since our founding in 1970,” said Richard A. Hayne, Urban Outfitters, Inc.’s CEO and Chairman, in a press release, referring to the company’s reuse & recycle strategy. “With the launch of Nuuly Thrift, we’re excited for URBN to capitalize on shifting customer behavior and gain market share in the rapidly expanding online resale market.” 

The online resale market has indeed grown exponentially in the past year, thanks to the increasing popularity of online consignment sites like Depop, Tradesy, The RealReal, and thredUP, as well as Gen Z’s preference for thrifting. And it’s only going to get bigger: According to thredUP’s 2021 resale report, this market is set to be worth over $77 billion in five years, compared to $36 billion today. 

While there’s no specific launch date, according to the press release, Nuuly Thrift, launching first on iOS, will be available in the fall.

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This Reformation Dress Sold Out After Taylor Swift’s TikTok Debut — Shop It In Other Colors Now

Taylor Swift made her TikTok debut on Monday in a big way. First, she announced that Red (Taylor’s Version), the re-released edition of her 2012 album Red, was arriving on vinyl on November 19, 2021. Then the 11-time Grammy winner made the Reformation dress she wore in the video sell out. 

In the nine-second video, Swift showcased four different looks, each inspired by her albums, including folklore, evermore, Fearless (Taylor’s Version), and the forthcoming Red (Taylor’s Version). For the Fearless look, the singer wore a yellow floral sundress with a corset bodice and tiny bows on the front. The dress, called the Joyce Dress in the color Felicity, was on sale at Reformation at the time for $152, down from $218. It’s sold out now, but that shouldn’t come as a surprise given the level of dedication Swifties have to their queen. 

@taylorswift

Lots going on at the moment: Red (my version) vinyl is up for presale on my site and oh I’m on tiktok now let the games begin 😺 ##SwiftTok

♬ original sound – Taylor Swift

Though there is a waitlist for Swift’s exact dress, there’s no telling how long it already is. Or, for that matter, when it will be restocked. Luckily, the Joyce Dress is still available in its remaining four colorways, including beige-like Oatmeal; terracotta-esque Rhye; Sinead, white with delicate blue flowers; and Sour Cherry, white with red cherries. The sizes left in Sour Cherry — 8 and 10 — are discounted down to $130, while the other colors will cost you a full $218. 

While we wait patiently for Reformation to help us get the Fearless look, shop the equally chic other colorways, below. Oh, and maybe preorder Red (Taylor’s Version) on redtaylorsversion.taylorswift.com, if only for the 10-minute version of “All Too Well.” 

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Meet The Founders Behind The Latina Power Shirts You’ve Been Eyeing

Lifestyle brand JZD is an independently owned Latina e-retail brand with more than 40K followers on Instagram that include celebrities like Eva Longoria, America Ferrera, Diane Guerrero, and Jessica Marie Garcia from Netflix’s In My Block. You may have seen the online retailer’s vibrant designs on your friends’ sherbet-colored tumblers and T-shirts printed with slogans like “Vacunada” and “No pasa nada.” Run by spouses Veronica and Jennifer Zeano, this line has become a source of covetable goods as well as a community for its socially conscious customers, many of whom love the Latinx pride and cultura the line espouses. Ever since its launch five years ago, JZD has steadily been attracting a fan base since its launch five years ago.

“Instagram is such a huge part of the business because that’s where we can talk to customers, meet new customers, and really develop this relationship with our customers where they’re our friends,” says Jennifer. “They feel like we know each other and we can hang out and talk.” 

Originally called Jenn’s Designs, the label started out as a shop on Etsy, specializing in the mugs that the partners created together. During the build-up to the 2016 election, when a racist was on the rise toward becoming president, the duo felt impelled to offer more than cute drinking vessels. That’s when the “LATINA POWER” T-shirt, which still drives the majority of the sales, was first born. “When I first created that T-shirt, it was something I felt that [the community] needed,” says Jennifer. “I needed it.”

The customer response was overwhelming. “I realized that this is what we’re supposed to be doing, and we quickly shifted into this Latina empowerment brand where every product that we were thinking of, creating, and putting out into the world was with that goal and mission,” Jennifer tells Refinery29. 

After the shirt, Jennifer and Veronica decided to start their own website, in which their now-iconic Latina Power shirt has become a best-seller. The pair finds inspiration for their wares from their own lives and communities — even the models who appear on the site used are usually their friends. “We make sure the models wearing our clothes are Latina, and really just want to make sure it’s with people that believe in the same mission and have values that align with ours,” says Jennifer. They also draw inspiration from  their border town of Brownsville, Texas, which is across the U.S.-Mexico border from  Matamoros.

In 2020, when COVID-19 hit Brownsville’s community of small businesses along with the Texas Freeze of early 2021, JZD was severely impacted, with many of their regular factories and manufacturers wiped of inventory. Jennifer had to pivot, bringing their screen printer home in order to continue working. “This is [our] only source of income so we had to do what we had to do,” she recalls. New products continue to tell the stories of their evolving realities; one of the collections released this summer is called “Vaxxed Summer” in response to the hope and freedom inherent in getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

Jennifer is proud to be among the wave of Latina-owned brands that are gaining recognition and making sales, a new reality that is largely powered by word of mouth and social media, and that’s something that keeps their business afloat — but also others. “We love supporting other Latina businesses as well,” says Jennifer. After all, what use is power when you don’t share it?

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Zoë Kravitz Wore The Perfect Summer Dress — & Yes, It’s Still Available

If you spent the entire weekend thinking about Zoë Kravitz and Channing Tatum’s rumored relationship after the two were spotted sipping iced coffees together in New York City, you’re not alone. You’re also not the only one wondering where the High Fidelity star got her electric blue slip dress. While there’s no solid information confirming the couple, we do know where Kravitz’s dress came from. And not only is it still available, but it comes in several different colors.

Kravitz’s midi-length slip dress is from Araks, a New York-based lingerie and swimwear label. While showcasing the cyan number, the actress paired it with mustard-colored block heels, a thin gold chain necklace, and silver-tinted sunglasses.

The dress, called the Cadel Slip in the color Sky, costs $330 and is still available in sizes XS to XL. It’s also in stock in a bevy of other, equally covetable colors, including fuchsia, indigo, and tan that will bring to mind Sarah Jessica Parker’s DKNY naked dress from 1997.

It comes as no surprise that Kravitz, who has long had enviable style, would be the source of this summer’s most sought-after dress, which, with the right boots and oversized cardigan, could easily transition into a fall staple. “I need Zoë Kravitz’s blue dress ASAP. This color is everything,” a user named Sierra tweeted. The founder of the Hung Up newsletter, Hunter Harris, wrote: “I found Zoë Kravitz’s blue dress so my work here is done I believe.” Another user, named Rachel, found herself in a very relatable conundrum because of Kravitz’s dress: “I lost my airpods, but I found the link to Zoë Kravitz’s blue dress.. should I buy new headphones or the dress?” she tweeted.

I lost my airpods but I found the link to Zoë kravitz’s blue dress.. should I buy new headphones or the dress

— Rachel (@Rael_ri) August 22, 2021

AirPods can wait. Kravitz’s dress, however, might not stay in stock for long. So, while we wait for more concrete details about Tatum and Kravitz’s relationship status, shop her slip, below.

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