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Wow, the bloggers are not kind to new Urban Outfitters spin-off We The Free. "The decor was teetering between art-school-grads-open-a-makeshift-found-space-on-a-dime, and major-corporation-creates-a-blatant-attempt-to-create-a-store-that-emits-an-art-school-grads-open-a-makeshift-found-space-on-a-dime look," writes The Fashion Binge of the space, which opened at 113 Smith Street last month. She then identifies the worst items in the store, including those large hairy arm-warmers at right, which go for "the PERFECTLY reasonable price of $148!" [TFB; Previously]
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