Anthropologie

The Anthropologie store at 3222 M Street NW occupies a prominent position on Georgetown’s main commercial corridor near the Wisconsin Avenue intersection. The brand, which is part of the URBN group alongside Urban Outfitters and Free People, built its retail identity on a bohemian-influenced aesthetic that distinguishes it from conventional women’s clothing chains. The Georgetown location carries the full range: women’s clothing, shoes, accessories, home goods, bedding, and decorative objects, in a floor plan that moves between the apparel and home sections the way the brand’s visual merchandising is designed to do.

Anthropologie was founded in 1992 by Dick Hayne, who had already established Urban Outfitters as a college-oriented clothing and lifestyle retailer in Philadelphia. The new brand was designed for a somewhat older customer than Urban Outfitters, someone in her thirties and forties who wanted clothing with a distinct visual personality but not the youth-market targeting that made Urban Outfitters work for undergraduates. The bohemian aesthetic that became the brand’s signature draws on vintage references, folk art traditions, natural materials, and global print and textile influences rather than a single fashion decade or cultural movement. The result is a visual identity that is recognizable across different seasons and collections.

The M Street address has the store design elements that Anthropologie locations are known for: creative visual displays, unusual fixtures, and a floor plan that uses objects and merchandise together rather than separating retail from decoration. The home goods section, which includes ceramics, textiles, candles, and smaller decorative objects, is integrated with the clothing rather than relegated to a separate floor. This arrangement makes Anthropologie useful as a gift source in a way that most clothing stores are not, which is one reason the Georgetown location draws customers who are not necessarily looking for clothing on a given visit.

Washington’s professional and social culture makes it a reliable Anthropologie market. The diplomatic community, the university population, and the broader Georgetown residential demographic are all segments that align with the brand’s customer profile. The M Street location benefits from weekend tourist traffic in addition to the neighborhood regulars who visit on a more predictable schedule.

Hours run from 10am Monday through Saturday, with extended hours until 9pm on Fridays and Saturdays. Sunday opens at 11am. Phone is (202) 337-1363. Online ordering at anthropologie.com provides access to the full inventory for those who cannot visit in person, and the Georgetown store accepts online returns. The store participates in the Anthropologie Loyalty program, which provides points and early sale access. The sale section at the Georgetown store rotates frequently and is worth checking on weekend visits, when the markdown selection is often expanded. For the home goods section specifically, the Georgetown store carries a rotating selection of seasonal and limited-edition pieces that do not always appear in the full online inventory, making the in-store visit a different experience from browsing the website. Returns from online orders can be processed at the Georgetown location.