Acne Archive Torsgatan — Local services in Stockholm

ACNE is a brand that represents Stockholms fashion and (upper?) middle-class culture pretty well I would say. I've lived here for over 10 years and that time is what I base my reviews on.

This specific store is a great representation of the brand. It's the perfect size and the staff is friendly. My favourite person is the shorter girl with brown hair and a cute face. She is super friendly and doesn't push you to buy stuff (which I really hate. I get super annoyed when the sales associates in designer stores push you to buy stuff and just tell you that everything looks good on you when it obviously doesn't). You can feel that she wants to help while doing her job (which is selling) but she is not pushy or gets mad when you try something on and don't feel like it's for you. So, look for the shorter girl with long brown hair and a cute face. She is genuine and nice.

Now on to why I didn't give it a 5 star (drumroll please!). Now, I buy designer stuff cause I'm after the experience. I rather shop a few times a year then 1-2 times each week. That's just me. Sadly most of the staff (Not all!) but most of them are just... not what I would enjoy going back to. They say you look good in everything. They make you feel bad when you don't buy the things you try even if it's obvious that you have clothes from the brand and you've already put away clothes at the desk that you have decided to buy. AND(!!) it's the second time you're there in 1 week and the last time you bought a freaking coat (it wasn't a small amount of money any of the times I'll tell you that)! Also, the communication between staff members are just confusing. They make you feel confused cause they don't know who is helping who, and I ended up having to focus on trying to track where my clothes was traveling in the store (HAHAH). Anyway, I just got the feeling that some of them would rather do and be something/somewhere else.

I'm new to my romance with ACNE. Outside of Sweden you tend to get a specific sales associate that will help you with everything and gets to know you so they can contact you when something comes to the store that they might thing you would want to throw your money on. It's not that common in Stockholm I've notice but who knows... maybe ACNE is different.

So, in short: Great store. Great prices (duh!). Be picky with who you ask for help if you're like me and feel like you actually want to connect with another person as humans.

Please note that I'm not saying that the staff is bad! I'm saying; that for a brand in this price range and with the amount of staff on location at one and the same time, I feel that being like the brunette girl is not much to ask. Especially if you see that there is a customer that obviously have sent and will spend money on products.

Yeah... fashion is a big thing for me. That's why this review is so...

Great selection of amazing acne products ( clothing, acc including scarf beanie, bag, shoe…) with a relatively fair price.👌🏻

It’s a MUST GO for me when traveling to Stockholm.

Both salespersons in the shop were very friendly and helpful, and asked if I need any assistance in the second I entered the shop. I enjoyed great service and had quality chat with them.

P.s. As many shops do not accept cash in Stockholm, surprisingly this place DO!

TBH cash be a burden for tourists that doesn’t know about the cashless fact who travel to Stockholm, and may ended up holding bundles of cash which no where accepts…

However this makes a good reason for people who have no place to spend all the cash. Getting rid of the cash and shopping with joy, what a win-win...

Worth the trip!

It's a little bit out of the way from the main, central parts of Stockholm, but it's easily accessibly by subway and the Acne Archiye is worth an hour of your time.

It's a small store and you won't necessarily go in and "find" what you're looking for but instead, a unique piece or two might "find" you. The store has a whole range of Acne clothes and accessories, usually from older collections. It has a totally, totally different vibe from the other Acne stores in the city and feels almost a bit like thrifting.

Great organization and emphasis on color coding and I'm always impressed by the range of different textiles and fabrics they...