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Urban Outfitters Pulls "Depression" Crop-Top From Website After Outcry

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BuzzFeed - The retailer was selling a crop top patterned with the word “depression” from a brand with that name. It drew comparisons to a shirt it sold in 2010 that said “eat less.” Urban Outfitters / Via urbanoutfitters.com Urban Outfitters, the oft-controversial retailer, pulled a crop top patterned with the word "depression" from its website today after shoppers complained that it was trying to make illness into a fashion statement. The brand, which came under fire in 2010 for selling a T-shirt that said "eat less" on it (that was subsequently yanked), tweeted that it heard the criticism and would remove the shirt from its website.The shirt was actually made by a small brand called Depression. It didn't appear to be selling well as it was marked down to $9.99 from an original price of $59. It was the only item that came up when searching "depression" on the website, and is now listed as sold out.Urban Outfitters, which also owns Free People and Anthropologie, admi

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