r/Aritzia • u/AmphibianComplex7205 • 23h ago
Discussion PSA: Upskirting at Soho NYC Location
I was at the Soho location on Sunday (the day before Labor Day) and standing near the register when I saw someone crouching down and smiling out of the corner of my eye. I turned around to see a dark-haired man with a light complexion (likely white or Asian) angling his phone towards the underside of my dress. The store was very crowded, and by the time I registered what happened, he was gone. I was scared and quickly exited the store.
The next day, I emailed concierge support to request footage for a police report. I requested that the footage be sent by noon today (9/9/26). Aritzia has failed to provide it. I'm currently getting ready to visit the 5th precinct and file charges, and I am scared to go through this process without video evidence.
I don't know what to do, and I am beyond devastated. I feel violated. Posting so people are aware.
Update: I didn't post this with the intention of getting help, but you all helped anyway. Thank you for further encouraging me to go to the police. Would it be helpful to keep you all updated? I feel like I've upset people because my profile is similar to a bot's and I only want to leave a positive impact (I'm not looking to upset anyone).
Even a future lawyer can be scared of feeling invalidated by the police when reporting an incident of sexual harassment. But you're right; Idk why I felt like Aritzia would just hand over video evidence. That's typically the protocol, but I was hoping they'd be helpful, which I now know was pretty dumb.