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Why is this teen fashion brand closing its fitting rooms?

Teen fashion brand Brandy Melville has closed its fitting rooms in some U.S. stores, sparking disappointment among young shoppers.

BBC News - WorldFiled 2026-06-04 · 18:48 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min
Why is this teen fashion brand closing its fitting rooms?
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Teen fashion brand Brandy Melville has closed its fitting rooms in some U.S. stores, sparking disappointment among young shoppers. Customers expressed frustration on TikTok, noting the brand's "one size fits all" approach makes trying on clothes essential. Employees in New York City, Boston, and Austin stated the closures are a response to vandalism, specifically citing a TikTok trend where shoppers used chewing gum to tamper with fitting room curtains and walls. Employees have been observed dismantling fitting rooms in at least one U.S. location.

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There is a concern about a significant increase in returns due to the inability to try on clothes.

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Shoppers are frustrated because they can no longer try on clothes before buying.

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Brandy Melville is closing fitting rooms in some locations.

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Employees were given little explanation for the fitting room closures.

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The closure of fitting rooms is attributed to vandalism, specifically chewing gum being stuck to curtains and walls.

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"Stuff fits weird sometimes," one woman said on TikTok. "I would just always try stuff on to see what I wanted, but now I can't.""It's literally one size per style and you can't try it on," another shopper said in a video. "There's gonna be like a trillion returns."A Brandy Melville employee in New York City's Greenwich Village said staff were told to make the changes with little explanation.Employees in Boston and Austin said the move was due to "vandalism".Multiple viral videos posted earlier this year show shoppers using chewing gum to stick fitting room curtains to the wall, saying the curtains would not stay full closed on their own. "We've had a lot of issues with gum getting stuck to the curtains," an Austin employee said, noting that sticking chewing gum to the walls of the changing room was a popular TikTok trend. "If you have ever stuck ur gum onto these walls, we have beef," one employee wrote alongside a video of her scraping pieces of gum off the walls during her shift.Another employee posted a video on Wednesday disassembling the fitting rooms at a different US location.
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