The Best Places to Shop for Fashion Online
It's the holiday season, which means trolling the internet in search of perfect gifts for your friends and family. But despite the mission, we always end up buying for ourselves, too.
To put together a list of the best places to shop for fashion online, we considered breadth and quality of product, easy navigation, customer service, and overall look and feel of each site. We did not include flash sales sites, as it's difficult to judge something on product when that aspect changes daily. And we didn't rank these stores, because every site is so different. What's your favorite place to shop online?
Net-a-Porter
Category: Luxury
The ultimate spot for straight-from-the-runway pieces. Plus, it's really well-designed and easy to navigate. www.net-a-porter.com
Fenton/Fallon
Category: Niche Jewelry
We love Dana Lorenz's work, and this simple site allows us to see it all in one place. www.fallonjewelry.com
ASOS
Category: Mass
Impressive selection of in-house and contemporary labels. Gentle prices. www.asos.com
ShopStyle
Category: Search Engine
If we're looking for something particular-but-random, like a short, mint-green dress, this is where we search. Their partner sites include all the big department stores, and our favorite indie boutiques, too. www.shopstyle.com
La Garconne
Category: Luxury and Indie
Kind of like your favorite neighborhood boutique, La Garconne carries all the "cool" brands--from APC to Proenza Schouler to Vanessa Bruno. The downside? They tend to have limited stock. www.lagarconne.com
Shop It To Me
Category: Sales Feed
We love Shop it To Me because it culls our favorite sites for sales and then sends us updates on what's discounted in our size from our favorite brands. It makes impulse purchasing easy. www.shopittome.com
J.Crew and Madewell
Category: Masstige
There's so much to see on these sites, it's kind of nice to just search the wedding section, then the denim section, then Alexa's holiday picks, then Jenna's holiday picks.... Of course, we always end up buying something. www.jcrew.com and www.madewell.com
Creatures of Comfort
Category: Niche Owner
Jade Lai features a good deal of her current stock on the site, but it's the ongoing sale section we're obsessed with. shop.creaturesofcomfort.us
Opening Ceremony
Category: Niche and Luxury
Beyond their covetable private label, Opening Ceremony stocks plenty of cool designers--from Band of Outsiders to Jeremy Scoot--in their web store. www.openceremony.us
Fred Flare
Category: Mass
We like buying kitschy jewelry and stationary from this popular internet destination. www.fredflare.com
Yoox
Category: Discount Luxury
From Givenchy couture to Margiela boots, this is the place to get high, high-end discount designer goods online. www.yoox.com
Shopbop
Category: Contemporary
One of the best selections of contemporary goods out there, from T by Alexander Wang to Rag & Bone. www.shopbop.com
FarFetch
Unique pieces from niche boutiques across Europe and the U.S. www.farfetch.com
The Outnet
Category: Discount
A great place to find discount items by hot London designers like Erdem and Christopher Kane. www.theoutnet.com
Blackbird
Category: Niche and Luxury
Great for contemporary and designer menswear. http://blackbirdballard.com/
Need Supply
Category: Niche Contemporary, Denim Focus
One of the best places to find smaller contemporary labels and lots of denim brands in one place online. http://needsupply.com/
Erie Basin
Category: Vintage and New Jewelry
Beautiful vintage and niche label jewelry. www.eriebasin.com
Edon Manor
Category: Niche Luxury
If you only want to shop the best of the best, then this is your spot. We're talking Alaia, people. Perfect Alaia.
Revolve
Category: Contemporary, Denim Focus
First place to shop online for denim. www.revolveclothing.com
SSense
Category: Niche, Contemporary, and Luxury
From DvF to Acne to Margiela, this Canadian website has pretty much every brand you'd ever like to shop. www.ssense.com
Urban Outfitters and Anthropologie
Category: Masstige
They've got everything the stores have and more. www.urbanoutfitters.com and www.anthropologie.com
