Not-so-fast fashion at Urban Outfitters

The US-based clothing retailer Urban Outfitters has been expanding across the pond in the UK and continental Europe.

The European managing director of Urban Outfitters says this about the retailer's merchandise:

Currently around 20% of our offer is our own-brand edit and the rest own buy. The mix of both is really important.

Contrary to the trend of outsourcing production and encouraging fast adoption and fast disposition of fashion, Urban Outfitters is promoting an own-brand label that is sourced and made in the UK from fabric remnants. Not only does the ReWork brand represent up-to-date fashion, it makes the most of UK design and materials. The result is, therefore, a bit experimental and feels like a limited-edition product line because the clothing items are made from remnants--with the actual remnants inspiring the designers, rather than the designers searching for material after creating a style. ReWork also helps the retailer polish its sustainability credentials.

Urban Outfitters reaches its European and UK target audiences through a variety of social media, including Pinterest, Instagram and Twitter.