Cool Online Clothing Stores for Killer Threads
Posted by Simple Girl on 8th Oct 2015
Sure, you can shop online at Target, Kohl's, or your other favorite ubiquitous department stores, but you'll run the risk of not being the only chick wearing that darling (but dime-a-dozen) dress at the party.
If you're looking for something a little different, something that'll set your fashion sense apart from that of the masses, then you need to check out these four online stores that have something truly unique to offer.
If you don't have a clear idea of what you like, or if you enjoy pleasant surprises, you'll want to give Stitch Fix a try.
Stitch Fix is a whole lot more than an online clothing retailer for women. Rather, it's a personal styling service that gleans information about your preferences, proclivities, and preferred price points through a personal style quiz and chooses five pieces for you based on the results.
Once your pieces arrive, you try them on, keep what you love, and send the rest back in the prepaid envelope along with feedback that helps Stitch Fix modify their choices next time.
There is a styling fee but it's applied to the cost of whatever you keep from each shipment. Decide to keep all five items, and you get a 25 percent discount! You can choose to have shipments arrive at regularly scheduled intervals, or you can place an order whenever you feel the need to indulge in some new duds.
The Real Real is an online luxury consignment store where you can find one-of-a-kind new and vintage designer pieces and gorgeous accessories that'll set you a world apart from the rest of the crowd, and for up to 90 percent less than what you would have paid for them brand new.
At The Real Real, you'll find stellar deals on designers like Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Gucci, Valentino, and Jimmy Choo. Shopping is easy on this well-organized site. You can peruse the usual clothing categories, or you can take a look at their curated collections, like "Workwear," "New With Tags," and "Real Steals."
But be warned: While you may find a gorgeous Prada frock for a mere cost, you may also come across one that'll cost you more than a full-time semester at your local university. But you can offset that cost by consigning your own high-end designer pieces, and you'll get up to 70 percent of the sale price.
Reformation is a bit on the pricey side, with dresses ranging from $78 to $500, but if you can afford it, you'll enjoy the peace of mind that comes with knowing that the clothes you're wearing weren't made by teeny tiny hands in a Singaporean sweatshop, and that their production didn't result in the unholy degradation of the environment.
You see, the whole point of Reformation is that they create luxurious clothing with an eye to sustainability. All their pieces are constructed at their Los Angeles factory, where all the hangers are recycled, renewable energy is the norm, the roof reflects heat, the clothing is shipped in 100% recycled packaging, and the pieces are made from rescued deadstock fabrics, sustainable materials like Tencel, and repurposed from vintage items.
Due in large part to the unique nature of their fabric sourcing practices, each piece of clothing sold at Reformation is part of a limited-edition collection, which means you'll be one of a very small handful of people on the face of the earth sporting whatever you buy from this one-of-a-kind company.
When Showpo started selling its frugal fashions out of a tiny garage in Sydney back in 2010, it was known as Show Pony, the brainchild of one Jane Lu, corporate-puppet-turned-cutting-edge-entrepreneur, who quit her day job to dream big.
And big she dreamed, and big she delivered. Showpo features expensive-looking clothes that you don't have to fork out a fortune to be lucky enough to wear. Innovative, socially aware, and residing on the cutting edge of fashion, Showpo features super hip and charmingly cheeky fashion that's shipped internationally for free when you spend $75 or more. Dresses range in price from $13 to $90, but if you bide your time and check the virtual sale rack regularly, you'll find yourself swimming in a pile of killer threads for near nothin'.
I, for one, LOVE Stitch Fix. Have you tried any of these? What do you think?