This is a fun store located in Columbia Street. You will meet the owner Tammy. She is very…read morefriendly and makes you feel very welcome. She was also excellent at helping explain items, sizes and upcoming deliveries. The Urban Hippie has a nice mixed of fun and modest clothes. Lots of great colors, patterns, fabrics and feels. Swing into the store and check it out. You never know what you might find that meets your style!

The Urban Hippie is one of my favorite clothing shops in Fort Wayne. I always end up finding a…read morecouple items I love that become staples in my wardrobe. I found a tie-dye navy blue and gray sweatshirt here that I've been wearing for years. On my most recent visit, I got a long, whimsical kelly green skirt that's perfect for summer. The shop also sells hats, candles, and jewelry. What I enjoy most about shopping here is interacting with the staff. They are friendly but not overbearing, and very helpful. I liked their previous store location, and love their (somewhat) new location on The Landing. Across from the home décor store and next to a restaurant, The Urban Hippie's namesake fits in perfectly with this trendy area of Downtown Fort Wayne.

Darlington, was found on a fluke well searching for unique places to visit well in town, this past…read moreweekend. Amazing deals, and fun place to check out and get some early Christmas shopping done. As in any store, you just need to know pricing on items, and what your looking for, especially nowadays. Overall, grateful I had a chance to stop by this past Saturday October 19, 2024. From toys, books, housewares, health & beauty, Christmas, Halloween seasonal, something for everyone. Be sure to check this place out, as locals know, its only open for a short period of time. So if your in from out of town visiting, like I was its worth the experience. Loved the kindness, helpfulness of all staff that I had the pleasure to speak with and ask questions. Interesting tip: The nice lady at the door, where you walk in, and provide you with a clean cart, and entry drawing mentioned; how Darlington does warehouse shopping throughout the year, prior to open this location.

You can get some great deals here, such as on books! But there is also a lot of junk that's…read moreoverpriced even at the less than $3 price point. Don't fall into the trap of buying it just because it seems inexpensive--the total adds up quick and it's easy to leave with things that will be thrown to the side after one or even zero uses.

Went in here over the weekend with my daughter because we've driven by several times and always…read morethought it looked so cute from the road. There is parking off of wells street but the main entrance is on a very busy road. I don't recommend parking in front as it's a corner building and there was heavy traffic. The parking lot is much easier to get in and out of. It's a private parking g lot with about 10 spaces. Now when a place says boutique you have to realize it'll be pricey. Keep this in mind. Walking in we were greeted by the employee who was sweet and answered our questions and my 16 yo was perusing the merch without me by her side and I noticed the employee glued to my daughter like superglue. So Inched closer to my young and employee seemed to back away a bit. When I backed off, employee got closer to my young. Ok I get it she's a kid and could be a thief. Wrong. Not all kids are like that. This irritated me right away. It also made my young very uncomfortable. They had some adorable trinkets and gifts from kitchen to baby to bridal to housewarming. You name it they had. Infact there was so much merch that it was hard to concentrate on one section. Between the merch, clothes and decorations it was hard to focus on what you were looking at. There were so many colors too. Like a rainbow exploded in the showroom and left a trail of glitter and glam. Ok let's talk about prices. Rompers $180, sweaters $100-on sale, shirts and shorts and skirts $79-100. Wow behind my realm of pocket book money. And Knick knacks starting at $20 for a spoon moving upward to $100 or more for plates and purses, shoes and jewelry. Need a candle $40. Need a greeting card $6 for a 2x4 size piece of paper. Very cute dressing area with a bed for a sitting area while a person waits. Then there is a pedastool for the person to stand upon that is trying on clothes with bright lights aimed all around them. Sort of like when you're trying on wedding dresses. It's very New York'ish. Adorable bows act as fillers with large flowers in vases adorn every corner that the owner thinks needs a decoration. I don't think there is one inch of space that isn't decorated. All fancied in pink and creams. Even the wares they sell seem to be links creams and pastel colors. I'd recommend going just to take a look and see if it's what you like and can afford and of course you're supporting local.

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