https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/esprit-1 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:54:05 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/esprit-1#post-1956990 Sun, 16 Sep 2018 14:45:28 +0000 kkards 1956990@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>rachy....no need for a trip to Europe, sorry....looks like you can order it from ASOS or Amazon UK&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/esprit-1#post-1956979 Sun, 16 Sep 2018 14:11:29 +0000 Bennett 1956979@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Really really want a pair of western style booties from their website, but no shipping to US! At least I have company in my misery now! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/esprit-1#post-1956455 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 17:24:10 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1956455@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I loved Esprit in the 1980s, and bought most of my goodies from the back alleys in Kowloon. Direct from factory. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/esprit-1#post-1956447 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 16:46:51 +0000 anchie 1956447@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Esprit is very alive in Austria and I have many items from them in my wardrobe, especially workwear essentials and jeans. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/esprit-1#post-1956443 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 16:38:34 +0000 rachylou 1956443@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also miss Pierre Deux. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/esprit-1#post-1956442 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 16:37:10 +0000 The Cat 1956442@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Quite easy to find facts about Esprit (history; name of founders; closing of shops in North America, New Zealand, etc., etc.) in Wikipedia. Here is the link: <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esprit_Holdings" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esprit_Holdings</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/esprit-1#post-1956441 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 16:37:00 +0000 rachylou 1956441@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I feel they should have left one token store in SF! A section in Barney’s or something! Who wants to buy me a trip to Europe? I need also to throw Finland on the itinerary, ‘cuz I’ve never been... hehe </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/esprit-1#post-1956419 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 15:46:50 +0000 Angie 1956419@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Esprit is a German brand that is alive and well in the Netherlands.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/esprit-1#post-1956418 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 15:41:56 +0000 KnittingGene 1956418@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That Esprit factory store, near my neighborhood, was a staple of my 70’s teen years. Great fabrics, good quality. The company were really somewhat pioneers in encouraging wellness for their employees. They built a park adjacent to the main building (the park is still alive and well) and there was a tennis court in it which seemed the very height of fancy to us then! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/esprit-1#post-1956399 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 14:45:19 +0000 Gretchen 1956399@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I loved Esprit in the 80s - one of the highlights of visiting San Francisco was going to their factory store.&nbsp;</p> <p>And the newer version saved me a couple years ago when AllItalia lost my luggage. Sunday night in Amsterdam airport, with a customer presentation the next morning, Esprit had a basic black dress and scarf for less than 100US. Hooray! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/esprit-1#post-1956394 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 14:32:16 +0000 Style Fan 1956394@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the info Fashintern.&nbsp; I remember Espirit from the last 60s and 70s. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/esprit-1#post-1956362 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 12:43:59 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1956362@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/02/business/company-news-feuding-couple-settle-ownership-of-esprit.html">https://www.nytimes.com/1990/0.....f-esprit.h</a></p> </p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://fashiongear.fibre2fashion.com/brand-story/esprit/history.asp">http://fashiongear.fibre2fashi.....istory.asp</a></p> <p></p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.esprit.com/company/about_us/history/">https://www.esprit.com/company/about_us/history/</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/esprit-1#post-1956361 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 12:41:53 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1956361@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think he founded NF. Part of the divorce deal was something about her heading up a group of investors or something like that. (That explanation makes it clear that I’m not going for a job in finance, and why, doesn’t it?) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/esprit-1#post-1956360 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 12:35:08 +0000 LaPed 1956360@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wasn't the original Esprit founded by the same couple as The North Face? I imagine at some point they sold it off... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/esprit-1#post-1956354 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 11:07:13 +0000 Style Fan 1956354@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wore Espirit in the 80s.&nbsp; I wonder if it had another name before that?&nbsp; Rosehips or something?&nbsp; I have a leather jacket that I bought 13 years ago that I still wear that is Espirit.&nbsp; I have seen Espirit in an independent boutique that I shop in quite a bit.&nbsp; I do remember the Espirit stores. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/esprit-1#post-1956341 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 09:50:45 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1956341@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I liked Esprit in the 80s too. Then their sales went downhill, the couple that had founded them got a divorce and their “baby”—the business-was stuck in custody fights for a long time. Looking up its history now, I found things saying it was resurrected/given new direction, but I could’ve sworn I remembered hearing a few years ago (might mean a decade) that it was being started all over again, no connection to the old company. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/esprit-1#post-1956327 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 08:07:12 +0000 Brooklyn 1956327@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When I was a youngster Esprit was considered to be fancy casual wear. Like Benetton. They were big.</p> <p>Lucy, they still sell Esprit in Myer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/esprit-1#post-1956323 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 07:13:51 +0000 rachylou 1956323@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Did I know that? Did I think somehow it would still be available through other stores? Thx, Joha. So bummed. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/esprit-1#post-1956319 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 06:43:27 +0000 Joha 1956319@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just had a look at the archives and They seem to have exited the market 6 years ago....</p> <p><a href="https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lynne-other-us-esprit-fans-bad-news" rel="nofollow">https://youlookfab.com/welookf.....s-bad-news</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/esprit-1#post-1956315 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 06:32:04 +0000 Lucy 1956315@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>THe esprit shops in Australia have all closed now - it's a shame . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/esprit-1#post-1956307 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 06:08:39 +0000 rachylou 1956307@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That bums me out! Both the absence in the US and the lessening if quality v price. *Sigh.* Cute stuff. I have the same kind of memories of Esprit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/esprit-1#post-1956297 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 05:21:41 +0000 Astrid 1956297@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, they always have it printed on graphic tees and the like, because of course that sounds so fun and holiday like for people here in Germany. :D</p> <p>Esprit is one of those brands that is available everywhere in Germany, with both department stores and their own stores. Over the years they have gotten more expensive and the quality is less than it was. When I was a teenager buying something from Esprit was paying a bit more for something "fancy". But the stuff lasted, my sister also wore many of those items the second time around (she's almost ten years younger than me). Now it's all overpriced IMO and quality is better than say H&amp;M, but not what it was. I only buy Esprit on sale. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/esprit-1#post-1956290 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 03:00:45 +0000 Janet 1956290@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That bums me out because the mall near me used to have an Esprit, and I found some good stuff there. I had a blue velvet blazer for years from there, and I still have the blue argyle sweater I got there as well. Their quality was great. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/esprit-1#post-1956288 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 02:54:04 +0000 rachylou 1956288@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>FashIntern’s new sweater jacket had me surfing for Esprit. See here: the website says they were started in SF and there’s no online direct shopping in the US! Just some weird stuff thru, like, Amazon and old things on eBay?! There doesn’t even seem to be a store anymore in the city.</p> <p>Is that right? That’s infuriating! </p>