Free People

Help + Info Help & Info Quick Links Current Promotions Size Guide Our Story Store Locations Order Info Shipping Information Ordering and Payment Returns + Exchanges International Orders In-Store Pickup Collection Points Payment Methods Gift Cards Afterpay Klarna Gift Card Balance Connect With Us Contact Us Social Affiliates Mailing List Wholesale Inquiries FP MART - FAQs Write A Review Rules and Regulations UP Membership Legal Your Privacy Rights California Consumer Privacy Act California Transparency in Supply Chains Act opens in a new window Colorado Privacy Act Connecticut Data Privacy Act Delaware Personal Data Privact Act Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act Iowa Consumer Data Protection Act Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act Maryland Personal Information Protection Act Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act Nebraska Data Privacy Act New Hampshire Privacy Act New Jersey Privacy Act Oregon Consumer Privacy Act Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act Tennessee Information Protection Act Texas Consumer Privacy Act Utah Privacy Act Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act Facebook Login Arbitration Agreement opens in a new window Angora Policy Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act - Policy Website Accessibility Cookies Mobile Authentication Back in the 1970's, a young man named Dick Hayne planted a seed in the maze of streets and trees that make up West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

He opened a store and called it Free People. Free People nurtured the young people who lived there and shopped there, who looked for a little of their own freedom in the clothes they wore. As Dick's store grew from one to two, the name was changed from Free People to Urban Outfitters.

In time, his wife Meg came on to tend Urban's private label division, which supported product exclusive to Urban Outfitters. Demand was almost immediate and to meet this overwhelming need, she and Dick decided to create a wholesale line.

It was very well-received, so much so that Dick separated the businesses. For a while, the wholesale line took on many personalities: Bulldog, Ecote, Cooperative, Anthropologie, and then in 1984 a new life was breathed into the name Free People.

And that's us. During 2001, we realized that it was really Free People that invoked some of our favourite images, those of femininity, courage, and spirit. It was time to get back to our roots. Free People shed its junior image and evolved into a more mature, contemporary brand.

This allowed twenty-something women to appreciate the line of clothing that catered to their intelligence, creativity and individuality, while keeping with its great quality and affordability. And that's just who we wanted to reach: a 26-year-old girl, smart, creative, confident and comfortable in all aspects of her being, free and adventurous, sweet to tough to tomboy to romantic.